23 July 2013
John Hewitt Summer School Day 2
9.45 Dr. Kelly Matthews – Savanna, Kimberley, Terri
11.15 Poetry Reading – Chloe, Chris, Kelsey, Katie
1.05 Lunchtime Reading – Savanna, Jonathan, Kelsey, Chris, Allison
4.15 Suleiman Abdulahi – Joan
5:30 FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL
7.00 The Duck Variations – Chris, Chloe, Jack, Sara, Kate, Joan, Jonathan, Allison, Katie, Kimberley, Terri, Savanna, Kelsey
8.00 The Play of the Book – Chris, Jonathan, Kimberley, Terri, Joan
22 July 2013
John Hewitt Summer School Opens
9a-10a See Terri in the dining room to get your tickets
10.45 Official opening – Kelsey, Allison, Jonathan, Katie, Savanna, Joan, Kimberley, Terri, Chloe
11.15 Baroness Shirley Williams – Allison, Savanna, Chloe, Chris, Sara, Joan,
1.05 Lunchtime reading – Chris, Sara, Jonathan, Kelsey
4.15 Andy Pollak – Jack, Sara, Allison, Joan, Kimberley, Terri, Chris
5:30 Rehearsal in Studio Theatre
5.30 NSMC Reception – Jack, Sara, Kelsey
7.00 Reception – Chloe
8.00 Simon Armitage, Medbh McGuckian – Sara, Katie, Allison, Kelsey, Chris
19 July 2013
Farewell and safe travels to James!
9a 10-mile run around Armagh (optional)
12p Everyone – rehearsal in Workshop 1 (upstairs) at the Marketplace Theatre
2p Everyone – run-thru of entire presentation in the Studio Theatre
4p FREE TIME BEGINS!
18 July 2013
NOTE: Rehearsals will be in the Marketplace Theater as noted below. Journalists should continue to work with Jack on their projects at AmmA Center when not called to rehearsal.
10a Rehearse Not Troubles: Chris, Katie the E., Joan in the Studio Theatre
11a Rehearse Ma: Joan, Allison in the Studio Theatre
12p LUNCH BREAK
1p Rehearse Siren: Kelsey, Jonathan, Kate the Y., Chris in the Studio Theatre
1:30p Chloe vocal work with Joan in Workshop 1
2p Rehearse Cuckoo: Chloe, Chris, Katie the E., Kimberley in the Studio Theatre
2:30p Kelsey and Savanna vocal work with Joan in Workshop 1
3p Rehearse Drumsalleich: Joan, Kimberley, Kelsey, Savanna in Studio Theatre
17 July 2013
NOTE: Blocking Rehearsals will be in the Marketplace Theatre in the Studio space on the first floor. Journalists will work in the Digital Media Studio in the AmmA Center.
Check your emergency evacuation route as you never know when a fire could happen! It could even happen at 10:30a while you are eating breakfast!
11a-1p Journalists in Digital Media Studio with Jack
11a-12p Block Drumsalleich: Joan, Kimberley, Kelsey, Savanna, Chris
12p-1p Block Ma: Joan, Allison, Kelsey
1p-2p LUNCH
2:p -5p Journalists in Digital Media Studio with Jack except as noted below
2p-3p Block Siren: Jonathan, Kelsey, Kate the Y., Chris (as the seal), Kimberley
3p-4p Block Not Troubles: Chris, Katie the E., Joan, Chloe
4p-5p Block Cuckoo: Chris, Chloe, Katie the E., Kimberley, Jonathan
16 July 2013
It’s Terri’s birthday! Spread the word. 🙂 (jw)
Note: All classes are at the AmmA Center. The Hostel will be open all day. Playwrights, if you are not called to rehearsal, you do not have to be at AmmA. Journalists – if you are not rehearsing you are working on your stories/interviews/revisions with Jack.
9a Senyru blog posts due (Beauty Queen post will be due on Wednesday)
10a Everyone – Choose Hewitt Activities in Youth Point Room with Joan
10:30a-12p Journalists with Jack for writing/revising in Art Studio
10:30a-11a Playwrights script formatting and printing with Joan in Youth Point Room
11a- 12p Playwrights discuss Beauty Queen with Kimberley and Joan
12p-1p LUNCH
1p-5p Journalists writing/revising with Jack in the Art Studio except as noted below
1p-1:45p Tablework Ma: Kelsey, Joan, Allison
1:45p-2:30p Read/Tablework Not Troubles: Chloe, Chris, Joan, Katie the E.
2:30p- 3:15p Tablework Sirens: Kimberley, Jonathan, Kelsey, Chris, Kate the Y.
2:30p- 3:15p Tablework Mists: Allison, Joan
3:30p-4:15p Tablework Dumsalleich: Chris, Kimberley, Joan, Kelsey, Savanna
4:15p-5p Tablework Cuckoo: Jonathan, Chris, Chloe, Kimberley, Katie the E.
15 July 2013
NOTE: AmmA Center is closed today due to the bank holiday. All classes will be held at the Hostel
UPDATE: Class and Rehearsal times for the coming week are SUBJECT TO CHANGE as we work out if we are able to rehearse in the Studio Theatre at the Marketplace. We will share the revised schedule as soon as dates and times are settled.
