Bring Learning to Life!
Alfa Schoolfest matinees at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival bring your lessons to life on stage. Let us enhance your teaching program through exciting, invigorating performances that offer students an experience that makes learning fun and exciting. Each year thousands of students from across Alabama and the Southeast attend Alfa SchoolFest weekday K-12 student matinees. These matinees provide an opportunity for students to see curriculum-linked productions at greatly reduced prices. ASF is conveniently located near the Montgomery museum of Fine Art in the beautiful Blount Cultural Park, two blocks from Exit 6 on I-85. Teachers can maximize their field trip by visiting both the theatre and the museum. Alfa SchoolFest Lunch partners like Chick-Fil-A offer discounts to school groups and will deliver to our location. Space for on site lunch is limited, so be sure to make these arrangements when ordering your tickets.
Before You Reserve
Please take note of our grade level recommendations. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival asks the group leader to
take responsibility for whether a play is appropriate or not for their particular group. The Alabama Shakespeare
Festival does not censor or edit the content of the SchoolFest performances. Due to the nature of live theatre
information on language, setting, and length will be available closer to the opening of the show. We will
answer your questions about the plays to the best of our ability.
All performances start promptly at 10:00 AM unless otherwise noted.
The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years
By Pearl Cleage
September 30 - October 7
In the 1960s burning issues dominated the news. But even in Montgomery, Alabama, Black debutante society was alive, well and worthy of comedic treatment in playwright Pearl Cleage's newest play starring Jasmine Guy!
Recommended for ages 12+
A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner
Adapted by Bettye Knapp
SEPTEMBER 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
OCTOBER 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo and Tigger use friendship, cooperation and wonderful problem solving skills to help save the day in this follow-up to ASF's student sell out sensation Winnie the Pooh!
Recommended for ages 4+
Holiday Encore!
Peter Pan
SOLD OUT
Adapted by Bettye KnappBased on the Play by James M. Barrie
Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
Music by Mark Charlap
Additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
ASF revives this family musical sensation! Join Peter, Wendy and Tinker Bell on an enchanted flight to Neverland where they join the Lost Boys and take on the dreaded Captain Hook. Features classic songs like "I'm Flying," "Pirate Song," "I Won't Grow Up," "I've Got to Crow," and many more.
Recommended for ages 4+
Two ASF World Premieres Marking the Civil War Sesquicentennial
(based on true characters and events)
The Flagmaker of Market Street
By Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
FEBRUARY 9, 10, 11, 23
MARCH 1, 9
Montgomery store-owner George Cowles walks a fine line catering to the Confederacy while holding secret Unionist meetings in his back room. When asked to create the first Confederate flag he has to make a choice between upholding his convictions and living a lie.
Recommended for ages 13+
Blood Divided
By Jeffry L. Chastang
FEBRUARY 24, 25
March 2, 8, 15, 16
Fifteen-year old Willie Baldwin is enchanted by secessionist William Lowndes Yancey and disgusted by his father's moderate views about war. As tension grows between Willie, his family and freeman James Hale, Willie's rash behavior has unforeseen consequences.*This play contains mature themes.
Recommended for ages 13+
Julius Caesar
By William Shakespeare
FEBRUARY 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25
MARCH 23, APRIL 19
Shakespeare's spectacular tale of power, betrayal and revenge is a staple of high school curricula. Conspirators gather to plot the murder of Rome's powerful Emperor Julius Caesar, but when the perfect coup d'état fails, Brutus and company must fight off Caesar's avenging allies.
Recommended for ages 10+
Much Ado About Nothing
By William Shakespeare
MARCH 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25
APRIL 13, 20, 21, 26, 27
A wedding crasher spoils the bride's big day and she gets dumped at the altar. What's a girl to do? Witty and willing friends work behind the scenes to reveal the whole thing was much ado about nothing after all!
Recommended for ages 10+
How to Register for an ALFA SchoolFest Performance
Registration Instructions: Fill out the ALFA Schoolfest Application completely, providing all contact information. All requests are processed in the order in which they are received. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival is not responsible for illegible faxes, registrations that are detained, or correspondences lost in the mail.
