University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

Boston University SUMMER THEATRE INSTITUTE 2018 WELCOME PACKET

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

C ORE C LASSES All students participate in all classes, except where indicated otherwise. Acting: (Performance Track) A comprehensive class in the fundamentals of the actor’s craft. Students learn to warm up, follow their impulses, pursue an objective, and develop a character through scene study.

Design: (Design Track) Students study collaborative theatrical design through script analysis, impulsive responses to the text, graphic communication skills, and collaboration. This course will also involve specific design and production work geared toward the mounting of the Institute’s final performances.

Voice and Speech: The focus of this course is on freeing the natural instrument of the artist through an intensive vocal and physical approach.

Movement: This course emphasizes connecting to imagery and impulses, risk-taking, centering, alignment, stretching, and strengthening exercises, and taking care of one's body.

Topics in High Stakes Theatre This course, which varies from year to year, covers various subjects in what we refer to as “high stakes” theatre – topics have included improvisation, stage combat, and Shakespeare/classical text.

Singing for Actors: (Performance Track) An approach to singing designed for the actor, this course examines pursuing an objective through song as well as breath control, resonance, articulation, and the exploration and expansion of the individual voice. The voice will also be explored through repertoire from the music theatre canon, both solo and scene work.

Stagecraft: (Design Track) Students expand on their design skills through conducting specific experiments with various media to discover their storytelling properties.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

Dramatic Literature: This course focuses on story structure, script and character analysis, dramaturgy, theatre history, and aesthetics. Students discuss ways to prepare for the beginning of rehearsals that allow for spontaneous play within the given circumstances of the text.

Master Classes: Students will take a series of specialized topics throughout the summer. Previous master classes have included: College Audition Technique, Shakespeare, Theatre for Social Change, Directing, Playwriting, Costume Design, and Stage Management. Every student will experience all ten master classes.

Collaborative Theatre Ensemble: Each student participates in an ensemble class, which will devise and rehearse an original performance piece. These projects are process-oriented ensemble pieces, geared toward empowering individual students to develop a collective artistic voice.

Theatre Laboratory: Drawing on experiences from their own lives, thoughts, and dreams, students experiment with different ways of telling a story through the theatrical medium.

C ORE C URRICULUM

Core Texts & Artistic Muse: Each summer, BUSTI selects two core texts and an Artistic Muse. The core texts are plays that will serve as the foundation for studies in Acting and Design Classes and for discussions in Dramatic Literature. The Artistic Muse is usually an artist whose life and works will inspire the original performance pieces created in the Collaborative Theatre Ensembles. We will announce the 2018 core texts and Artistic Muse in late May 2018.

Journaling: As you will be growing artistically and intellectually, you will want to reflect on your thoughts, feelings, and images. A journal will be integral to recording, processing, and remembering your discoveries throughout your time at the Institute. Journals can be simple (ie: a spiral-bound notebook) and whatever size or shape inspires you. You will receive journal prompts prior to your arrival.

Core Curriculum Events: To supplement the class curriculum, students attend theatre performances and museums as well as engage in conversations with guest artists. These events may occur on evenings and/or weekends and are mandatory for students to attend. Previous core curriculum events have included: Cirque du Soleil, American Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare on the Common, Company One, MIT Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

BUSTI S CHEDULE

• Technique Classes, Skills Classes and Master Classes run 9:00am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday. • Collaborative Theatre Ensemble rehearsals will take place in the evenings, Monday-Thursday 7:00pm- 10:00pm and Saturdays 11:30-3:30 (Weeks 1-2) and 11:30-5:30 (Weeks 3-4). • Experimental Theatre Labs are on Fridays from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. • Core Curriculum Events – such as attendance at local theatre productions, visits from guest artists, and other events -- take place certain evenings and weekends to round out the curriculum. • Saturdays evenings and Sundays that do not have required events scheduled are designated free time. • Class sharings and the Collaborative Theatre Ensemble performances will be scheduled during the last week of the program. • Students will receive detailed schedules and class assignments upon arrival. • All classes, rehearsals, and performances are held in one of the College of Fine Arts buildings on Commonwealth Ave. Required events take place throughout the city. • Attendance at all classes, workshops, rehearsals, showings, performances, and scheduled activities is required, and essential to the full BUSTI experience.

