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We had a wonderful time on our trip to Montgomery to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival! Traveling with a fun-loving, congenial group of OLLI members really lifts one's spirit. Coordinator Claudia Conn packed a wealth of activities into two days, including our thrill ride---driving in the parking garage next to the AllSteak Restaurant in Cullman on a Sunday!
Eleanor Carter
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Fifteen members of OLLI participated in the Football and Fine Art trip. As an added feature, those who could arrive in Montgomery by noon had an opportunity, during a "Theatre in the Mind" lecture, to hear Michael Vigilant, author of the play "Bear Country", talk about the challenges of writing a script about a much-loved Alabama icon. We had an introductory tour of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art where the architecture is as splendid as the collections, especially the spectacular collection donated by the Blount family.
After dinner at a local Chinese restaurant (no pictures—we ate everything!), we sat down in our seats at the Alabama Shakespeare Theater  to explore the man behind the legend of Paul "Bear" Bryant. Even those of us who know little about football enjoyed the performance. Sunday morning, we were treated to a wonderful tour backstage at the ASF theater, learned its history, explored the scenery and wardrobe shops, and even got to stand on the Festival Stage to see the theater from the actors' point of view. Wrapping up our weekend adventure, we had Sunday dinner at Cullman's AllSteak Restaurant. Even the weather cooperated!
Coordinator Claudia Conn
 The Alabama Shakespeare Festival's production of "Bear Country," a play about the life of Paul "Bear" Bryant, by playwright Michael Vigilant, has proven to be an Alabama Shakespeare Hit.  The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, a fully professional regional theatre located in the Wynton Blount Cultural Park in Montgomery Alabama, produces between 10 and 14 shows per year that range from the works of William Shakespeare to new plays, to classics of American and World Theatre. Michael Vigilant's "Bear Country" with Rodney Clark opened Jan. 11 and runs through Sunday, February 22.
"Bear Country" Reviews:
• Playbill
• Roll'Bama Roll
• BamaMag.com
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