Theatre Students Study Abroad in Stratford and London

News Story by Ivan Lopez
Published on August 14, 2017

Department of Theatre

FIU Theatre students had an amazing educational and cultural experience this summer with the Shakespeare in Stratford & London Study Abroad program.

Following three weeks of play script analysis at FIU, the group of 20 theatre majors and two English majors spent two weeks in England visiting historic sites, participating in workshops, and seeing four theatrical performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and two productions at the Globe Theatre, London.

The group saw six shows during their stay in England: Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus, Anthony and Cleopatra and Oscar Wilde’s Salome at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Twelfth Night and Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe Theatre.

Students toured Shakespeare’s houses and gardens throughout Stratford-upon-Avon, visited his burial site at the Holy Trinity Church, and explored Anne Hathaway’s cottage and Mary Arden’s farm.

A day trip to Oxford University offered them a chance to discover Oxford University, the Ashmolean Museum, and the renowned Bodleian Library. The group also visited two 16^th century castles – Kenilworth and Warwick.

FIU Theatre offers the Shakespeare in Stratford & London Study Abroad program every year and is already taking applications for the summer of 2018. For more information, contact Phillip Church at churchp@fiu.edu or 305-348-3358.

Study abroad 1 — FIU Theatre students outside of Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford upon Avon.

Study abroad 2 — JC and Isi in a British phone booth outside of Shakespeare’s birthplace.

Study abroad 19 — Paula lights a candle at the Trinity Church, where Shakespeare was baptized and buried

Study abroad 3 — Melissa, Matthew, Rachel, Isi, JC, Nora, and AJ outside of the Globe Theatre

Study abroad 22 — Stephanie, Nia, Damaris, Shawn, Sherri, and Maria in the Groundlings Pit at the Globe Theatre before a production of Twelfth Night

Study abroad 4 — Alpha Psi Omega officers outside of the Globe Theatre

Study abroad 5 — A quiet moment as JC, Isi, Maria, Rachel, and Matthew relax by the River Avon with some ducks

Study abroad 21 — Stephanie, Maria, and Damaris take a stroll on the River Avon

Study abroad 6 — Nora and AJ await the start of Titus Andronicus at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Study abroad 7 — Theatre majors at talkback with Martin Hutson of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Study abroad 8 — Paula performs at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre’s outdoor stage during a workshop with RSC Company member James Corrigan

Study abroad 9 — Melissa, JC, Maria, Matthew, Rachel, and Isi tour the Kenilworth Castle

Study abroad 10 — Erynn looks out of a Kenilworth Castle window.

Study abroad 13 — JC washes some clothes with a wax figure at the Warwick Castle

Study abroad 14 — Erynn, Nora, and Paula strike a pose at the Warwick Castle

Study abroad 15 — Melissa, Isi, JC, Maria, Matthew, and Rachel outside Kings College, Oxford University

Study abroad 16 — AJ, Nora, Erynn, Paula, Pedro, Leonard, and Ruki at Kings College, Oxford University

Study abroad 17 — AJ, Erynn, Ruki, Paula, Pedro, Nora, and Leonard at the Martyr’s Memorial, Oxford University

Study abroad 18 — Pedro, Ruki, AJ, Nora, and Erynn visit Big Ben.

Study abroad 20 — Nora, Erynn, and Ruki outside of Buckingham Palace

Special thanks to Maria Ahumada, Matthew Alexander, Erynn Chapman, Ruki Etti, Maria Guerrero, JC Gutierrez, Melissa Lopez, Paula Macchi, AJ Ruiz, and Isidora Ulloa for contributing their pictures.

Theatre Students Study Abroad in Stratford and London

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