Call for Papers Submit Proposals Apply for Scholarships/Grants Deadline May 1, 2012		Symposium Program Symposium Costs & Registration Booking Extra Plays		Travel & Accommodations Membership in the International Shaw Society & ISS Discounts
I love a debate.	You Are Invited To The Ninth Annual Summer Shaw Symposium at The Shaw Festival Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 27-28-29 July 2012 www.shawfest.com Sponsored by the Academy of the Shaw Festival and the International Shaw Society				Especially with myself. Ergo: drama!
Scholars and devotees of Shaw will gather to hear academic papers and talks from actors/directors/designers, participate in discussions, and see Shaw’s Misalliance and The Millionairess.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario			The Shaw Festival Theatre
The Royal George Theatre			The Court House Theatre & Cenotaph
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM: The symposium will convene from 5:00 to 6:00 on Friday afternoon, July 27, at the Shaw Festival Theater for a short welcome and social gathering (wine & cheese), allowing time for participants to have dinner on their own and then attend Shaw’s The Millionairess at the Court House Theatre at 8:00 pm. Saturday, July 28, will be occupied with speakers and discussions in the morning, followed by seeing Shaw’s Misalliance at 2:00 pm in the Royal George Theatre. On Sunday, July 29, there will be morning and afternoon sessions of speakers and discussions, with a picnic lunch on the Festival patio around noon, concluding around 4:00 with a brief meeting of the International Shaw Society. There will be at least one session on staging Shaw with actors/directors/designers from the Shaw Festival on either Saturday or Sunday or perhaps on both days. An extra play or two could be booked on Saturday and Sunday evenings (see below for instructions on when and how to do that). To see the Playbill for the entire 2012 season, go to www.shawfest.com/?docid=Playbill. For the Symposium schedule, visit http://www.shawfest.com/shaw-enriched/three-days . TOP
SYMPOSIUM COSTS AND REGISTRATION: TO REGISTER for the Shaw Symposium, either as a presenter or not, please contact the Shaw Festival Box Office at 1-800-511-7429 and ask for “Group Sales.”  Shaw Festival Members can register from November 5 on (see below for qualifications of that), but Festival non-members must wait until January 14 for in person and phone orders. Registration is $260 Canadian per participant ($240 Canadian for ISS members). This registration price includes the wine & cheese reception on Friday, sessions both Saturday and Sunday, a picnic lunch on Sunday, and a Gold Tier seat for The Millionairess on Friday night and for Misalliance on Saturday afternoon. The ISS discount of $20 is available to anyone who is a member of the society (see below). Seating charts are available at http://www.shawfest.com/Home/Buy-Tickets/Seating-Charts. If you run into any difficulties registering or have questions, call Suzanne Merriam at 1-800-657-1106, ext. 2265, or email her at smerriam@shawfest.com. TOP
BOOKING EXTRA PLAYS: The only plays included in the registration price are the two Shaw plays, on Friday night and Saturday afternoon, one ticket for each per registration. Additional tickets for Shaw performances (and other plays) can be purchased by phoning the Box Office at 1-800-511-7429 and asking for “Group Sales” or by ordering online at http://www.shawfest.com. You can order extra tickets for the Shaw plays or tickets for other plays when you are registering for the Shaw Symposium, providing that you wait until January 14, 2012, to register and order if you’re not a member of the Shaw Festival. Members of the Festival may order extra tickets according to the following membership level: Nov. 5: Governors Council and Premier Members Nov. 7: Sustaining, Contributing, and Business Members Nov. 10: Supporting Members Nov. 12: Annual Members TOP
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS: Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation.  See the Shaw Festival website for links under “Plan Your Visit” that will assist: www.shawfest.com. There are lots of B&Bs and hotels to choose from. Passports are needed on visits to Canada. TOP
MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL SHAW SOCIETY: You need not be a member of the International Shaw Society to attend or participate in the Shaw Symposium (typically, about half are not members, in fact), but, if you wish to be eligible for the discount mentioned above, as well as other ISS discounts, information about membership is available at www.shawsociety.org (or go directly to http://www.shawsociety.org/2012-Membership-Form-&-Benefits.htm). A meeting of the ISS will be held at the Symposium, and non-members are welcome to attend as prospective members. TOP
SUBMIT PROPOSALS: Proposals for papers and panel discussion topics (focused as much as possible on Misalliance and The Millionairess, or on comparisons between them and other plays or between Shaw and other playwrights in the Festival repertory) should be sent  to Dr. Brad Kent, preferably as an attachment to an email (to Brad.Kent@lit.ulaval.ca), or by mail to Professor Brad Kent, Département des littératures, Pavillon Charles De Koninck, bureau 3307, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, CANADA . Include a 300-500 word abstract. Those applying for scholarships/grants should submit additional information (see below). Deadline is May 1, 2012. TOP For updating of the Symposium program and other details, visit the ISS website at www.shawsociety.org and look for the Symposium link.
RONALD BRYDEN SCHOLARSHIPS & ISS TRAVEL GRANTS, OFFERED IN TANDEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL SUMMER SHAW SYMPOSIUM AT THE SHAW FESTIVAL Downloadable or Printable Application TOP
The Shaw Festival and the International Shaw Society are offering two scholarships/grants to young scholars to attend the Ninth Annual Shaw Symposium at Niagara-on the-Lake, Ontario, from July 27 through July 29, 2012. These scholarships/grants, to begin with, will pay the registration fee of $240 (which includes a ticket to each of the two Shaw plays). In addition, the Shaw Festival's Ronald Bryden Scholarships that accompany the ISS Travel Grants will provide free accommodation during the three days of the Symposium. The Bryden Scholarships commemorate the late Ronald Bryden (1927-2004), long-time Literary Adviser to The Shaw and a founding member of the ISS. The ISS Travel Grants may also help with transportation expenses (see application form below).
ELIGIBILITY Generally, any “emerging scholar” may apply, whether student or faculty or independent, but new applicants will be given some preference over those who have had a scholarship/grant before. 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 2012 Summer Shaw Symposium.
APPLICATION Applicants for the scholarship/grant should send, all in one document and in this order, a covering letter, an application form, an abstract for a proposed paper, and a current c.v. (see below) to the selection committee by attachment to an email to Professor Brad Kent at Brad.Kent@lit.ulaval.ca or by mail to Professor Kent at Département des literatures, Pavillon Charles De Koninck, bureau 3307, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, CANADA . Proposals for papers should go to the same addresses.
DEADLINES: · Deadline for submitting a 300-500 word abstract for a paper is May 1, 2012. ·    Deadline for grant/scholarship applications is also May 1, 2012. ·    Candidates will be notified no later than May 15, 2012 regarding the acceptance of their paper proposal and grant/scholarship application.
ISS MEMBERSHIP: You need not be a member of the ISS to apply for this grant/scholarship. Non-members who receive a scholarship/grant will be given a free membership to the ISS for 2013.
APPLICATION FORM FOR ISS TRAVEL GRANTS & BRYDEN SCHOLARSHIPS CLICK HERE FOR A FORM PRINTABLE ON ONE PAGE OR THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED. TOP

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