Dear Parents,
Here are the plays we’re seeing in Ashland this year! There are two trips this year - one for the middle school group and one for the high school group. You'll also find an itinerary for each trip, emergency numbers and a packing list. Cost to students is $75.00 for middle school and $100 for high school. Please feel free to call me with any questions or concerns about the plays. As always, I fully support parents in deciding what’s appropriate for their children.
We’ll need five parent drivers for each trip. If you can take five passengers and the time, the tickets and gas are paid for. Your cost is the same as the student cost and covers your food and lodging.
Ashland 2010 – Middle School Trip
Cost $75.00
Thursday, September 30th – Saturday, October 2nd
Staying at Ashland Commons, 437 Williamson Way, (541) 482-6753
Thursday, September 30th
9:00 a.m. We leave from Laurel Tree for Ashland. We’ll eat lunch in Crescent City Park.
1:00 p.m. Arrive at Ashland Commons. Unload, go grocery shopping, and go play in Lithia Park.
5:00 p.m. Dinner and dress warmly for the outdoor theater
7:00 p.m. Leave for the theater. Twelfth Night is at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 1st
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 To the park and shopping
12:00 Pizza in the park
1:00 Leave for the Theater to see Pride and Prejudice at 1:30.
5:00 Dinner and dress for the theater
7:00 Leave for the theater. She Loves Me is at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 2nd
9:00 Breakfast and packing up.
10:00 Leave for home
3:00 Approximate arrival time at Laurel Tree
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Crazy for love
Both Orsino and Olivia’s households have love on the brain. But who, really, are the objects of desire? When Viola, a shipwrecked castaway, disguises herself as a boy and finds work as Orsino’s servant, she becomes entangled in an awkward love triangle. Things come unglued, but for almost everyone, Shakespeare’s treasured comedy ends happily. Our 75th anniversary production of the play that launched OSF in 1935 brims with antics, beds and bathtubs, and beloved characters, both prudish and crudish.
Age Recommendation: Twelfth Night, written at the peak of Shakespeare's comedic brilliance, seamlessly balances and blends bright and dark elements. The play is suitable for ages six and up, however the poetry and themes will be best enjoyed by well-prepared and mature children 10 and up.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin, adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan
Pride knows no class
Mrs. Bennet will stop at nothing to obtain advantageous matches for her five middle-class daughters. This shouldn’t be difficult for Jane, the eldest and the family beauty. Her sister Elizabeth is another story. Witty and outspoken, Elizabeth takes an instant dislike to the high-born Mr. Darcy. He professes to find her barely tolerable. Or does he? Can their simmering attraction overcome class distinctions and prejudices about each other? Jane Austen’s beloved classic sparkles in this fresh and entertaining period adaptation.
Age Recommendation: The subtlety and complexity of language will be best enjoyed by 10-year-olds and up, especially those with an interest in historical romance.
Run time: 2 hours and 40 minutes and includes one 15 minute intermission.
She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff, Lyrics by Jerry Bock, Music by Sheldon Harnich
A love letter to the American musical
Boy meets girl. Strike that. Boy writes to girl; girl writes to boy. By night, they are passionate pen pals brought together by a lonely hearts ad. By day, the unsuspecting “lovers” are quarrelling clerks at a European parfumerie, surrounded by a cast of coworkers with longings of their own. Based on the play that also inspired the film You’ve Got Mail, and with music by the songwriting team who created Fiddler on the Roof, this effervescent romance will sing its way into your heart.
Age Recommendation: The play touches on marital infidelity and romantic affairs; therefore it is best suited for children age 10 and up who are able to handle the subject matter.
