EGRHS Drama Club and English Department Trip May 25 & 26, 2018 Stratford, Ontario

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1 EGRHS Drama Club and English Department Trip Stratford, Ontario COST $ PER STUDENT $ Per Adult - based upon a double occupancy room. $ includes tickets to 3 performances, song and dance workshop, actors chat, accommodations based on 4 people per room, five meals and bus fare. Bring additional money for one lunch on your own, any snacks, down town shopping or souvenirs. Please let Mrs. Pamela Steers or Mrs. Jane Hazle know of any financial need, as the Stage Boosters or Drama Club or PTO may have funds to assist, or food allergies. ***No refunds, only substitutions if feasible, after April 9, 2018 Chaperones will be Mrs. Steers, Mrs. Hazle, Mr. Marlett and any parents who wish to attend. Students will be required to make up all school work that they will miss on Friday, May 25 th. Orders will be filled on a first come-first served basis with all money due with registration. Refunds will only be available if there is a waiting list and someone willing to take your spot. We have 40 tickets available: tickets will go to students first, then parent chaperones. Full payment and registration form are due MARCH 28, Mail or bring to Pamela Steers or Jane Hazle, East Grand Rapids High School, 2211 Lake Dr SE. Grand Rapids, MI Participants are responsible for bringing a valid passport, passport card or birth certificate and photo ID on the trip as we will be crossing the Canadian border and cannot guarantee passage without them. HIGHLIGHTS Plays: To Kill A Mockingbird, The Tempest, Long Day s Journey Into Night Musicals: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Music Man Workshops/Talks: Song and Dance workshop hopefully based on a song and dance from Rocky Horror, but no promises! For sure it will be fun! Post Show talk with Rocky Horror Picture Show and To Kill A Mockingbird cast members Full Itinerary on Back

2 EGRHS Drama Club and English Department Trip Stratford, Ontario Itinerary Friday, May 25, :30 am Depart East Grand Rapids High School via Great Lakes Motor Coach - Breakfast on bus 11:30 am Arrival in Stratford. Drop off Sat lunch and Friday dinner orders Check in at The Festival Inn (519) :00 pm Light Lunch provided at Festival Inn provided in cost 1:30 pm Depart Festival Inn 2:00 pm 1st performance: To Kill A Mockingbird (Festival Theater) 4:30 pm Bus pick up at Festival Inn and transfer to Downie Street 4:45 6:00 Dinner Downie Street Burgers: included in price 6:00 pm Bus transport to Festival Inn for quick swim or relaxation 7:30 pm Bus transport to Festival and Avon Theaters 8:00 pm 2nd performance: The Tempest (Festival Theater) OR Rocky Horror Picture Show (Avon Theater) 10:45 pm Bus Pickup from Avon Theater 11:00 pm Bus Pickup from Festival Theater Overnight at Festival Inn Saturday, May 26, am Breakfast at Festival Inn included in price 9:30 am Depart for Festival Theater 10:00-11 Song and Dance Workshop - Festival Theater 11:00 am Actors talk with actors from Mockingbird and Rocky Horror(Festival) 11:30 am Bus pick up and then Shopping down town and lunch on your own. 1:30 pm Bus transport to Festival Theater 2:00 pm 3 rd performance: Long Day s Journey Into Night (Studio Theater) OR The Music Man (Festival Theater) 5:00 pm Bus Pickup from Festival Theater 5:15 pm Bus Pickup from Studio Theater and pick up box suppers supper eaten on bus -included in price 10:00 pm Approximate return to East Grand Rapids High School

3 STUDENT PERMISSION /REGISTRATION FORM EGRHS Drama Club and English Trip to Stratford Festival in Canada has my permission to participate in the May 25-26, 2018 East Grand Rapids High School Drama Club/English trip to the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada to see 3 stage performances. I have read the information sheet provided and understand the arrangements, costs involved and departure and arrival times. I also understand that my student, in order to participate, will need to carry proper identification* (valid passport or passport card or birth certificate AND a picture ID) to cross the US-Canadian border. If my student has chosen to see ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, it has adult themes and will potentially be rated R, and I give permission for my student to attend this show. Parent or Guardian signature: Date Student Name: Date of Birth Place of Birth Phone number: home Parent Cell: Student Cell: Student Parent Address (street, city and zip) Any Food Allergies? You must circle your choice of plays for Friday Evening and Saturday Afternoon. Play description are on the last page. Fri 8:00 The Rocky Horror Picture Show or The Tempest Sat 2:00 Long Day s Journey Into Night or The Music Man Room mate Request (if any)- (4 students per room) : Circle which method of Identification you will be bringing with you: Passport Passport Card Birth Certificate/Photo ID Canadian Citizen/Green Card Payment of $ per student is attached and made out to EGRHS Drama Club. Due: March 28, 2018

