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Lakeside School at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
July 2010
The first high school to participate in the program was Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington in July 2010. The SBT Learning Department and the Lakeside School faculty devised the following one-week study course for the students:
LAKESIDE SCHOOL
Shakespeare Study Course
4 – 9 July 2010
(11 in the group)
This is a timetable of events for which arrangements will be made by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. The Focus play option presented herein assumes the play can be seen twice during the Study Course. All classes will take place at the Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon, except where indicated.
| Sunday 4 July | |
| 6.00am | Johnsons Coaches will collect the group from London Heathrow Airport (Flight United #958) and convey to Stratford Guesthouses. Visit to Mary Arden’s Farm, Wilmcote |
| Monday 5 July | [Queen Elizabeth Hall] |
| 9.30 – 11.00am | Introduction to the Course and introductory workshop session with Dr Nick Walton |
| 11.00 – 11.30am | Coffee |
| 11.30 – 12.30pm | Talk on "The Life, Times and Historical Content of Shakespeare" with Dr Elizabeth Woledge |
| 12.30 – 2.00pm | Lunch (own arrangements) |
| 2.00 –3.00pm | Talk on King Lear given by Nick Walton |
| 3.00 – 3.30pm | Tea |
| 3.30 – 5.00pm | Visit to Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Visitor Centre Exhibition |
| 7.15pm | Performance of King Lear at The Courtyard Theatre (focus play) |
| Tuesday 6 July | [Queen Elizabeth Hall] |
| 10.00 – 11.00am | Post performance discussion on King Lear led by Nick Walton |
| 11.00 – 11.30am | Coffee |
| 11.30 – 12.30pm | Q & A session with an RSC Member of the Company chaired by Nick Walton |
| 12.30 – 1.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.30 – 3.30pm | Practical workshop and rehearsals [Wolfson Hall] |
| 3.30 – 5.00pm | Visit to Nash’s House and Hall’s Croft |
| Free evening | |
| Wednesday 7 July | [Wolfson Hall] |
| 10.00 – 11.00am | Talk on Morte D’Arthur with Gill Day |
| 11.00 – 11.30am | Coffee |
| 11.30 – 12.30pm | Wigs and Makeup Demonstration with Brenda Leedham |
| 12.30 – 1.30pm | Lunch |
| 1.30 – 2.30pm | Talk on Romeo & Juliet with Alycia-Smith Howard [Alleyn Room] |
| 2.30 – 5.00pm | Visit to Anne Hathaway’s Cottage |
| 7.15pm | Performance of Morte D’Arthur at the Courtyard Theatre |
| Thursday 8 July | [Queen Elizabeth Hall] |
| 9.45 – 10.30am | Post performance discussion on Morte D’Arthur led by Cait Fannen |
| 10.30 – 11.00am | Coffee |
| 11.00 – 12.00pm | RSC Voice Class |
| 12.30 – 1.30pm | Lunch (own arrangements) |
| 1.30 – 2.30pm | Exploring the Archive – Finding out what choices actors in productions have made at crucial moments in relation to the scenes the group are working on (King Lear focus play) with Nick Walton |
| 2.30 – 3.00pm | Tea |
| 3.00 – 4.30pm | Practical workshop and rehearsals with Nick Walton |
| 7.15pm | Performance of Romeo & Juliet at the Courtyard Theatre |
| Friday 9 July | [Queen Elizabeth Hall] |
| 10.00 – 12.00pm | King Lear – students show piece and certificate presentation with Nick Walton |
| 12.00 – 1.00pm | Buffet Lunch in the James I Lounge |
| 1.00 – 4.00pm | Warwick Castle |
| Saturday 10 July | |
| 11.30am | Johnsons Coaches will collect the group from the guesthouses and convey them to London Heathrow Airport Flight No: United #652 Departure time: 4.20pm |