Trip to Theatre New York City, 2008 -
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St. John's Theatre
The Theatre students from the 2008 trip in the lobby of the Days Hotel Broadway on thier way to see Grease!.
Front Row (seated): Elizabeth Burans '08, Teresa Yao '08, Imani Baucom '09, Janie DeBord '09, Amanda Dullin-Jones '08, & Ida Yonas '09. Back Row (standing): Tiffany Yaw '09, Theatre President Bridget Conley '08, Vincent Kempski '09, Clark Forcey '08, Sean "Harry Sam" Daly '09, John White '09, Raphael Chavez '08, Mark Kramer '08, David Hart '08, Patrick Dunlavey '08, Hannah McKenna '08 & Johanna Ryan '08.
2008 Theatre Trip to New York City
Friday, March 7th to Sunday, March 9th, 2008
This is the page for information about the St. John's Theatre New York Trip, 2008.
Transportation
Transportation to NYC and back will be by Amtrak.
We will be leaving DC from Union Station on #84, the 8:35am train (Gate number to be announced). All students should meet at 7:30am in front of the Union Station Information Desk in the Main Concourse of the Station. This desk is directly in front of you as you enter the Station from the main entrance on Columbia Circle. We will procede to the Amtrak desk from there. Because we are a large group, we will be allowed to board the train before the rest of the passengers, but MUST DO SO BY 7:45 AM.
Do not be late!!
PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE AN ID WITH YOU!
The #84 will put us into NYC's Penn Station at 11:50am. Since we will have our luggage, we will take cabs to the hotel from Penn Station.
The group will be leaving NYC on Sunday afternoon on the #163, the 5:05pm train from Penn Station. This should place us in DC's Union Station at 8:35pm. Parents can meet thier son or daughter at the Union Station Information Desk in the Main Concourse at this time.
All transportation while in NYC will be by subway or cabs. Our rule is: subway by day, cabs by night. Students will pay the subway as needed. Cab receipts will be collected and reinbursment made once we arrive at our destination. Whenever we get into cabs, we will ALWAYS keep to the same groupings. Those groups are as follows:
GROUP ONE: Ferran, Dullin-Jones, Dunlevy, McKenna
GROUP TWO: Conley, Yonas, Forcey, Baucom
GROUP THREE: White, Kempski, Hart, Burans
GROUP FOUR: Kramer, Ryan, Yao, Yaw
GROUP FIVE: Emerson, Daly, DeBord, Chavez
Costs:
Amtrak round trip tickets (reserved seating): $208.00
Subway & Cabs: $21.72 (estimate)
Total: $229.72
Lodging
While in New York, we will be staying at:
Days Hotel Broadway
215 West 94th Street
New York City, New York 10025
212/866-6400
212/866-1357 (fax)
Located in New York's fashionable Upper West Side in the heart of universities, hospitals, trendy stores, and restaurants, the hotel is close to Lincoln Center and some of the nation's best museums.
Costs:
Two nights lodging in shared rooms : $161.40
Total: $161.40
Performance
Tickets have been purchased for the Saturday, March 8th performance of Grease at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre (255 West 47th Street).
In order to save on costs and to have a "true New York" experience, the students have asked that, if we want to check out a show on Friday night, that we do through TKYS, the discount, same-day, ticket outlet in Times Square. We will proceed there after checking into our hotel on Friday afternoon.
Costs:
Seats to Grease (including Ticketmaster service charge): $133.88
Total: $133.88
Food
At this time, reservations have been made at the Pig N' Whistle, an Irish Resturant and a NYC institution a block off Times Square for 5:00 pm (this giving us time to get to the performance on time).
the Pin N' Whistle
165 West 47th Street
New York City (between Seventh & Avenue of the Americas)
212 302-0112
All other dining can be as expensive or as cheap as the student wants. Mostly, we will be eating on the fly, so no other sizable dining expenses are expected
Costs:
Estimated dinner at the Pig N' Whistle (including tax & tip): $50.00
Other food costs for two brekfasts, three lunches and and two dinners: $60.00 (estimate)
Total: $110.00 (estimate)
Expenses (Overview) & Payment
Costs Owed to SJC
The following costs are owed to St. John's. An initial check of $300.00, made out to St. John's Theatre, should have been paid by now. The balance of $225.00 is due on March 19th. Please DO NOT give Mr. E. checks while on the trip.
Amtrak round trip tickets (reserved seating) & prepayment on cabs: $208.00
Two nights lodging in shared rooms : $161.40
Grease: $133.88
Cabs: 21.72
Total: $ 525.00
Other Costs To Consider:
The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island: $15.00
Food: $110.00
Total: $135.00
Also, admission to other sights or performances and shopping, as the student desires, is extra.
Itinerary
Friday, March 7th
7:30 - arrive at Union Station
8:00 - board train
8:35 - train departs for NYC
12:00 - arrival in NYC and proceed on to the hotel
afternoon - Times Square and TKYS
evening - TBA
Saturday, March 8th
Morning - Breakfast at the City Diner (two blocks from hotel) - MAYBE!
- Castle Clinton, Liberty & Ellis Islands
Lunch will be somewhere near Castle Clinton
3:30 - return to hotel
5:00 - Dinner at the Pig N' Whistle
8:00 - Grease
Sunday, March 9th
8:00 - check out of the Hotel
9:00 - Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral
10:00 - 2:00 - Breakfaast and Midtown attraction: The Metropolitan Museum of Art & Central Park?
3:00 - back at the Hotel to pick up our bags
4:00 - arrive at Penn Station
5:05 - train departs Penn Station
8:35 - arrival in DC
Rules:
- while on the New York City Trip, there are three sets of rules that MUST be followed at ALL times: the St. John's school rules (as outlined in the St. John's College High School Student Handbook), Theatre's rules (as outlined in the St. John's Theatre Handbook), and Mr. Emerson's rules (that come with your extensive knowledge from working with Mr. E over the past three or four years).
Hints:
- $$$ - bring enough that you can enjoy the trip but NOT so much that you'll
- $$$ - New York City is an expense sity so plan accordingly: a second Broadway show could cost as much as $80.00