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Drama at the Gaiety School of Acting Summer 2010

Open to all University System of Georgia Students

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Program Description:
This program offers a unique opportunity to learn about plays and playwrights that have made Ireland a world name in theatre.  The seminars and practical acting workshops are carefully designed to place the writers in their literary, theatrical, and historic contexts.  The course concentrates on the works of:  John Millington Synge, Sean O’Casey, Samuel Beckett, and Brian Friel.

Students will be expected: to attend all sessions, to participate in all seminar sessions and acting workshops, to present a showcase performance at the completion of the summer program, to maintain a weekly journal, and to complete a final reflective paper assignment which analyzes their experience and growth as actors in the program. http://www.gaietyschool.com/04/itass.htm

Program Travel Dates:
June 30-July 25, 2010





 

Application Deadline:
March 1, 2010

A $300 nonrefundable deposit is due at the time of application.
The first program installment of $1625 is due by April 1, 2010.
The second program installment of $1625 is due by April 15, 2010.

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Cost:
$3,250.00 Cost includes: Fees for Gaiety School summer program, hostel lodging, field trips, visits to the Abbey, Peacock, Gaiety, and Gate Theatres, and participation in the culminating showcase.  *Does not include airfare or meals.  Tuition is paid separately. Cost is subject to change.

Scholarships are available for this program. Please visit: http://www.kennesaw.edu/studyabroad/financial.html for more information.

Housing:
Students share dormitory-style housing at Barnacle Temple Bar Hostel conveniently located just one block from the Gaiety School of Acting.  Meals are not included. http://www.barnacles.ie/templebar/accommodation.htm  For an additional fee, students may opt for “home-stay”, for which they live with an Irish family.  The home-stay option includes breakfast.

Course Offerings:
SA 4490: Seminar in Irish Drama (6 credit hours) Equivalent to TPS 4490 (6 hours of major elective).

Contact:  
John S. Gentile, Ph.D.
Theatre & Performance Studies MD 3103
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Road
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: 770-423-6338
Fax: 678-797-2426
jgentile@kennesaw.edu





 

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