GROUP TRAVEL DATES:
Each Group consists of 24 Theatre Artists, 4 Directors, and 4 bilingual road/stage managers. Each Director has a cast of 6 Theatre Artists (made up of roughly 4 professionals and 2 students). Each CAST will be organized with a unifying color. You will receive a custom zub in your cast's color and you will be asked to bring additional clothing in this unifying color to help with organization when traveling with the large group.

.....Group 1:
.....June 1- June 24

.....Group 2:
.....June 11- July 4

.....Group 3:
.....June 27- July 20

.....Group 4:
.....July 7- July 30

NEW YORK CITY DATES: July 31 - Aug. 11
.....Tech Rehearsals: July 31 - August 4
.....Preview Performances: August 5
.....Performances: August 6, 7, and 8
.....Possible Encore Performance: August 10

DAILY SCHEDULE:
(please note that this schedule may differ slightly from cast to cast and group to group)
.....Day 1: TRAVEL. Fly to Quito- your director & bilingual road/stage manager will meet your group at the airport and will take you to the hostel
.....Day 2-5: ACCLIMATE. Experience Quito, adjust to the altitude, get to know each other and refresh or learn some spanish
.....Day 6: TRAVEL. Take a bus to Quilotoa, meet your Quilotoa Hosts, check out the crater lake
.....Day 7-9: LEARN. Work in Quilotoa, Start taking notes about your experiences and really getting to know your cast, take master class in mask dancing, theatre education, and playwriting
.....Day 10: TRAVEL. Leave Quilotoa, overnight in Quito, reflect on your experiences so far..
.....Day 11: TRAVEL. Go to your Second Week Destination.
.....Day 12-17: EXPLORE. Experience Second Week Destination. (see below for each destinations itinerary).....
.....Day 18: TRAVEL. Take a bus to Mindo.
.....Day 19-22: REHEARSE. Experience Mindo, zipline across the canopies, tube down a river, hike from waterfall to waterfall, and finalize your short piece of theatre.
.....Day 23: TRAVEL. Return to Quito for another overnight, visit the market to buy last minute souvenirs.
.....Day 24: TRAVEL. Fly back to the United States.

SECOND WEEK SCHEDULES:
Esmeraldas
Day 11-16: workshop 2 mornings with Students from the Unidad Educativa Bellas Artes school for the arts and 1 day with Teatro La Cantanga, spend two nights in a small beach town.

La Selva
Day 11-16: workshop 1 day with the El Pilche community school, work 1 morning helping with other things at the school (painting, organizing supplies, anything the WMN Foundation needs), spend afternoons and 1 full day going on jungle adventures, eat amazing gourmet foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Spend 2 days heavily rehearsing and contemplating the amazon.

Galapagos
Day 11-16: workshop 2 days with schools in Isla San Cristobal, plant trees with Haciena Tranquila, go horseback riding, 1 day on a boat tour, swimming with sea lions and sharks, finding a hidden beach, 1 day morning truck tour, afternoon in the Charles Darwin Education Center viewing Giant Tortoises.