A T YPICAL D AY AT B U S T I

9-10:30 am: Technique Class 1 10:45 am-12:15 pm: Technique Class 2 12:15-1:45 pm: Lunch 1:45-5:00 pm: Acting or Design Class 5:00-7:00 pm: Dinner 7:00-10:00 pm: Collaborative Theatre Ensemble 11:00 pm: Curfew

BUSTI F INAL P ERFORMANCES

While BUSTI is first and foremost a process-oriented program, we are excited to share our work with family and friends. The devised theatre pieces created in Theatre Ensemble classes will be shared as final performances on Thursday, August 2 and Friday, August 3 in the evenings. Family and friends are most cordially invited to attend. More information will follow upon arrival.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

C H E C K - I N & H OUSING I NFORMATION

Check-In Location: Warren Towers, 700 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston,

Check-In Time: Sunday, July 1st , 2018: 12:00pm-3:30pm

Check-Out Time: Saturday, August 4th , 2018: before 10:00am

Once you know how/when you will be arriving, please return the Arrival Information Form by mail or e-mail to [email protected] .

You will receive an email with a link to our online housing portal which will secure your housing for the summer, likely in early to mid-June. It is important to complete this as soon as possible once you have received it . If you are not planning on utilizing on-campus housing, please let us know and we will send you our Commuter Student Agreement.

When you arrive, you will check in with the Summer Theatre Institute staff, and you will receive a key, roommate assignment, and a mailbox assignment.

Following check-in on Sunday, July 1st there will be a mandatory orientation session for all students at the College of Fine Arts building at 4pm. Our staff will escort students from Warren Towers to the CFA. ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED. This is a chance for you to meet other students and to receive schedules and information that you will need to begin an enriching summer. There will also be a residence life orientation session at Warren Towers later that Sunday evening.

Terrier Card (BU Student ID) pick-up is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, July 1st from 12pm-3:30pm. Please try to make arrangements to check in early so as to allow enough time to check in, move in, and pick up your Terrier Card. Members of our staff will direct you to the Terrier Card Office during check-in. A government issued photo ID (i.e. passport, driver’s license, etc) is required to collect your card. Should you miss the Terrier Card pick-up times on Sunday, there will be another opportunity on the morning of Monday, July 2nd .

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

H O W T O G E T H E R E B Y A I R Logan International Airport is about eight miles from Boston University.

 A taxi from Logan Airport to BU costs about $35-$45 and takes 30 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic. Ask the cab driver to take you to 700 Commonwealth Avenue on the Boston University campus.  Ride-share services such as Uber and Lyft also service Logan Airport and may be cheaper alternatives to a traditional taxi.  The subway (called the MBTA or “T”) takes about an hour and costs $2.60. To get to Boston University from the airport via public transportation, take the free Blue Line Shuttle from any terminal to Airport Station, where you board the “T.” Take the Blue Line inbound to Government Center Station, and change there to the Green Line outbound, taking the Boston College (B) train. Get off at the second above ground stop (Boston University East). You will be on Commonwealth Avenue. Warren Towers will be right in front of you. Check in at 700 Commonwealth Avenue.

B Y B U S The Greyhound and Trailways bus stations arrive at Boston South Station.