10a Revised Scripts Due to Drop Box
10a-12p Journalism in Lounge for class/work time with Jack
10a Playwrights in Quiet Room for discussion of rehearsal process with Terri, Joan and Kimberley
11a Playwrights in Quiet Room for discussion of Faith Healer with Kimberley and Joan
12p LUNCH (faculty meeting – location TBD)
2p Savanna, Katie meet in Quiet Room to discuss Hewitt presentation with Terri
2:30p EVERYONE – Play readings and discussion/presentation of journalism projects in the Lounge
4:30p End of Day
Below is the schedule for the entire Dublin Trip:
11 July 2013
9a Homework due for all: Read an Irish Newspaper and blog about it
10a Depart for Dublin, Ireland
12p approx. check in at Abbey Court Hostel
FREE TIME for the rest of the day.
12 July 2013
9a Homework due for all: Read Faith Healer and blog about who is telling the truth
10a Irish Writers’ Centre, class with Nessa
12p Abbey Theatre Tour
2:30p June Caldwell, Freelance Journalist and Blogger at Writers’ Centre
4p Playwrights meet with Kimberley at Writers’ Centre
4:30p Journalists visit Storyful Newsroom for talk with Mark Little
6p Group Dinner at Cobblestones
13 July 2013
9a Everyone: Blog about your Dublin Experience – this can be a photo blog
10a Meet at Writers’ Centre for Literary Walking Tour of Dublin
1p National Library for Yeats and Kennedy exhibits
3p FREE TIME BEGINS
Return bus schedule to Armagh available through GetThere.ie and on Resources page
10 July 2013
10a-12p Acting Class in Hostel with Joan
12-1p Lunch Break
1p-4p Round Robin Readings AmmA Center
9 July 2013
Hostel will be closed 11a-4p
AmmA is open 9a to 5p
9:30a Playwrights: Draft Due to Dropbox
11a-1p Class at AmmA Center
1p-2p Lunch
2p-4p Class as follows:
–Journalism with Jack
— Playwrights in Youth Point Room:
2p Chris
2:30p Chloe
3p Kelsey
3:30p Jonathan
**Playwrights – you do not have to come to AmmA in the afternoon until your meeting unless you want to**
4p-6:30p Dinner on your own
6:30p Everyone – Reading of Playboy of the Western World in the Lounge. Check the blog for your casting.
8 July 2013
The Hostel will be closed from 11a to 4p.
The AmmA Center will be open from 9a to 5p
11a-1p Class at AmmA Center
1p-2:30p Lunch Break (Faulty Meeting)
2:30p-4:30p Class at AmmA Ceter
5 july 2013
Breakfast is available from 8 to 10
Bring all of your bags with you when we leave the hostel.
8:45a Journalists meet in lobby to walk to BBC
9:15a Journalists meet for BBC Editorial Meeting and tour
10a Playwrights meet in hostel lobby to taxi to MAC
11a playwrights meet with Hanna Slattne from Tinderbox, followed by lunch and meeting with Kimberley
12p Journalists lunch with David McKrittrick
2p Journalists with Newton Emerson and the staff of The Detail
4p FREE TIME BEGINS
Schedule for 3 July
Choose lunch from Hewitt menu
11a-12:30p Class
- Playwrights work on Arc Lines with Kimberley in Youth Point Room
- Journalists Video and Audio Lab with Jack in Art Studio
12:30p – 1:30p LUNCH
1:30p-4p Class
- Playwrights Improv Workshop with Joan and Kimberley in Youth Point Room
- Journalists Video and Audio Lab with Jack in Art Studio
4p-4:30p Everyone – discussion of Belfast trip with Terri and Joan in Youth Point Room
7p Everyone – Group Play Reading of History of the Troubles According to My Da in Hostel Lounge
Schedule for 2 July
NOTE: The hostel will be CLOSED from 11a-4p, so please plan accordingly for lunch. The AmmA Center will be open from 9a to 5p.
PLEASE BRING: Your camera or whatever device you are using to take photos, your notebook, pen and laptop. Dress for walking around, even if it is raining. We will go outside for some of the photography workshop.
10:30a Class at AmmA: Playwriting in Youth Point Room, Journalism in Digital Studio
11:30a BREAK
11:40a Everyone – Troubles documentary viewing with Joan in Youth Point Room
1p LUNCH
2p Everyone – Photography workshop with Jack in the Youth Point Room
5p BREAK – Allison, James and Savanna up the hill to help prepare dinner
6p Group Dinner with guest
Schedule for 1 July
NOTE: The hostel will be CLOSED from 11a-4p today. Bring you lunch or plan to eat out. You can be in the AmmA Center over lunch hour.
REMINDER: Bring a notebook, pen and your laptop or tablet with you to class every day.
9a Irish History with Joan at the AmmA Center
10a Playwrights class with Kimberley, Journalists clss with Jack, Allison class with Nessa at AmmA Center
12p Lunch Break
1p Everyone meet at the Irish History Library
3p Break (Faculty Mtg)
4p Everyone class with Joan, Nessa and Kimberley in the Lounge at the Hostel
6p End of Day
Looking ahead: we will have a guest for dinner tomorrow. If everyone will pitch in 2 pounds, we will make a communal dinner. We will need two volunteers to help in the kitchen so please let me know if you are interested.
Saturday, 29 June 2013
10:45a Meet in Hostel Lobby, Walk as Group to AmmA Center
11a Walking Tour of Armagh with Maria Hirsk
1p Lunch and dinner on your own
7p Group Reading of Shadow of a Gunman in Lounge at Hostel
Sunday, 30 June 2013
11:30a Depart for Navan Fort
3:15p Return to hostel
3:30p Orientation Meeting in Lounge at Hostel
4p-6p Class at Hostel
- Journalism Students meet in Lounge (downstairs) at Hostel
- Playwriting/Creative Writing meet in Quiet Room (upstairs) at Hostel
6:30p Welcome Dinner at Charlemont Arms Hotel on Upper English Street
