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Annual weekend play trip offers quality drama and extra credit

By Jeff Denmon
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Assistant Editor

The time is drawing near for the college’s annual trip to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) in Montgomery, Ala.

The weekend of March 18-19 students will get the chance to visit the multi-million dollar ASF complex and watch two plays. This year, students will see “Twelfth Night,” a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, and “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a stage adaptation of the book by Harper Lee.

Shakespeare looks on as a crowd assembles in the theater lobby. The estimated cost for the trip will be $80-$90 and will cover tickets to the two plays, tour bus transportation, motel accommodations and even a few added bonuses.

Sign-up for the trip will take place early in the spring semester. Students can sign up at their local Office of Student Life. Only 55 openings are available for this trip. The trip is open to faculty, staff, students and their guests.

“We’re going earlier so we can see the plays we want,” said Dr. Kristie Kemper, professor of English, who is also one of the trip’s coordinators. “We’d also like to do some sightseeing in the afternoon before the Saturday night play.”

The Humanities 2011-20140, IDIS 1100-20143 and IDIS1 101-20144 classes will center lessons on the plays GHC students will see at the festival.

All English teachers offer some type of extra credit for students who go on the trip. There are other teachers that could possibly offer extra credit opportunities for students as well.

Kemper recommends that people sign up early because the trip not only has limited seating but usually fills very quickly.

The trip is sponsored by the social and cultural studies division and the Office of Student Life.