 A taxi from South Station to B.U. will cost about $15-$20 and will take about 20 minutes . Ask the cab driver to take you to 700 Commonwealth Avenue on the Boston University Campus.  Ride-share services such as Uber and Lyft may be cheaper alternatives to a traditional taxi.  The subway (called the MBTA or “T”) will take about 30 minutes and costs $2.60. To get to Boston University from South Station via public transportation, follow the signs inside the station to the Red Line “T”. Take the Red Line inbound to Park Street, and change there to the Green Line outbound, taking the Boston College (B) train. Get off at the second above ground stop (Boston University East). You will be on Commonwealth Avenue. The Towers will be right in front of you. Check in at 700 Commonwealth Avenue.

B Y T R A I N The Amtrak train stops at both Back Bay Station and at South Station. It is easier to get to us from Back Bay.

 A taxi from Back Bay Station will cost about $10 and takes about 15 minutes; ask the cab driver to take you to 700 Commonwealth Avenue on the Boston University Campus.  Ride-share services such as Uber and Lyft may be cheaper alternatives to a traditional taxi.  The subway (called the MBTA or “T”) will take about 20 minutes and costs $2.60. To get to Boston University via public transportation, walk down Dartmouth Street to Boylston Street. You will see a “T” station; enter and take the Boston College (B) car of the Green Line outbound. Get off at the second above ground stop (Boston University East). You will be on Commonwealth Avenue. The Towers will be right in front of you. Check in at 700 Commonwealth Avenue.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

B Y C A R From the West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike East to Exit 18 (Allston/Cambridge ). Pay the toll, then follow the signs for Cambridge to the first set of lights. Turn right at the lights and travel down Storrow Drive East to the Kenmore Square exit (2nd Boston University exit). Turn right at the lights at the end of the exit ramp. Stay to the left to remain on Commonwealth Avenue. Warren Towers will be on your left, at 700 Commonwealth Avenue.

From the North: Take Route 95 to Route 93 South and follow to Exit 26 (Storrow Drive ). Go west on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Square exit. Turn right at the lights at the end of the exit ramp. Stay to the left to remain on Commonwealth Avenue. Warren Towers will be on your left, at 700 Commonwealth Avenue.

From the South: Take Route 3 to Storrow Drive West. Follow west on Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Square exit. Turn right at the lights at the end of the exit ramp. Stay to the left to remain on Commonwealth Avenue. Warren Towers will be on your left, at 700 Commonwealth Avenue.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

O THER I NFORMATION

T RANSPORTATION I N B O S T O N

Everything on campus is within easy walking distance. Getting around the city is straightforward and safe using public transportation. We will familiarize you with the public transportation system (the “T”) during the first week.

M AIL & M ESSAGES

You may receive mail addressed to you at Warren Towers, 700 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. You will receive a specific mailbox address upon arrival. Make sure that any mail sent to you during the summer has your correct Towers mailbox number on it, followed by an –S- to indicate that you are a summer student. Mail sent to students during the program should not be sent in care of the Summer Theatre Institute Office.

The Summer Theatre Institute Office cannot accept packages, nor can it send items home after the completion of the program.

In an emergency, messages may be left for students on weekdays from 9:00am-5:00pm at the School of Theatre office: PHONE (617) 353-3390; FAX (617) 353-4363; e-mail: [email protected]. Students will be given a contact phone number at the dorm during the first days of the program.

A CCOMMODATIONS

Institute students will be housed with a roommate at Warren Towers (700 Commonwealth Avenue). Warren Towers is a short walk (10 minutes) to the College of Fine Arts and School of Theatre. Downtown and historic Boston is just minutes away. When you check in at Warren Towers, you will receive a key to your room. Your roommate will also receive a key. If you lose your key, you will be charged $100 for the replacement of the lock and new keys. Coin- operated laundry machines are located in Warren Towers.

A Senior Security Assistant is on duty at the entrance to the residence 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A BU-trained Resident Assistant will live in each residence hall and will be responsible for residents in the building. Resident Assistants will be on duty every evening and weekend. The Theatre Institute’s Teaching Assistants will live in residence halls as well, and be on duty every evening.

