2017 Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference
“Shakespeare: Now and Then”
October 19-21
Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio
Presenting Students: Students who are presenting must Register at the full Conference rate, which includes the conference dinner and provides important networking opportunities.
Students Not Presenting: Students who are not presenting but wish to attend sessions can register for $5 each in order to attend sessions at the conference (conference dinner and other amenities not included). Faculty who wish to bring students and individual students themselves should contact Susan Oldrieve (soldriev@bw.edu) for more information.
Theatre Tickets: Faculty-led groups and individual students may also take advantage of the theatre trips offered by the conference and should email Susan Oldrieve (soldriev@bw.edu) in advance (or seek out available tickets at the theatres themselves).
Parking and Transportation: The conference will take place at Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, Ohio, in the basement of the Strosacker Union, right next to the Durst Welcome Center at 115 Tressel Street. Parking is free and available, and Parking Services has agreed not to ticket for the days of the conference. So you can park anywhere in the lot. There is also a lot off Tressel behind the Recreation Center just north of the Union, and Street parking on Beech and Seminary streets. If you can’t find parking, call or text Susan at 440-289-4731. If you do by some chance get a University parking ticket, bring it to the registration desk and we’ll it nullified. If you get a city ticket, unfortunately, we can’t help you.
The Crowne Plaza is providing shuttle service for all conference attendees, leaving from the Crowne Plaza and the Red Roof Inn. If you are staying at Motel 6 or the Courtyard Marriott, you can walk to the Crowne Plaza to get the shuttle. If you are staying at the Comfort Inn, you can walk to the Red Roof Inn. Most of these hotels also provide airport shuttle service. If yours does not, then call the Crowne Plaza and be sure to tell them you are with the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference. Phone number is 1-440-243-4040.
For transportation to the Union, you need to call or speak to the Crowne Plaza front desk to reserve a seat for any of the times below. The shuttle is available to you at any time, and will go within a 7 mile radius of the hotel, but they asked that we coordinate the times to and from the Union. If you need to go to or from the hotels in the middle of the day, though, just let the Crowne Plaza front desk know and they will provide transportation.
Conference Shuttle times
- Thursday am Crowne Plaza/Red Roof Inn to Durst Welcome Center. Lv. Crowne Plaza 11:15; lv Red Roof Inn 11:20
- Thursday pm Durst Welcome Center to Crowne Plaza/Red Roof Inn. Lv Durst Welcome Center 5:45 pm
- Friday am Crowne Plaza/Red Roof Inn to Durst Welcome Center. Lv. Crowne Plaza 8:15; Lv Red Roof Inn 8:20
- Friday pm Durst Welcome Center to Crowne Plaza/Red Roof Inn. Lv. Durst Welcome Center 4:45
- Saturday am Crowne Plaza/Red Roof Inn to Durst Welcome Center. Lv Crowne Plaza 8:15, Lv Red Roof Inn 8:20
- Saturday pm Durst Welcome Center to Crowne Plaza/Red Roof Inn. Lv. Durst Welcome Center 4:45