4 ADULT REGISTRATION FORM Drama Club/ English Trip to Stratford Festival in Canada $ We will accommodate requests on a first-come, first served, basis. We will fulfil student requests first and then, if there is room, we will process adult requests. Adults are expected to participate in chaperone activities such as curfew, bed checks, sitting with students at performances, pool monitoring and food distribution. Price is based on double room occupancy. Name: Date: Phone number: You must circle your choice of plays for Friday Evening and Saturday Afternoon Fri 8:00 The Rocky Horror Picture Show or The Tempest Sat 2:00 Long Day s Journey Into Night or The Music Man Room mate Request : Food Allergies: Circle which method of Identification you will be bringing with you: Passport Passport Card Canadian Citizen/Green Card CDL License Payment of $ per adult is attached and made out to EGRHS Drama Club. Due: March 28, 2018 Attach full payment and return to the main office (attention Pamela Steers) or mail to Pamela Steers/Jane Hazle, East Grand Rapids High School, 2211 Lake Dr SE. Grand Rapids, MI by March 28, 2018 No refunds, only substitutions if feasible, after April 9, All Adult participants are required to bring a valid passport or passport card for the Canadian border crossing. Birth Certificates for Adults will not be accepted. Non US citizens must carry a passport and legal documentation of US residency.

5 For more information on the festival or plays visit To Kill Mockingbird Based upon the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee Dramatized by Christopher Sergel Director Nigel Shawn Williams JUSTICE ISN T ALWAYS BLIND. Justice is pitted against bigotry when white lawyer Atticus Finch defends a falsely accused black man, Tom Robinson thereby inspiring in his young daughter, Scout, a passionate belief in necessity for moral courage and truth in a world of hatred and lies. The Rocky Horror Show Book, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien Director and Choreographer Donna Feore Disclaimer: Adult Themes SEX, DRAG AND ROCK N ROLL. It s the most fun you can have in fishnets! A cult classic for more than forty years, this brilliant pastiche of B-movie horror and sci-fi tropes, with its irresistible rock-and-roll score, invites us to shed our inhibitions and explore our wildest dreams and desires. Come ready for a great time dress up if you dare! Rubber gloves, glow sticks and show-themed paraphernalia welcome. But thanks for leaving your water guns, rice, toast and other projectiles at home. Parent permission form must be signed for students to view this show The Tempest by William Shakespeare Director Antoni Cimolino FORGIVE AND BE FREE. In Shakespeare s great drama of loss and reconciliation, a long-deposed ruler uses magical arts to bring within her power the enemies who robbed her of her throne and marooned her on a remote island. But what revenge does she mean to take? Notice this version has a female Prospero! Martha Henry plays Prospero and she is phenomenal actress! Long Day s Journey Into Night by Eugene O Neill Director Miles Potter HOME IS WHERE THE HEART ACHES. In this searing cry from the heart, one of the 20th century s greatest playwrights paints a haunting portrait of his own emotionally damaged family as they struggle under crushing burdens of guilt, resentment and dread to maintain the unifying bonds of love. The Music Man Book, music and lyrics by Meredith Willson Story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey Director and Choreographer Donna Feore A LOVE STORY WITH TWISTS. AND TUNES. A charming but fraudulent salesman arrives in River City to work his usual scam only to find that a bill of goods can be the real deal. With melodies that include the rousing Seventy-Six Trombones, this musical-comedy classic will delight the whole family.

COST $ PER STUDENT

COST $ PER STUDENT EGRHS Drama Club and English Department Trip May 27 & 28, 2016 Stratford, Ontario ITINERARY Friday, May 27, 2016 6:30 am Depart East Grand Rapids High School via Great Lakes Motor Coach - Breakfast on