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The 2010 Chicago Shaw Symposium is a two-day event, Friday
and Saturday, Oct. 22 & 23, at two different venues, in which you will
find a variety of activities: talks by professionals, a keynote address
followed by a reception and a book signing, a panel discussion, Q & A
sessions with the speakers, and dramatizations by the ShawChicago Theater Co.
of two Shaw plays. A detailed program
will be available online in the week before the Symposium, but for now a General Schedule can be viewed by
clicking HERE.
Descriptions of the events also follow here, under the yellow highlighted
dates. PLEASE NOTE: As all events in the Chicago
Cultural Center must be free and open to the public, registration for this
symposium will not carry a fee, but we do need to know if you’re planning
to attend, so please fill out the registration form below and send it via
email to dietrich@usf.edu. There will
also be an opportunity to register on the day of the Symposium at the Chicago
Cultural Center, but, to facilitate planning, it’s important that as many as
possible notify us in advance. Friday, October 22, 2010: v
Exact times and places are yet to be decided (so
check back here before arriving), but it appears the symposium will convene
at 9:00 AM on Friday, October 22, at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 East Washington Street
on the corner of Michigan Ave. ), in the Millennium
Park Room on the 5th Floor. After a brief welcoming by the Conference Coordinator,
Associate Dean Michael O’Hara, of Ball State U., a Symposium Introduction will
be delivered by Richard Dietrich, Professor Emeritus at the University of
South Florida and Founding President of the International Shaw Society, followed
by a series of short papers/talks/panel discussions on a miscellany of topics
but always to do with Bernard Shaw (See General Topic below), with time after each session
for a Question and Answer period in which members of the audience are invited
to participate. v
Lunch (probably from 1:00 to 2:00) is on your own
(there are plenty of nearby restaurants in all directions, and there’s a
snack bar in the v
The afternoon session will begin at 2:00 in the Claudia Cassidy Theatre on the 2nd
floor with a keynote address from Jay Tunney, who will draw from his new
book The Prizefighter and the
Playwright: Gene Tunney and George Bernard Shaw for a talk that will
focus on this seemingly unlikely relationship between the Nobel-Prize-winning
writer (in 1925) and the Heavyweight Champion of the World in 1926 – 1928
(when a postage stamp was 9¢--see right).
The fact that Chicago’s Soldier Field was the scene of the famous
“Long Count,” when Tunney defeated Dempsey after being knocked down, will be
highlighted with a film replay. v
From 4:00 to 5:00 there will be a panel discussion
entitled “Boxing, A Metaphor for Life,” featuring various celebrities in the
sports and literary worlds (TBA), at the conclusion to which there will be a
short wine and cheese reception in the foyer to the Claudia Cassidy Theatre,
at which Jay Tunney will be available
for book signings. v
Dinner from 6:00 to 7:30 is on your own. v
In the evening at 7:30 PM there will be a concert
reading of an adaptation of Shaw’s novel, Cashel
Byron’s Profession, a tale about an English boxer whose likeness to
himself is partly what inspired Gene Tunney to become Shaw’s friend. This concert reading will be provided by
the highly acclaimed professional theater company, ShawChicago. This
performance is free to everyone. Saturday, October 23: v From 9:00
AM to 11:30 AM, there will be an additional 5 speakers on, again, various
topics related to Shaw, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts (1016 N.
Dearborn St. between W. Walton & W. Oak). Lunch on your own from 11:30 to 1:30 (there
are many restaurants just a block or so east of the Ruth Page Center. Recommended is Bistrot Zinc, at 1131 N.
State St.). v There will be a performance of Candida at 2:00 PM at the Ruth Page
Center for the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn St.), after which there will be an
opportunity for a post-play discussion with the cast and director Robert Scogin, followed by a book signing session
with Jay Tunney, which will conclude the symposium. [You can order tickets for Candida for as many seats as you like
through the box office of the theater.
Call 312.587.7390 to reserve:
Tickets: $22, $20 (Seniors), $10 (Students with ID)]. Or you can order them online at www.shawchicago.org, either printing
them out or holding them at the box office.] |
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SYMPOSIUM COSTS AND REGISTRATION: v
The Symposium, thanks to the generosity of the
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, will be free to those who attend only
the Friday events at the Chicago Cultural Center. Use of this building is predicated on the
assumption that its cultural events will be free and open to the public. So all you would have to do is sign in,
either before or on the day you attend, just so we have a record of who is
interested (see the registration form below).
Of course you’re on your own for meals, but the cost of registering
for the symposium is zero, nothing.
