The Field Trip to the Palace of Fine Arts

Wednesday October 14 ,2009 the upper class at Hillwood Academic Day School went on a field trip to the Palace of Fine Arts to watch Chamber Theater's Production of these short stories: The Tell -Tale Heart, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Monkey's Paw, The Necklace, and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (see Rubina's post with a video showing Mrs. Schmitt celebrating this story).

First the whole class walked all the way to the Palace of Fine Arts. It took us 20 minutes to walk all the way there. When we arrived we have to wait in long line. When the wait was done we have to wait for the shows done. After all the wait was done we watch The Tell-Tale Heart then we watch The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Later we have to wait 10 min. for the actors to change clothing for the other act. When the break was done we watch The Monkey's paw then The Necklace last we watch The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.

When the plays was done we walked all the back to school it was tiring. Finally we ate pizza to celebrate Lance's 10 birthday.

By Brandon Wong

Theater Event: ‘Hamlet’ in Noe Valley

Student assignment: Rubina

Write a news story announcing this upcoming play. Write about how students can attend the show and what Hamlet is about. Remember to include the five W's of a good news story.

HAMLET at the Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey Street, San Francisco, on

November 21st ~ Show at 2:00 pm / Q&A with the cast at 3:00 pm
No ticket or reservation needed — just come and enjoy the show!

This ghostly tale of a prince whose royal family is disrupted by revenge and corruption is considered to be one of Shakespeare’s finest commentaries on morality and the human condition. Set in the medieval court of Denmark, the show features Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquy, ‘to be or not to be’ and other familiar language that will be readily recognized!

The set (hand-painted by award-winning scenic designer Serina Serjama whose work with Santa Barbara and San Jose Opera Companies has been widely acclaimed) and period costumes conjure up Elsinore, the medieval Danish castle in which Hamlet is set. The performance also features a professionally choreographed sword fight! This production is directed by Rebecca J. Ennals, who staged last year’s tour of Romeo & Juliet that played nearly 200 times all over the state.

Upper-Grader Field Trip

Assignment: Rachel & Brandon

Report on the upper graders' field trip last week. Remember to answer the five W's of a news story:

• Who
• What
• When
• Where (be sure to include a little information about the theater)
  
• Why

Also, consider the following:

• How did everyone get to the theater?
• What did you think of the performance?
• Would you recommend the performance to the readers of The Hillwood Herald?
• What were the highlights?
• What was surprising or unexpected from the trip?

Include photos from the Herbst Theater, which you can find here. Remember to credit the photo source in your article.