| Date | Destination/Activity |
|---|---|
| Aug. 23 | Begin meeting weekly for preparatory course. |
| Sep. 7 | Attend La Chunga (Mario Vargas Llosa) produced by La Má Teodora at the Creation Art Center Miami in Spanish. Interview with director/actors. |
| Sep. 27 | Choose plays to present at Stetson and in Puerto Rico. |
| Sep. 28 | Attend rehearsal of Passage ( Loretta Greco) produced by the Area Stage Company at the Coconut Grove Playhouse Miami. Informal interview with playwright. |
| Sep. 29 | Attend performance of Jineteras y Apagones produced by at the Teatro Bellas Artes Miami in Spanish. |
| Oct. 22 | Rehearsals begin |
| Oct. 26 | Interview Miguel González-Pando Miami. |
| Oct. 27 | Attend performance of Lola at Teatro Avante Coral Gables in Spanish. Informal interview with director. |
| Nov. 16 | Tech Week begins |
| Nov. 21 | Final Dress Rehearsal (preview audiences) |
| Nov. 22 | Opening Night at Stover Theatre Stetson University |
| Nov. 25 | Show (Strike: pre-LOAD-OUT) |
| Nov. 26 | Rehearsal: LOADING OUT |
| Nov. 27-Dec. 5 | Study and pass exams. |
| Date | Destination/Activity |
|---|---|
| Dec. 7 | Depart for Puerto Rico: Stay in Hotel La Playa Isla Verde |
| Dec. 8 | Attend Bayamón Chamber Orchestra's Christmas concert in the Teatro Braulio Castillo |
| Dec. 9 | Relocate to University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras; LOAD-IN for workshop production (muestra); Rehearsal |
| Dec. 10 | Lunch with Idalia Perez Garay, Chair of the Drama Dept. and Carola Garcia, acting teacher; Workshop performance/ discussion (Muestra/conversatoria); attend the final dress rehearsal of the student-produced, environmental-theatre production of Arthur Miller's classic play The Crucible (Las brujas de Salem) |
| Dec. 11 | Visit Roberto Ramos-Perea, playwright and Director of El Ateneo Puertorriqueño; explore the historical district of Old San Juan |
| Dec. 12 | LOAD-IN to Braulio Castillo; Tech/Dress (PM) |
| Dec. 13 | Opening Night in Teatro Braulio Castillo; dinner after the show with two U of PR drama students at Piñones |
| Dec. 14 | Puppetry workshop with Rafael Ortiz and his son Rey Antonio of El mundo de los muñecos (Puppet World); Performance that night |
| Dec. 15 | Performance (Strike/LOAD-OUT); impromptu wrap party at the TD's house |
| Dec. 16 | Laundry day; arrive in Mayagüez that evening |
| Dec. 17 | Beach: Los Jobos in Aguadillla; meet students of the Drama Club at U of PR Mayagüez; Dinner party at Dr. Mankin's parents' home. |
| Dec. 18 | Observe U of PR acting class final performances; perform 15 Minute Hamlet with minimal set/props/costumes; visit Phosphorescent Bay at La Parguera. |
| Dec. 19 | Attend puppet show El glotón y el duende presented by El mundo de los muñecos at the Abraham Lincoln elementary school in Old San Juan; more San Juan. |
| Dec. 20 | Beach: Isla Verde; attend the avant-garde original play Aqui estamos ... otra vez at the Ateneo Puertorriqueño, presented by U of PR Drama students; attend an impromptu cast party/parranda in Rio Piedras. |
| Dec. 21 | Day trip to Piñones beach: roadside artisans and food vendors. |
| Dec. 22 | Explore some of the mountainous interior of Puerto Rico, including Camuy Caverns, the Caguana pre-Colombian Indian settlement, and a drive through Utuado; wrap-up dinner; give our own parranda (singing "Jingle Bells") to Rafael Ortiz and family. |
| Dec. 23 | Return to Florida |
| Date | Destination/Activity |
|---|---|
| Jan. 24 | Begin wrap-up course. |
| Feb. 19 | Collect snapshots and other material. |
| Mar. 14 | Submit first drafts of retrospective papers. |
| Apr. 1 | Submit first draft of field report. |
| Apr. 11 | Submit all written materials: paper, field report, journals. |
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