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Alabama Shakespeare Festival sign-ups start Feb. 4

By Miranda Lockridge
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Staff Writer

GHC will be taking its 23rd trip to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival on Saturday and Sunday, April 19-20.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Student Life and the humanities division, the trip is available to faculty, students and guests. Students will be awarded extra credit for all English classes and some other classes as well.

The tour bus will leave at approximately 8 a.m. Saturday from the Floyd campus. Stops at a Montgomery mall, the Civil Rights Memorial and Wall of Tolerance are planned. "The Diary of Anne Frank" will be performed at the Faulkner University Dinner Saturday evening. Dr. Kristie Kemper, professor of English, stated, "'The Diary of Anne Frank' is a new version of the play and will include parts of the diary that were not originally published."

On Sunday, participants will take a guided backstage tour of the ASF Theater and eat boxed lunches on ASF's 300-acre landscaped park. Visits to the gift shop can also be made at this time. After "Romeo and Juliet" is performed, there will be a short discussion with some of the actors.

The estimated time of return is 11 p.m. When asked what she looked forward to the most, Kemper replied, "I like the friendliness of the trip and getting to know the students. I enjoy introducing them to drama that they may not have had the chance to see before."

Sign-up is Feb. 4 through March 3 at the Office of Student Life on the Floyd and Cartersville campuses and at the GHC offices on the other campuses. The trip is expected to fill quickly. A refundable $45 deposit is due at the time of sign-up, and the complete payment is due by April 1.

The trip fee will cover the following: tour bus transportation, one night's lodging at Wingate Inn, admission to the two plays, the backstage tour at ASF, dinner on Saturday night, the boxed lunch on Sunday and a background information packet on the plays. An additional $20-30 will be needed to cover the cost of meals.

The trip cost varies by persons per motel room. The prices per person are as follows: 4 per room- $95, 3 per room- $100, 2 per room- $115. Rooms will be furnished with two queen beds. Only married couples are allowed co-ed rooms. The Office of Student Life will help find roommates if needed.

Limited financial aid is available for students who cannot afford the total fee. A faculty member's recommendation is required to be eligible. Financial assistance forms are obtainable at the sign-up locations and online. The forms are due by Feb. 25.

Additional information can be obtained from the following trip coordinators: John Spranza, director of student life (Floyd) at 706-295-6363 or 1-800-332-2406; Jenn Wright, assistant director of student life (Cartersville) at 678-872-8040; or Dr. Kristie Kemper at 706-368-7626 or 1-800- 332-2406.

Trip information is also available at GHC's website:http://www.highlands.edu/campus/travel/alabama/asf.htm.