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Alabama Shakespeare trip sign-up will begin Feb. 4
By Victoria Wheeler
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The college's annual trip to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery will be the weekend of April 14-15. The trip, which is open to college employees and students and their guests, is �one of the longest-running and most popular trips at GHC,� according to Dr. Kristie Kemper, one of the ASF trip coordinators. Saturday night participants will go to Faulkner University's Dinner Theater to see the modern British comedy �Noises Off� by Michael Frayn. Shakespeare's �Richard III� will be seen at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival Sunday afternoon. There will be a guided backstage tour of the ASF theater complex before the play. �Extra credit will be available in all English classes for students who go on the trip and is usually offered in a number of other humanities and social science classes as well,� Kemper said. The trip fee is per person and varies depending on whether someone shares a motel room. The Office of Student Life will help people find roommates if needed. No co-ed rooms will be allowed unless the people are married. The trip fee is as follows: single room $130; double room $94; triple room $82 and quad $76. The trip fee includes: tour bus transportation to and from Montgomery, tickets to the two plays and the backstage tour, lodging at America's Best Inn with �deluxe� continental breakfast, supper at the dinner theater and a boxed lunch on the theater grounds on Sunday and a packet of info about the plays. An estimated $25-30 should be enough to cover the other meals on the trip. Sign-up begins on Feb. 5, and a deposit of $40 is due at sign-up, according to John Spranza, director of student life. The deposit becomes non-refundable on the deposit deadline of Feb. 28. The rest of the trip fee is due by March 14. Sign-up will be in the Office of Student Life on the Floyd campus, at the HUB in Cartersville, and at the GHC office on the Heritage Hall, Marietta and Acworth campuses. Kemper recommends early sign-up since past trips have filled up quickly. There will be a limited amount of financial aid to help those who would like to go on the trip but really cannot afford it. ASF financial assistance forms may be picked up on each campus and must be filled out and returned with a faculty recommendation to the Floyd campus Student Life Office by Feb. 21. Kemper said, �ASF always does a good job of making Shakespeare very understandable, and 'Richard III' is a fast-moving, fascinating play. 'Noises Off' is just plain funny. I always look forward to the trip because of the great plays and beautiful setting that the park provides.� The humanities division and the Office of Student Life sponsor the trip. Anyone who has questions about the trip may call the Student Life Office at 706-295-6363 or 1-800-332-2406. |
