Afternoon: Welcome to the Queen City of Staunton and to your superb accommodations at the full-service Stonewall Jackson Hotel. Register for your room at the hotel lobby desk between 4:00 and 5:00 pm and look for our Road Scholar table in the lobby to register for your program. Please let us know if you will not be arriving until after 5:00 pm.

Dinner: Dinner in the hotel dining room.

Evening: Orientation and introductions in our classroom in the hotel.

Lodging: Stonewall Jackson Hotel

Meals Included: Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel

Morning: Shakespeare for pleasure? That's just what this program is! All of his works tell great stories, with multidimensional characters that we can relate to and situations that are still relevant today. You'll find that you won't have any problems at all with the language and you'll understand how Shakespeare's invention of new words and phrases became the basis for modern English. This exciting program includes 3 plays performed at the one-of-a-kind Blackfriars Playhouse--a re-creation of Shakespeare's indoor theater, in-depth study of the plays, language, text, stagecraft and history with directors and other Shakespeare scholars from the American Shakespeare Center. Performance titles will be announced when they become available. There's also time to discover the delightful city of Staunton, its five historic districts and the restaurants, boutiques and bookstores that grace its downtown district. We'll have most meals at the hotel, but one dinner will be at a local restaurant, and you'll have one dinner on your own for which you have a bevy of choices in Staunton's myriad of restaurants. We make every attempt to abide by the schedule presented below, but sometimes instructors' availability requires us to rearrange your classes. Although this rarely happens, the American Shakespeare Center reserves the right to change the scheduled titles, dates and times of plays. Class this morning is an introduction to the program and Shakespeare's bio-history as actor and playwright. Learn about his London years, the companies and theaters he worked for, and their practices, successes and controversies. After class we'll go back-stage at the Blackfriars Playhouse to talk with actors, directors, choreographers and other personnel.

Lunch: Lunch in the hotel

Afternoon: Class: Learn about Shakespeare's language and text. You'll also have a little free time to discover the charms of Staunton. Your hotel is located just one short block from Staunton's main street (Beverley) and its shops, boutiques, and restaurants.

Dinner: Dinner in the hotel

Evening: Class: Study/discussion of tomorrow morning's play.

Lodging: Stonewall Jackson Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Morning performance at Blackfriars Playhouse/Afternoon class/Dinner on your own/Evening performance at Blackfriars Playhouse

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel

Morning: Attend the first performance at Blackfriars Playhouse.

Lunch: Lunch in the hotel

Afternoon: Class: Study and discussion of tonight's play.

Dinner: Dinner on your own allows you to explore the variety of restaurants in Staunton. You can also purchase dinner at the hotel if you'd rather stay in.

Evening: We'll attend our second performance at the Blackfriars Playhouse.

Lodging: Stonewall Jackson Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel

Morning: Classes on Renaissance and Shakespeare's stagecraft.

Lunch: Lunch in the hotel

Afternoon: Class: Final lecture, discussion of plays (including tonight's play), and the experience as a whole

Dinner: Dinner in the hotel or at a local restaurant.

Evening: Attend our third performance at the Blackfriars Playhouse.

Lodging: Stonewall Jackson Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast in the hotel. Program ends after breakfast. Hotel check-out by 11:00 am.

Meals Included: Breakfast