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Tour #3044
Theatre in New York City
Destination: New York City USA
Depart: May 15, 2013
Return: May 20, 2013

itinerary
Course Description

The class will focus on the work of theatre producers, dramaturgs, actors, and educators in New York City. Students will compare the aesthetic qualities and marketing strategies of four different in scope and artistic mission theatres: the Broadway Disney Theatrical Group and Manhattan Theatre Club, the Off-Broadway New York Theatre Workshop, and the Off-Off-Broadway Overground Physical Theatre Company. Students will learn what it takes to produce commercial and non-commercial shows, to work as an educator in a leading theatre for new drama, and to be an actor and run an experimental company in a culturally diverse metropolis. Additional to the talks with local theatre professionals, students will have a chance to watch and critique five Broadway shows. They will investigate selected topics of art, history, architecture, management, etc., and complete a research portfolio.

Course Objectives

• To bring understanding of the various professional theatres in New York City
• To introduce important and less known professions in the theatre
• To create interest in theatre research and criticism
• To prepare students for a career in professional theatre
• To nurture love for traveling, exploration, and cultural diversity

The program is open to Theatre majors as well as non-majors pursuing general education credit, and the class assignments will be divided accordingly. It can also be beneficial for students majoring in English, Art, and Business.


For further information please contact:
Prof. Vessela Warner Phone: (205) 996-4401
Email: warnerv@uab.edu
Group Itinerary

Wednesday May 15, 2013 Departure New York City

Departure from Birmingham airport with Delta Airlines DL 5039 at 07:00am
Group Check In At 05:00AM
Our non stop flight will arrive to New York – La Guardia airport at 10:29am


A bus ride will take us from the airport to New York city where we will check in at our hotel

CLASS TOUR: Tour of the city and/or landmarks (Rockefeller Center)
SHOWTIME: The Explorers Club (Manhattan Theatre Club).

Thursday May 16, 2013 New York City



MORNING SESSION:Coffee and Criticism (led by the instructor),
FORUM: The educational work at Manhattan Theatre Club:
objectives and accomplishments, facilitated by Amy Harris,
Assistant Director of Education at Manhattan Theatre Club).
Lunch break.
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH:(NY Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dinner break.
SHOWTIME: TBA (Lincoln Center Theatre)



Friday May 17, 2013 New York City

MORNING SESSION: Coffee and Criticism (led by the instructor)
CLASS TOUR: New Amsterdam Theatre.
Lunch break.
FORUM: The creative process at Disney Theatrical Group: translating film scripts for the stage (facilitated by Ken Cerniglia, Associate Dramaturg at DTG).
Individual time. Dinner break.
SHOWTIME: TBA

Saturday May 18, 2013 New York City



MORNING SESSION: Coffee and Criticism
(led by the instructor)
FORUM: Creating and dramaturging
an experimental performance
(facilitated by the artistic staff
of Overground Theatre and
the course instructor).
Lunch break.
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH or THEATRE MATINEE. Dinner break.
SHOWTIME: Mary Poppins / The Lion King, Disney Theatrical Group.


Sunday May 19, 2013 New York City

MORNING SESSION: Coffee and Criticism (led by the instructor)
FORUM: Surviving in NYC, a meeting with UAB graduates of the Department of Theatre who work in the city.
Lunch break.
CLASS TOUR: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
SHOWTIME: Belleville at New York Theatre Workshop, pre-production meeting at the theatre.


Monday May 20, 2013 Return

MORNING SESSION: Coffee and Criticism (led by the instructor)
FORUM: Producing and educational strategies in commercial and non-commercial theatre (facilitated by Lisa Mitchell, Education and Outreach Manager at DTG).
Lunch break.
Time at leisure until 4pm when we will be ready for a trip into La Guardia airport.
Our return flight Delta #5038 will depar New York at 07:40pm and it is schedule to arrive Birmingham airport at 09:31pm



price per passenger: $1,600.00
This Price Includes

• Round trip air transportation with Delta airlines as per above flight itinerary
• Airport taxes and surcharges (subject to change at time of ticketing)
• Round trip transportation from/to La Guardia airport.
• 5 nights hotel accommodation in New York.
• Based on double occupancy
• Theater Shows as per itinerary

This Price Does Not Include

• Single occupancy supplement. Please contact us for a quote.
• Cost of personal items such as phone, drinks, laundry, etc...
• Meals
• Passport and/or visa fee.
American citizens need a photo ID to check in – Passport is not needed but recommended.

Payments Deposit: $600.00 by or before Friday January 25, 2013
Balance: By or before Friday March 15, 2013

We cannot guarantee the group fare, air transportation or hotel room
to participants without deposit by January 25, 2013

Form of payment: Check or money order
Send it to: Total Tours International
110-21 East Shearwater Court
Jersey City, NJ 07305

Cancellations In case of cancellations penalties apply.
We accept only written cancellations

If written cancellation is received
From January 26, 2013 to February 08, 2013..........$350.00 Penalty
From February 09 to March 15, 2013..........$600.00 Penalty
From March 16, 2013 to March 30th, 2013..........50% Penalty of total price
After March 31, 2013..........100% penalty of total price
No show at the airport..........100% penalty of total price

Unused portion of your ticket No right to refund
Missing any flight for any reason will invalidate the rest of your ticket. No right to refund
Unused portion of your hotels/land services No right to refund
Group tickets changes for the return date are subject to an airline fee plus any difference in price according airline seats availability. Must be requested on writing at time of registration
Group tickets changes of routing are not permitted
Any date changes after departure must be requested to the airline group desk at least 14 days prior to your return. They depend on airline availability.


Registration Register on line and mail your payment on time to meet deadline.
Make your check payable to Total Tours International
Send it to:
Total Tours International
110-21 East Shearwater Court
Jersey City, NJ 07305

Documents to Enter a Foreign Country Possession of documentation is the responsibility of each passenger.
Failure to provide it, may result in denied boarding with no right to refund.
American Citizens need a valid passport. (Must be valid 6 months after your return to USA)
Non American Citizens check with the Consulate. See "Travel Information" for a listing of Consulates.