Refreshing, is it not? v Remember that while the performance of Shaw’s Cashel Byron’s Profession at the
Claudia Cassidy Theatre on Friday night at 7:30 is free, you must order
tickets from the ShawChicago Box Office (312.587.7390) for the Saturday 2:00 matinee performance of Shaw’s Candida at the Ruth Page Center for
the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn St. between W. Walton & W. Oak). Or you can order them online at www.shawchicago.org, either printing
them out or holding them at the box office.] REGISTRATION FORM: (Copy and paste into an email and
send to dietrich@cas.usf.edu.) NAME(S): ADDRESS: EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE(S): |
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TRAVEL AND
ACCOMMODATIONS: Participants are responsible for arranging their
own travel and accommodation.
Hotels in Chicago can be expensive, especially within walking distance
of the Cultural Center, but you may get cheaper rates if you ask for
discounts (such as AARP, AAA, Senior, etc.) or book online with discount
websites such as Orbitz.com, Hotels.com, Expedia.com, Priceline.com, etc., or
search online under “hotel discounts Chicago.” Keep in mind that you may be able to splurge a bit on
the hotel because there is no registration fee for the Symposium. However, the sooner you commit to a hotel
reservation, the better, for the fall is a busy season there. For a list of possible hotels, click HERE. (or scroll
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MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL SHAW
SOCIETY: You need
not be a member of the International Shaw Society to attend or participate in
the Fall Shaw Symposium (typically, about half of the people attending ISS
events are not members, in fact), but, if you wish to be eligible for the
discounts that come with membership, such as a bargain rate on the hardbound
journal SHAW (published annually) and discounts on books, conferences, and
other symposiums, information about membership is available at http://www.shawsociety.org/
(or go directly to http://www.shawsociety.org/2010-Membership-Form-&-Benefits.htm). |
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CALL FOR PAPERS / SUBMIT PROPOSALS
/GENERAL TOPIC: Welcomed are proposals for papers and panel discussion topics
either focused as much as possible on: Ø “the fights” at the center of all Shaw’s works but
especially in Cashel Byron’s Profession
and Candida, the two Shaw works
scheduled for dramatization during the Symposium by the acclaimed ShawChicago
Theater Co., Ø or on the general subject of Shaw’s embodiment and
figurative use of fighting and struggle, such as in his “fighting” for many
causes or changes (against censorship, for women’s rights or human rights,
against militaristic jingoism, for political reform, for theater or dramatic
reform, etc.), Ø or his picking of “fights” with particular people (the
Shaw-Shakespeare fight perhaps being the most famous, although the dead
Shakespeare wasn’t really his opponent), Ø or the paradox of Shaw’s pugnacious pursuit of a more
peaceful world Ø etc. Shaw once said that “The final battle will be between the
cruel will and the humane will,” so what exactly did he mean by that and to
what extent did he and his works exemplify that? Send proposals to Michael O’Hara,
preferably as an attachment to an email (mohara@bsu.edu), or by mail to Associate
Dean Michael O’Hara, 2000 W. University Ave., College of Fine Arts, AC 200,
Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306.
Please copy the ISS President Leonard Conolly at lconolly@trentu.ca. Include a cover letter, a 300-500 word
abstract, and a c.v., all in one
document and in that order if you’re sending an attachment to an email. Those applying for ISS Travel Grants should
submit additional information (see online).
Deadline is July 1, 2010. |
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ISS TRAVEL GRANTS, Downloadable or
Printable Application The International Shaw Society is offering up to
three grants of a maximum of $500 each to young scholars (40 and under) to
attend this Fall Shaw Symposium in Chicago, from October 22 through October
23, 2010. Although there is no
registration fee for this Symposium, there are travel and accommodation
costs, and the ISS wishes to assist in covering these.
To apply, please follow the instructions below. |
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ELIGIBILITY Generally, any young scholar 40 or under may
apply, whether student or faculty or independent. Students should be registered at a
recognized degree-granting institution.
Preference will be given to applicants who are also submitting a
proposal for a paper to be given at the 2010 Fall Shaw Symposium. |
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APPLICATION Applicants
for the grant should send, if by attachment to an email, all in one
document and in this order, a covering letter, a grant application form,
an abstract, and a current c.v. (see below) to the selection committee by
attachment to an email to Michael O’Hara (mohara@bsu.edu) or by mail to Associate Dean Michael O’Hara, 2000
W. University Ave., College of Fine Arts, AC 200, Ball State University,
Muncie, IN 47306. Please copy the ISS
President Leonard Conolly at lconolly@trentu.ca. Proposals for papers should go to the
same addresses. |
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DEADLINES: · Deadline
for submitting a 300-500 word abstract for a paper is July 1, 2010.
