Here is the list of participants in the trip so far.

We need to select roomates in groups of 2 as all rooms are doubles.

There are no triple  rooms. Select roomates on the bulletin board outside the English office before exams start.

February 25, 2008

Dear Parents and Students,

     I am delighted to inform you that once again some of my colleagues and I are sponsoring Barrington High School's eighteenth annual autumn Shakespeare Festival Field Trip to Stratford, Ontario, Canada for all  interested high school and eighth grade students who will be attending Barrington High School in September, 2008.  The  trip will leave the evening of Thursday, September 18 and return Sunday morning, September 21, 2008.

           This year our three choices for Shakespeare are the following: Romeo and Juliet , Aeschylus' Greek tragedy The Trojan Women, and two Broadway musicals, The Music Man and Cabaret. Student sign up starts right away.

        The cost of the trip is $550.00.  This price reflects a minimum participation of 26 students. If we do not have at least 26 by the end of the school year, we will either have to add to the price or cancel and return deposits.   In order to reserve a place, an initial $200.00 deposit or full payment, if you wish, is due now and the balance (non refundable) is due by April 20, 2008.  Please make checks out to Barrington High School and write Stratford on the memo line.  This price includes round trip bus coach fare, tickets,   theatre/archive tour, two dinner banquets, and accommodations.  I strongly urge you to act quickly to reserve your place(s).     I will accept reservation checks on a first come first serve basis.   Contact me (Chris Deignan), any teacher in the English Department, or Mr. Jon Lynn in Performing Arts for reservations and information. One student eligible for free/reduced lunch may apply for financial assistance for this trip and should contact the associate principal for school improvement  and staff development.

               The Stratford Festival Theatre is the premier theatre for Shakespearean drama in North America and therefore offers students and teachers an excellent opportunity to experience superb performances on a Shakespearean stage. This is also a wonderful opportunity for students to connect into a mainstay of our English Department curriculum at all levels. Students who took this trip before have told me they truly valued this educational experience.  Some have returned as many as three more times.  I recommend your son's or daughter's attendance and seek your support.  Our first seventeen trips were tremendous educational successes, and I look forward to a wonderful trip once again.

               At the end of this page are the  information on accommodations and commitment/permission forms for students who have submitted their reservation checks to any of the English Department teachers or directly to Mr. Deignan, Mr. Nicholus, or Mr. Lynn..   If you wish to contact me, I would be happy to speak with you.  Please call 847-842-3200 voice mail box 5076. You also may reach me by email at cdeignan@cusd220.org.   

Very sincerely,

Chris Deignan, English Department

Field Trip

To The Shakespearean Festival

Stratford, Ontario Canada

Sept. 18 -Sept. 21, 2008

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

1)  To have students experience live performances of Shakespearean plays at the premier Shakespearean theatre in North America and bring valuable learning experiences back to the classroom(where Shakespeare is taught throughout the curriculum) to enrich themselves, their classmates, and their teachers.

2)  To have students understand the cultural importance of the Stratford Shakespearean Theatre and the educational opportunities available in Stratford, Ontario itself such as courses, lectures, workshops, guest speakers, etc.  The opportunity to represent America abroad and to  experience  the  perceptions of the United States and of artistic merit of non-Americans is itself a broadening experience.

3)  To compare and contrast students' understanding and interpretation of  live plays vs. plays experienced from audio tapes/CD's, video tapes, DVD's, or reading.

4)  To have students keep a reflective journal on their theater experience and, with their teacher's approval, have them submit selected selections for extra credit course work.

5)  To compare the characterization of various roles by the same professional actor working in repertory, including Greek, Shakespearean, Restoration,  Shavian, and great American drama,  and a corps  of classically-trained artists who work  in Europe, in film, and on Broadway.

6) To have  theater students tour the  backstage, scenic production and costume facilities of the Stratford Festival to  enhance their  understanding of  career and artistic opportunities in the industry.

Itinerary

Field Trip

To the Stratford Shakespearean Festival

In Stratford, Ontario Canada

Sept. 18-Sept. 21, 2008

Thursday Sept. 18, 2008

9:00 P.M.                       All students participating on field trip report with their luggage and school identification cards and passports (MANDATORY) to ROOM E258 at Barrington High School. Enter at the Greenhouse door,  DOOR # 14.

10:00 P.M.         Bus leaves Barrington High School for Stratford, Ontario,  Canada. --Later: snack break and stretch time 20 minutes.

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

8:00  A.M.         Breakfast.  Bus arrives in Stratford, Ontario.   We are dropped off at the Nurses’ Dormitory attached to the Stratford Hospital, 130 Youngs Street.   Students move into their accommodations. A map will be included in your envelope materials.  City Cabs’s phone number is 1-519-272-2222  and Radio Cab’s phone number is 1-519-271-4242.

Rest, freshen up, eat breakfast. You might wish to dress for both plays because dinner will be right after the first play.  Please budget for the two lunches you will have on your own.

