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 16th 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.
FIU Theatre students outside of Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford upon Avon.
JC and Isi in a British phone booth outside of Shakespeare’s birthplace.
Paula lights a candle at the Trinity Church, where Shakespeare was baptized and buried
Melissa, Matthew, Rachel, Isi, JC, Nora, and AJ outside of the Globe Theatre
Stephanie, Nia, Damaris, Shawn, Sherri, and Maria in the Groundlings Pit at the Globe Theatre before a production of Twelfth Night
Alpha Psi Omega officers outside of the Globe Theatre
A quiet moment as JC, Isi, Maria, Rachel, and Matthew relax by the River Avon with some ducks
Stephanie, Maria, and Damaris take a stroll on the River Avon
Nora and AJ await the start of Titus Andronicus at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Theatre majors at talkback with Martin Hutson of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Paula performs at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre’s outdoor stage during a workshop with RSC Company member James Corrigan
Melissa, JC, Maria, Matthew, Rachel, and Isi tour the Kenilworth Castle
Erynn looks out of a Kenilworth Castle window.
Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle
JC washes some clothes with a wax figure at the Warwick Castle
Erynn, Nora, and Paula strike a pose at the Warwick Castle
Melissa, Isi, JC, Maria, Matthew, and Rachel outside Kings College, Oxford University
AJ, Nora, Erynn, Paula, Pedro, Leonard, and Ruki at Kings College, Oxford University
AJ, Erynn, Ruki, Paula, Pedro, Nora, and Leonard at the Martyr’s Memorial, Oxford University
Pedro, Ruki, AJ, Nora, and Erynn visit Big Ben.
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.