· Deadline for travel grant
applications is also July
1, 2010. · Candidates will be notified no later
than August 1, 2010 regarding the acceptance of their paper proposal and
grant application. |
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ISS MEMBERSHIP: You need not be a member of the ISS to apply for
this travel grant. In fact,
non-members who receive a grant will be given a free membership to the ISS
for 2011. |
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APPLICATION FORM FOR
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The cheapest arrangement
might be to stay at a youth hostel, and for that please check http://www.hiusa.org/hostels/usa_hostels/illinois/chicago/60034. Otherwise, below is a list of mid-town
hotels in the vicinity of the Chicago Cultural Center: Downtown Chicago
Hotels Close to the Cultural Center but relatively expensive:
The Palmer House
Hilton Hotel (Recommended) 17 East Monroe Street,
Chicago, IL - (312) 726-7500 - 0.3 mi S The Silversmith Chicago Hotel & Suites 10 South Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL - (312) 372-7696 - 0.2
mi SW Hard Rock Hotel Chicago 230 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL - (312) 345-1000
- 0.2 mi N Hotel Monaco-Chicago 225 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL - (312) 960-8500 -
0.2 mi N Wit Hotel 201 North State Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 467-0200 -
0.2 mi NW University Club of Chicago 76 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 726-2840 -
0.2 mi S Comfort Suites 320 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL - (312) 376-1887
- 0.2 mi N Hotel 71 71 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 346-7100 -
0.3 mi N Renaissance Chicago Hotel 1 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 372-7200 - 0.3
mi NW River Hotel 75A East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (888) 977-4837 -
0.3 mi N Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 565-1234 -
0.3 mi NE The Fairmont Chicago 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 565-8000
- 0.3 mi NE Club Quarters 75 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 357-6400 -
0.3 mi N Hampton Inn - Majestic Chicago Theatre District, IL 22 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 332-5052 -
0.3 mi SW Swissotel Hotel 323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 565-0565 - 0.4
mi NE Trump International Hotel & Tower: A Chicago Luxury
Hotel 401 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL - (312) 588-8000 -
0.4 mi N Hotel Sax Chicago 333 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 245-0333
- 0.4 mi NW The Westin Chicago River North 320 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 744-1900
- 0.4 mi NW Less Expensive (and less
close and less elegant) Hotels Allerton Hotel 701 North
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL (866) 553-5040 Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago-Downtown 33 West Illinois Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 832-0330 -
0.5 mi NW Embassy Suites-Chicago 302 East Illinois Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 661-0340
- 0.5 mi NE Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown / Lakefront 511 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 836-5900
- 0.6 mi NE Comfort Inn & Suites Downtown 15 East Ohio Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 894-0900 - 0.6
mi N Travelodge Chicago 65 East Harrison Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 427-8000 -
0.7 mi S Howard Johnson Inn Downtown Chicago 720 North La Salle Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 664-8100
- 1.2 mi NW GENERAL SCHEDULE FOR THE 2010 CHICAGO SHAW
SYMPOSIUM The 2010 Chicago
Shaw Symposium “About
the Fights”
October
22 at the Chicago Cultural Center (Corner
of Michigan Ave. & East Washington Street. 9 AM Start) October
23 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn Street between W. Walton & W.
Oak. 9:00 AM Start)
Including
ShawChicago performances of two Shaw works: Cashel Byron’s Profession on Oct. 22 at 7:30 PM (free) and Candida on Oct. 23 at 2:00 PM (tickets
needed) {see
inside for details} Sponsored by The ShawChicago Theater Co. and the International Shaw
Society, in association with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs THE FRIDAY MORNING PROGRAM, OCTOBER 22 At the Chicago Cultural Center Millennium
Park Room on the 5th Floor
LUNCH BREAK
FROM 1:00 TO 2:00 (On Your Own) THE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON KEYNOTE ADDRESS, OCTOBER 22 At
the Chicago Cultural Center Claudia
Cassidy Theatre, 2nd Floor 2:00 – 4:00 KEYNOTE
SPEAKER: Jay
Tunney speaks
on the subject of his new book: The
Prizefighter and the Playwright: Gene Tunney and Bernard Shaw. (Introduced by Leonard Conolly, Trent University,
President of the International Shaw Society)
4:00 – 5:00 PANEL DISCUSSION: “Boxing as a Metaphor for Life”
Panelists:
5:00 – Reception & Book Signing by Jay Tunney in foyer of Claudia
Cassidy Theatre. Photo by Austin: Henley on Thames 6:00 – 7:15 Dinner (on your own) THE FRIDAY EVENING THEATER PROGRAM, OCTOBER 22 At the Chicago Cultural Center The Claudia Cassidy Theatre, 2nd
Floor Bernard
Shaw’s Cashel Byron’s Profession
THE
SATURDAY PROGRAM, OCTOBER 23 At
the Ruth Page Center for the Arts Theater (1016
N. Dearborn St. between W. Walton & W. Oak)
5:00 - SYMPOSIUM CONCLUDED To join
the International Shaw Society, click on the membership link at Many thanks to everyone on the Chicago Symposium Committee (Michael
O’Hara, Leonard Conolly, Tony Courier, and Robert Scogin joining me) and
especially to ShawChicago Managing Director Tony Courier for assistance in
building this website. |
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