10:45 A.M.                      Students gather at the Festival Theater for a 1 hour  (11 A.M. -Noon) workshop on the play Trojan Women with  actors from this afternoon's performance. You can either walk to the Festival Theater or take a cab. We will gather in the LEFTHAND lobby by the box office with the Gift Shop on our right. There are two lobbies with the gift shop in between them.

Noon to 1:15 P.M.         Lunch in small groups. There are several restaurants in the downtown area on Ontario St.

1:30 P.M.                         Students assemble at the Patterson Theatre for Trojan Women. Tickets will be handed out in the lobby by Mr. Deignan. Find me and tell me your name so I can take attendance while handing out tickets. We will do the same attendance procedure at the Saturday  matinee.

2:00-5:00 P.M.              Performance of Trojan Women at the Patterson Theatre.

5:45-7:15 P.M.               We gather for dinner at The Dining Room on the Green (The Stratford Country Club) 53 Romeo Street, 519-271-6200 in the President's Lounge.  This is across the street from the Victorian Inn on your map. Students will receive their evening theatre tickets here.

7:30-7:45P.M.               Students begin moving to the Festival Theatre to watch Romeo and Juliet.

8:00-11:00 P.M.            Performance at the Festival Theatre of Romeo and Juliet.

11:00 P.M.          Students return to their lodging and retire for the night. City Cabs’s phone number is 1 519 272 2222  and Radio Cab’s phone number is 1 519 271 4242. Mr. and Mrs. Deignan will expect you to immediately return to the Dormitory and check in with us. I will announce our room number at the dinner.

Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008

Morning                           Breakfast at the Nurses’ residence is included in the price of the trip but you are free to walk downtown and have breakfast in town.  We will announce the hours that breakfast is served at the Residence when we check in Friday morning.

10:45 A.M.                      Students gather at the Festival Theater for a 1 hour  (11 A.M. -Noon) backstage tour of the world famous Festival Theater, combining Elizabethan and Classical staging elements.

Noon-1:30 P.M.            Lunch. and free time.  After eating, students must dress for both plays as they will not have enough time to return to their lodging after seeing Cabaret

1:30-1:45 P.M.              Students assemble in front of the Avon Theatre to receive tickets and programs for the performance of  Cabaret at the Avon Theatre. This is not the same theater as earlier in the day. The Avon is downtown.

2:00-5:15 P.M.              Performance of Cabaret.

5:30 P.M.                       We walk to dinner at the Arden Park Hotel 552 Ontario St.             

                            519-275-2936. Maps to the hotel are in your packet.

5:45 P.M.                       Dinner at the Arden Park Hotel. We must be finished eating by 7:30 P.M.                         Students receive tickets for Merchant of Venice.

7:30-7:45P.M.               Students begin making their way  to the Avon Theatre. There is a beautiful walk through the trees back from the hotel

8:00-11:00 P.M.            Performance of The Music Man at the Avon Theatre.

11:00 P.M.                       Students return to lodging and prepare for departure.  The bus will pick us up at the Nurses’ Residence. Check your room carefully for purses, umbrellas, cameras, ROOM KEYS, wallets, I-pods, etc. Look under the beds. Prepare luggage and change clothes.  The bus will be waiting at the  Nurses’ Residence.

Midnight                            Bus leaves Stratford for Barrington.

(approximately)

Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008

645 A.M.               Call parents from cell phones for pick up at Barrinton High.

7.30 A.M.   approx.                   Bus arrives at Barrington High School.

Monday, September 22, 2008             Students attend classes as usual.  

BUS COMPANY: Royal American, One River Place, South Holland, Illinois 60473 (708) 474-7474; 1-800-323-5281

     ROUTE:      From Barrington High School:  Take Route 94 East into Michigan.  Go through Lansing then to Flint; then go East to Port Huron/Sarnia crossing point into Ontario, Canada.  Go East from Sarnia on Route 402 to local roads to Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

City Cabs’s phone number is 1 519 272 2222

Radio Cab’s phone number is 1 519 271 4242

Link to a Chicago Tribune article all about the Stratford Festival

Stratford Festival     website

 Parents should print out, fill out and turn in everything below this line with the deposit check

2008 Stratford

Document Packet

for

Name:____________

When you turn in your balance of $350.00  please return this entire document packet signed and checked where indicated.  You must provide a copy of your  passport. In the past, a birth certificate was enough, but that is no longer the case.  Even if you do have a passport, I also must have a clear Xerox copy of the passport number/picture page.  I need the balance payment and all your documents by Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the latest.  If you have any questions or problems, please let me know as soon as possible.

--Mr. Chris Deignan

PERMISSION FORM

BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FIELD TRIP

TO THE STRATFORD SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL

IN STRATFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA

Sept. 18-Sept. 21, 2008

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We, the undersigned certify that we are the parents and/or legal guardians of

________________________________________________________

and hereby give our permission for him/her to enter Canada to attend four plays in Stratford, Ontario on September 19 and September 20 and return to Barrington High School on September 21, 2008

                            ___________________________________                    

                              Signature

                                      __________________________________  

                              Signature

Date: ______________________________         

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PARTICIPATION RULES

BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FIELD TRIP

TO THE STRATFORD SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL

IN STRATFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA

Sept. 18-Sept. 21, 2008

This agreement protects the welfare of each individual student as well as protecting the interests of lodging owner, their other guests, and accompanying teachers and chaperons, the Stratford Festival, and Barrington High School.