Registrations are accepted by mail or Fax:
ALFA SchoolFest
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
1 Festival Drive
Montgomery, Alabama 36117
FAX to:
(334) 271-5348
Alfa SchoolFest group sales Manager:
Andy Collins
1-(800)-841-4273 (option 3)
(334)-271-5345
acollins@asf.net
Payment Instruction:
A purchase order is required within 2 weeks of placing your reservation. Full payment is due 3 weeks before
your performance date*. Remember we seat by when the reservation is paid, not when the reservation is placed.
Please make checks payable to ASF and include the order number with your payment. Upon receipt of your PO,
The Alabama Shakespeare will send you an invoice to the contact person. Registrations not paid may be canceled.
* If for any reason you need an extension, please keep us informed, we want you to be able to expose your students to our productions.
Cancellation Policy:
In the event you must cancel your reservation or reduce the size of your group please do so no less than 6 weeks
before the performance date. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival offers no refunds.
For more information contact:
Andy Collins
ALFA SchoolFest Sales Manager
334-271-5345
acollins@asf.net
ASF House Rules and Theatre Etiquette
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ASK AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO LEAVE (AND NOT RETURN) IF THEY BECOME DISRUPTIVE.
We ask that you review the following information with your students prior to coming to the theatre.
1. Students should use the restrooms upon arrival. Students should know that if they leave the theatre while the performance is in progress, they may not be allowed back inside the theatre
2. Do not eat or chew gum during the performance. Food and drinks are not allowed in the theatre.
3. Do not place your feet on the chair in front of you, on the stage or balcony railing.
4. NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES OF ANY KIND ARE ALLOWED IN THE THEATRE. It is against copyright laws to take photographs of any kind inside the theatre. You are welcome to take photographs on the grounds and lobbies.
5. Turn OFF and put away all electronic devises prior to entering the theatre, such as cell phones, beepers/pagers, watch alarms, iPods, video game systems, laser pointers, etc. Text messaging and game playing during the performance will not be tolerated. (If possible, please prevent your students from bringing such items with them to the theatre)
6. In live theatre, the actors can SEE AND HEAR the audience. Please be respectful of the actors by not whispering or talking during the performance.
7. Please have chaperones spaced out among your students for maximum supervision.
8. An announcement will be made to indicate the beginning of a performance and the beginning of Act 2. Please listen and return to your seats accordingly. Return to the same seat following intermission(s).
9. During the talk back please do not ask a question that you would not ask your Mother, Grandmother or Pastor's wife.
10. Applause after a well performed song or dance during a scene, after each act and at curtain call is appreciated. During curtain call do not rush to the exits. It is very rude to actors.
If an audience member deliberately interferes with an actor or the performance by tripping them or by throwing anything on the stage to create an unsafe environment before or during a performance, the performance may be discontinued and no refunds made. Future attendance by the offending school may be monitored or prohibited.
CICI'S PIZZA
981 Ann Street
334-386-3086
EASTDALE MALL/CHICK-FIL-A
2862 Eastern Blvd
334-271-0104
Fax 334-277-3292
JASON'S DELI
1520 Eastern Blvd
334-409-9890
Left on Woodmere Blvd., through light on East Blvd, restaurant will be in front of you, on the left.
TACO BELL
5163 Carmichael Road
334-270-9616
Left on Woodmere Blvd., Right on East Blvd., left on Carmichael.
2010-2011 SchoolFest Sponsors:
Endowed by the Roberts and Mildred Blount Endowed SchoolFest Program for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
Title Sponsor Alfa Insurance Companies
Presenting Sponsor Appalachian Regional Commission
Sponsors Alabama Power Foundation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, Hill Crest Foundation, The William Randolph Hearst Foundations.
Co-Sponsor Alagasco, an Energen Company, AT&T, Hugh Kaul Foundation
Partners AT&T, GKN Aerospace, Neptune Technology Group Inc., Publix Super Markets Charities, Robert R. Meyer Foundation
Didn't get into our SchoolFest Matinee Performance?
If your class can not attend a SchoolFest performance, or you have a group of friends you would like to bring to The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, you may inquire about availability and ticket prices for our public performances through Stan Thomas in our Group Sales department. 1-800-841-4273 option 2 or sthomas@asf.net
Looking for a little more culture while you're here?The Blount Cultural Park is also the home of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. The museum offers tours of their exhibits and ARTWORKS, its exciting participatory gallery. Please call the museum's education department at 334-240-4333, or visit their website at www.mmfa.org for more information. |