tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85575678063424717112024-02-20T18:48:35.654-08:00Introduction to TheatreMr. Glen Dawursk, Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10384557322020051436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557567806342471711.post-51579505691982310562013-03-15T12:31:00.005-07:002013-03-15T12:31:53.953-07:00Play Critique #1
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 120%;">Write a critique of at least a two act play. The play
can not be one read for any other class at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Central</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">High School</st1:placetype></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">What
was the title of the play? (All play titles should be in italics or
underlined.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Who
was the playwright of the play? (Full Name) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">When
was the play written or videotaped (Check the copyright date and publishing
history page at the front of the play or on the video) OR when was it performed
if in person? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">By
whom (which publishing company) was this version of the play published or who
produced the play (name the producer) if you watched it on video or in person? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">How
many pages are in this written version of the play OR how long did the play run
if you watched it on video or in person?<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Tell
how many acts there are and what type of play it is: musical, farce, fantasy,
tragedy, comedy, drama. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Who
was the protagonist (the central character who the play was most about BUT not
always the “good” guy)? What were his/her most admirable traits? What obstacles
was he/she faced with? How did he/she overcome them? If a “viewed” production,
tell whether the actors portrayed the protagonist character convincingly
(believably).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consider the voice,
diction, gestures, movements, reactions, mood, and spontaneity of the actor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Who
was the antagonist (the person who caused the central conflict in the play)?
How did this character cause conflict for the protagonist? If a “viewed”
production, tell whether the actors portrayed the protagonist character
convincingly (believably).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consider the
voice, diction, gestures, movements, reactions, mood, and spontaneity of the
actor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Paragraph #3:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Write
a one paragraph summary of the play’s plot. Your summary should include a
little bit about all the parts of the play, including the ending. Do not just
write about the first act and then write, “...and if you want to know how it
ends, you’ll have to see it yourself!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be
complete.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 3pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Write
a one-paragraph review of the play. Explain the best and worst qualities of the
play and the production if it was viewed. Why did you like it or dislike it?
What sort of a person would enjoy this play? You may even create a “rating”
scale and give it a rating if you want. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>FINALLY</strong>: For full
credit, you must write a 2-3 sentence response to another student's critque.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>This is due
by Thursday, March 21, 2013.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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Mr. Glen Dawursk, Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10384557322020051436noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8557567806342471711.post-33572063817429121262013-02-22T12:35:00.003-08:002013-02-22T12:49:17.908-08:00Assignment #1: Student & Structure of Drama<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">FIRST:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Read pages 1 through 45 in the classroom textbook “The
Stage and the School” by Ommanney and Schanker. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Chapter One (2-28)</u> deals with “The
Student of Drama” and includes an overview of the theater student’s
relationship to the course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Chapter
Two (29-45)</u> deals with “The Structure of Drama” and includes the way in
which the production is laid out in a script format.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Take notes on your reading
as you may use them for your blog comment and for the unit test.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">NEXT:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Based upon your reading make a <u>one paragraph</u> comment for <u>each</u>
chapter question below (two paragraphs minimum total):<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">Based upon Chapter One</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial;">: If a student really wants to take this course
seriously, what are the necessary requirements for a theatre student to be
successful and learn?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be specific
and use references from the chapter, not from personal knowledge or experience.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">Based upon Chapter Two</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial;">: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Compare
and contrast a “play” and a “novel?” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be specific to the structures of each as
explained in this chapter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally,
what do you prefer in a play: an emphasis on plot, character, or
situation?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be specific and give examples when possible.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;">FINALLY:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I</span>n order to receive full credit
for the blog assignment, respond with at least two sentences to another student’s
blog comment.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This assignment is due by no
later than 9 AM on Wednesday, February 27, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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