Upon arrival, you will meet the Resident Assistants and Theatre Institute Teaching Assistants who will familiarize you with the residence policies and procedures.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

M EAL P L A N The meal plan is required for all on-campus residents. Dining services provide a variety of hot and cold entrees and a selection of salads. If you require special dietary needs, please notify the BUSTI office before you arrive on campus. Your Terrier Card will serve as your dining card in the dining hall. You may choose either 14 or 19 meals per week. You will make this selection when you receive your email from BU Housing.

The choice between 14 or 19 meals/week is student specific depending on what kinds of snacks you choose to keep in your room and how often you choose to eat outside of the dining hall. There is a Chipotle, Starbucks, CVS, 7-11, Life Alive (vegan restaurant), and several pizza options across the street from the College of Fine Arts. Meal plans may be changed within the 1st week of classes by visiting the Terrier Card Office.

2 0 1 8 H EALTH S ERVICES I NFORMATION

To be examined and treated in the Boston University Student Health Services Center, Summer Program students and their parents must agree to the conditions set forth below and on the Summer Health Form, prior to the student’s arrival on campus.

1. Service within the clinic will be provided to all students. Each student will pay a service fee of $25.00 per visit . If the visit results in an additional billable charge, the student will be responsible for payment of said charge.

2. When, in the judgment of the physician, a condition exists which should be reported to a parent or guardian of a minor child (under age 18), the student will be advised and the parent will be notified.

B U F ITNESS AND R ECREATION C E N T E R

BUSTI is a rigorous and physical program. Many students find that they stay fit simply by participating in the training. If you would like to work out during your stay, purchasing a membership to the BU Fitness and Recreation Center (FitRec) will gain you access to fitness and weight training equipment, swimming facilities, indoor basketball courts, indoor racquetball and squash courts, and locker room facilities.

Students may pay the FitRec Membership directly either on Move-In Day or upon their first visit to FitRec. Students will need to bring their BU ID with them at the time of payment.

C U R F E W

The residence hall curfew will be strictly enforced and will be 11:00 pm Sunday through Friday and 12:00am on Saturdays.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

If a student wishes to leave the residence hall for a portion of the weekend, a parent/guardian must submit a request in two different forms no later than 48 hours prior to the weekend in question. Requests must be submitted to the Institute office by mail, email, or fax as well as a phone call (617) 353-3390 and should indicate the time of departure and return. Violation of curfew rules may be grounds for dismissal from the Summer Theatre Institute.

The Institute fax number is: (617) 353-4363; E-mail: [email protected]

R ULES & R EGULATIONS

Please review the 2018 Summer High School Program Residence License Agreement as soon as you have received it via email from the Office of Housing. When you arrive on campus, you will receive the 2018 Student Handbook. These two documents, along with any subsequent written notices duly posted, are the publications that outline residence rules, regulations, and policies. All students are expected to abide by all policies outlined in these documents. For students to succeed in residence at Boston University, they must clearly know, understand, and live within these guidelines. Please know that students will be expelled from BUSTI and the University residence system for violations of any of the following University rules:

-- possession, use, or sale of illegal drugs -- possession or use of alcohol by anyone under 21 years of age -- false activation of fire alarms or tampering with fire safety equipment

Our aim is not to produce an unreasonably strict living climate on campus; we are promoting common sense and consideration. What we ask is that our students support our effort to provide a residential experience that is safe, quiet, drug-free, and free of all illegal activities, and where civility and respect are the norms for community living.

