ASSIGNMENT: This assignment is in TWO parts. Part One: You will write at 2-4 page play. In particular, there should be at least one page with a TITLE, CHARACTER(S), and description of SETTING, and at least 1 page with DIALOGUE and STAGE DIRECTIONS. You are, however, welcome to write a play longer than 4 pages, […]
In Kaynar’s article “Pragmatic Dramaturgy”, he discusses the “production dramaturg” as being the director’s “third eye” (P. 252). The Production Dramaturg can be responsible for helping the director to design the overall aesthetic of the “world of the play”, and sometimes, to weigh into where the play will be performed. Let’s get creative with this! […]
Watch the above documentary. Broadway is a tough business. I am not sure why it is called a business, because no one makes any money. Theater almost always takes a loss, and no one is in it for profit. The entire endeavor is quite absurd and the people who are in this business really, really […]
Here is your play review assignment. You are required to view either a live streaming or recorded performance of a play or musical and then write a review/response essay. Minimum 500 word length. You task is to analyze the production’s components and assess them in your essay. Here is a website to a sample play […]
Include 2 integrated quotes from our text—Theatre, The Lively Art by Wilson & Goldfarb Basic Info: Playwright’s name and the Theatre in which you saw the Play – The Polk State College Black Box Theater, for example. 2. Summarize the plot of the story…Be very brief…no more than two or three sentences. You will be […]
Short Answer questions- 1) How does Edward Albee’s Zoo Story qualify as a theater of the absurd? 2) Why is Henrik Ibsen considered the father of Realism? Please write 1 page for each question above. essay questions: respond in 6 paragraphs, typed in MLA format along with in-text citations for quotations. Compare and contrast some […]
Based upon your viewing or attending experience, write a well-organized, well-written paper, with a clear thesis and development of ideas, supported by examples, in which you address the following: What is interesting or remarkable about the performance or production in its creation of a physical world of the play in front of you and why? […]
What is interesting or remarkable about the performance or production in its creation of a physical world of the play in front of you and why? What are the choices made in the performance or production in terms of acting, design, directing, and/or other elements that you find interesting or remarkable and why? How do […]
Write a 700 to 800-word response that critically reflects on this week’s film and at least one reading from the week. Relate the film and reading and connect them to the broader themes of the course. Your response should demonstrate your understanding of both the film and the reading. Do not simply summarize the film. […]
In your response, you should address most of the following topics: Your overall reaction to the play. A general plot analysis (Aristotelian or departure-DO NOT RETELL THE STORY.) How does the play reflect the society out of which it came? How is the world of the play different from our own? How would you stage […]