ANY INDIVIDUAL UNWILLING TO SIGN AND ABIDE BY THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.

1.   Participants must be in school the entire day of  Thursday, Sept. 18.

2.   Participants shall not buy, possess, use, consume, or be in the proximity of mood altering chemicals including alcoholic beverages during this

      trip.

3.   Participants may not possess, use, buy, consume, or be in the proximity of cigarettes, cigars, or any tobacco products.

4.   All school rules are in effect for the duration of the trip.

5.   Participants must attend the performances of  Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,

Aeschylus’ Trojan Women,  The Music Man  and Cabaret. They also must attend each scheduled group meal and attend the workshop or scheduled tour of the theatre or costume archives if they have not been on the tours before.

6.   All participants agree to retire willingly and in a pleasant manner to assigned lodging and remain there quietly until the next morning, realizing that other guests expect quiet.

7.   Participants understand that any willful violation of any of the above rules may result in the termination of the trip for individual(s) involved.  Notification of parents or guardians to drive eight hours to retrieve the student may be made, by phone call and with no refund whatsoever.  Appropriate consequences will be assigned by the Dean when we return to school.

                       I have read the participatory rules and understand that my behavior is to reflect respect for myself, other students on the trip, the lodging owners, the Stratford Festival, Mr. Deignan, chaperones, and Barrington High School.  I will abide by these rules for the duration of the trip.

              _____________________________________Signature of Participant

                    I/we have read the participatory rules and agree to support them for the well being of my son/daughter and other members of this trip.

               _______________________________________Signature of Parent or Guardian

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MEDICAL RELEASE FORM

BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FIELD TRIP

TO THE STRATFORD SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL

IN STRATFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA

Sept. 18-Sept. 21, 2008

Student's Name________________________________Home Phone_________________   

I.D. #     ________________________________

Address________________________________              Zip    _______________________

Name of Parent/Guardian______________________

Work Phone _________________ 

Name and phone number of another adult who can be reached in case of emergency:

Name __________________________________

 phone__________________________________       

I give       __________________________________my son/daughter permission to accompany Mr. Chris Deignan and other chaperones to Stratford, Ontario, Canada to see four plays.  The trip dates are Sept. 18-Sept. 21, 2008.

During this trip I authorize Mr. Chris Deignan and/or other chaperones to obtain medical or dental care at their discretion for my son or daughter after attempting to contact me, the cost of which will be my responsibility.  I fully release him/them from any liability for such actions taken on behalf of my son/daughter.

I understand that every responsible precaution will be taken to insure my son's/daughter's protection and safety, and in authorizing his/her participation in this trip, I hereby release, discharge, and hold harmless the following from any and all liability for any accident, injuries, illness or death my child may incur during the trip: The Community Unit School District 220 Board of Education, chaperones, and employees of Community Unit School District 220.

  Signature of parent or guardian_____________________________

 Date:     _____________________________

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Travel Documents

Put an "X" on the appropriate lines.

______Since   I am not a U.S. citizen, I will submit a copy of my Green Card and bring my Green Card on the Stratford trip along with my passport

______I will be bringing my passport on the Stratford trip.  It is my responsibility to have this with me on the night of departure and throughout the trip.  The number and  expiration date of my passport are listed below:

______I enclose a clear color photo copy of my U. S. passport-picture/number page.    

            (This is required for participants who will be bringing passports.)

My United States Passport Number:       _____________________________

Expiration Date  of My  United States Passport: _____________________________  

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Banquet Meals for Friday and Saturday Night

At the Friday night banquet at the Stratford Country Club I prefer: (Check One)

                            ______1.  The Pasta-Meat Meal With Trimmings

                            ______2.  Vegetarian Meal With Trimmings

At the Saturday night banquet at the Arden Park Hotel I prefer:  (Circle One)

                            ______1.  The Boneless Chicken Meal With Trimmings

                            ______2.  The Vegetarian Meal With Trimmings

Rooming Partner Preferences at Stratford General Hospital Nurses’ Dormitory

(Check appropriate line.)

________  I do not have a preference of whom I room with on the Stratford Trip.  

________I do prefer to room with a particular person(s) on the Stratford Trip.  See following pages for list of participants. I  know that Mr. Deignan will do his best to match me up with my partner(s) listed below, but I also understand that this will require that my preferred roommate prefers me.

My Preferred Rooming Partners; See Listing.  You may list 1, or 2, or 3 people in order of preference. All rooms house two students. If there is an odd number of males or females, one will room alone. You may write “room alone” as one of your choices below.

1. ________________________________________

2. ________________________________________

3. ________________________________________