C HECK O U T

Students must check out of Warren Towers before 10:00 am on Saturday, August 4th . Rooms must be left in good condition and empty of the student’s belongings. Keys must be returned and signed for before checking out. Students will be billed for any damages and charged $100 for unreturned keys. No certificates of completion or program evaluations will be issued until all charges are paid.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

T UITION P AYMENT P ROCEDURES The Office of Housing and the Office of Student Accounts at Boston University work together to generate your bill for the remaining Tuition, Room, and Board costs. It is important to complete the online housing documentation as soon as you receive it via email from the Office of Housing. Tuition, Room, and Board for the five-week program is as follows:

BUSTI Program Tuition $4,095 Room $1,225

Board Options: 14-meals/week $916 19-meals/week $1108

Activities Fee: $200 ______TOTAL REMAINING EXPENSES: $6,436 (with 14 meals/week) $6,628 (with 19 meals/week)

College Credit Comparison: Students who complete the BUSTI program receive four (4) Boston University college credits. One (1) Boston University credit in 2017-2018 cost $1,593.

We have received your deposit check. It may take several weeks to months to clear, as it can only be processed once Boston University has created an account for you. The Office of Student Accounts at Boston University will bill you for Tuition, Room, and Board. Usually these bills are sent on or around June 30 th . Once you do receive this bill, please pay it promptly.

Please do not remit payment to the BU Summer Theatre Institute office. We are unable to process tuition payments beyond the initial deposit, and we must return your check.

For payment options, please visit: http://www.bu.edu/studentaccountingservices/your-bill/payment-options/ If you have any questions regarding payment methods or would like to speak with a representative from the Office of Student Accounts , please call (617) 353 2264 .

If a student withdraws from BUSTI after paying the tuition, but before move-in day, the university will refund 100% of tuition, including room and board charges, minus the non-refundable $500 deposit. If a student withdraws before 10:00am Friday of the first week of classes, the university may partially refund that tuition by no more than 50%. There will be no tuition refunds after the beginning of the second week of classes. Once the program begins, room and board changes are non-refundable. In the unlikely event that a student is dismissed from the program, tuition and room/ board charges are non-refundable.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

O RIENTATION & F IRST D A Y S CHEDULE July 1st & 2 nd

Sunday, July 1st Event Time Location

Registration and 12:00pm – 3:30pm Warren Towers Residence Housing Check-in 700 Commonwealth Avenue

Terrier Card Pickup 12:00pm – 3:30pm Terrier Card Office

Orientation Session with 4:00pm – 6:00pm College of Fine Arts Emily Ranii, Academic Program Head 855 Commonwealth Avenue Brian Dudley, Administrative Program Head Studio ONE

Dinner 6:00pm – 7:00pm Warren Towers Residence

Residence Life Orientation 7:00pm – 9:00pm Student Lounge Warren Towers Residence

Curfew 11:00pm Warren Towers Residence

Monday, July 2nd Event Time Location

Breakfast 8:00am – 9:00am Warren Towers Residence

Classes Begin 9:00am – 12:15pm College of Fine Arts

Lunch 12:15pm – 1:45pm Warren Towers Residence

Classes 1:45pm – 5:00pm College of Fine Arts

Dinner 5:00pm – 7:00pm Warren Towers Residence

Class/Rehearsal 7:00pm – 10:00pm College of Fine Arts

Curfew 11:00pm Warren Towers Residence

Boston University College of Fine Arts Summer Theatre Institute 855 Commonwealth Avenue, 4 th Floor Boston, MA 02215

F INAL C HECKLIST

Please visit http://www.bu.edu/cfa/busti/accepted for access to this document and all required forms and paperwork. Please make sure you have sent or are sending all of the following to the BU Summer Theatre Institute Office:

______Student Account Information Form

______Summer Term Health Form and all Immunization Records

______Parental Acknowledgement & Consent, and Media Release Form

______Arrival Information Form

______Physical copy of your photo or headshot (8x10 preferred)

Please be on the lookout for an e-mail from Boston University Housing later this spring to complete an online housing form. You will use this form to select meal plans and affirm your plan to live on campus this summer. It will come to whichever e-mail address you provided on your Student Account Information Form.

If you are not planning to pursue on-campus housing, please e-mail [email protected] to receive the day commuter agreement.

Do you have any questions? Reach out to Brian at [email protected] or 617-353-3390.

We look forward to collaborating with you this summer!