Ashland 2010 – High School Trip
Cost $100
Monday, October 11th – Thursday, October 14th
Staying at Ashland Commons, 437 Williamson Way, (541) 482-6753
Monday, October 11th
Regular school day
Leave Laurel Tree for Ashland after school
Eat dinner along the way (bring a sack dinner)
8:00 Arrive at Ashland Commons
9:00 Pre-play discussion and activitiy
Tuesday, October 12th
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Lithia Park and shopping
12:00 Pizza in the park
1:00 Leave for the theater to see Hamlet at 1:30 in the Bowmer Theater
5:00 Dinner and dress for the theater
7:00 Leave for the theater to see Pride and Prejudice in the Bowmer Theater
11:00 Post Play discussion and ice cream
Wednesday, October 13th
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Lithia Park and shopping
12:00 Lunch in the park
1:00 Leave for the theater to see She Loves Me in the Bowmer Theater
5:00 Dinner and dress for the theater
7:00 Leave for the theater to see American Night in the New Theater
11:00 Post play discussion and ice cream
Thursday, October 14th
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Pack up and head for home
3:00 Approximate arrival time at Laurel Tree
American Night by Richard Montoya and Culture Clash
Home of the brave
As Juan José studies for his citizenship exam, his obsession to pass takes him on a fantastical odyssey. On a zig-zag journey through U.S. history, Juan discovers America’s best in a handful of unsung citizens who made courageous choices in some of the country’s toughest times. L.A.’s legendary Culture Clash partners with company actors in a cutting, comic mix of past and present, stereotype and truth that will move you into a deeper vision of our shared story. American Night premieres OSF’s highly anticipated U.S. history cycle, American Revolutions.
Age Recommendation: Full of warmth, wit and fascinating stories, American Night is still in development. Currently it contains some mild profanity and some possible violence; it is recommended for children 12 and up. Age recommendations will be updated closer to the opening of the production.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin, adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan
Pride knows no class
Mrs. Bennet will stop at nothing to obtain advantageous matches for her five middle-class daughters. This shouldn’t be difficult for Jane, the eldest and the family beauty. Her sister Elizabeth is another story. Witty and outspoken, Elizabeth takes an instant dislike to the high-born Mr. Darcy. He professes to find her barely tolerable. Or does he? Can their simmering attraction overcome class distinctions and prejudices about each other? Jane Austen’s beloved classic sparkles in this fresh and entertaining period adaptation.
Age Recommendation: The subtlety and complexity of language will be best enjoyed by 10-year-olds and up, especially those with an interest in historical romance.
Run time: 2 hours and 40 minutes and includes one 15 minute intermission.
She Loves Me by Joe Masteroff, Lyrics by Jerry Bock, Music by Sheldon Harnich
A love letter to the American musical
Boy meets girl. Strike that. Boy writes to girl; girl writes to boy. By night, they are passionate pen pals brought together by a lonely hearts ad. By day, the unsuspecting “lovers” are quarrelling clerks at a European parfumerie, surrounded by a cast of coworkers with longings of their own. Based on the play that also inspired the film You’ve Got Mail, and with music by the songwriting team who created Fiddler on the Roof, this effervescent romance will sing its way into your heart.
Age Recommendation: The play touches on marital infidelity and romantic affairs; therefore it is best suited for children age 10 and up who are able to handle the subject matter.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Something is rotten
In Denmark, a king is dead. His brother, Claudius, has snatched the throne and the widowed queen. Life goes on—for everyone but Hamlet. The prince, fixated on his uncle as the murderer, is charged by his father’s ghost to avenge the wrong. Disconnected from the foul world around him, Hamlet strains under the weight of his task. OSF’s first production in a decade of Shakespeare’s disturbing and psychologically rich masterpiece digs into the enigma of a man’s mind.
Age Recommendation: This play is suitable and highly recommended for mature 12-year-olds and up.
Run time: 3 hours and 12 minutes and includes one 15 minute intermission.
Packing List
(Packing light is essential when carpooling. One bag.)
Packed lunch or dinner for on the way there
Waterbottle
Sleeping bag (or blanket) and pillow
Daypack for carrying lunches, water, etc.
Three school outfits
Underwear and socks
One warm sweater/jacket for evenings
One nice outfit for evening theater
Toothpaste/toothbrush
Hairbrush
Soap/shampoo
Sunscreen
Any medication the student is currently taking w/instructions in a Ziploc
*Gameboys are allowed for the car ride, but they may not leave the car.
*Students may bring spending money but I ask that they not bring more than $40.00.
Emergency Number:
Brenda’s cell phone (707) 498-1770
