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C A L L I N G A L L S H A W S T U D E N T S T O THE FIRST ANNUAL SHAW SYMPOSIUM The Shaw Festival Library 23-25 July 2004 http://www.shawfest.com/index.php |
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Sponsored by the Academy of the Shaw Festival and the
International Shaw Society
Scholars and students of Shaw will participate in
talks and discussions of
Man and
Superman and Pygmalion.
The First
Annual Shaw Symposium at Niagara-on-the-Lake, 23-25 July 2004, sponsored by the
Academy of the Shaw Festival and the International Shaw Society, will focus on
the two Shaw plays at the 2004 Shaw Festival, Pygmalion (directed by
Jackie Maxwell) and Man and Superman (directed by Neil Munro).
The
symposium will convene early on Friday evening, 23 July, at the Festival
Theatre for a short welcome and social gathering, allowing time for
participants to attend a play of their choice that evening. Saturday morning and afternoon will be
occupied with papers and panel discussions and a short informal meeting of the
ISS. Participants will attend the
Saturday evening performance (Festival Theatre) of Pygmalion. On Sunday
morning there will be a discussion on directing Shaw with Jackie Maxwell and
Neil Munro. The symposium will conclude
at
All
symposium sessions will be held in the new Sonja N. Koerner
Library at the Festival Theatre. It is
hoped that proposals for papers and panel topics will be directed towards
provoking lively discussion, for which ample time will be allowed. Submissions from younger scholars are
particularly encouraged.
TO REGISTER for the Shaw Symposium, either as a presenter or not,
please contact Dr. Denis Johnston at the Shaw Festival, djohnston@shawfest.com). Or please leave your order and credit card #
(including expiry date) on his voice-mail at 1-800-657-1106 ext 206, and leave an email
or street address where your order can be confirmed.
There will
be a registration fee of $100 Canadian per participant, which will include the
reception, coffee during the sessions, a casual lunch on Saturday, and an A+
ticket for Pygmalion on Saturday night.
Additional tickets for Pygmalion and tickets for Man and
Superman can also be purchased when you register. Participants are
responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation.
Symposium
price list (in Canadian dollars):
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Registration:
$100 (includes
reception on Friday, lunch on Saturday, and one A+ ticket for Pygmalion on Saturday night). Extra tickets for Pygmalion: $77 each.
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Tickets
for Man and Superman on Sunday: $95
each (includes box lunch).
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To book
other Shaw Festival performances, please contact the Box Office at
1-800-511-7429. Or order online at http://www.shawfest.com/index.php.
ISS
Membership: You need not be a member of the International
Shaw Society to attend or participate in the Shaw Symposium, but information
about membership is available at http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~dietrich/iss.htm.