THR 116 04 BW 217 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE Dr M Orlowski M 6 00 PM 8 57PM REQUIRED TEXT Brockett Oscar G and Robert J Ball The Essential Theatre Thomson Wadsworth ninth edition COURSE DESCRIPTION from Catalog and complete with prerequisites A survey of Western theatre and drama Appreciation of theatre through the understanding of historical development and societal function Theatre architecture production costuming acting styles as well as important dramatists and reading of representative plays COURSE OBJECTIVES 1 To built positive responses to theatre 2 To gain insight into the work of actors directors and designers 3 To understand the difference between reading a play and seeing a performance 4 To learn how to evaluate a performance 5 To learn how theatre from other times shaped the theatre of today The Board of Trustees has determined that all JCC graduates should develop or enhance certain essential skills while enrolled in the college Several of these Associate Degree Outcomes are addressed in this class including Demonstrating an understanding of the basic elements structures and processes of various artistic and creative endeavors and the value of the arts in human experience Demonstrating critical thinking through questioning interpreting analyzing evaluating inferring from and synthesizing information to solve problems in a variety of settings ASSIGNMENTS Readings 1 From the textbook as indicated in the schedule 2 THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller 3 HAMLET by William Shakespeare COME TO CLASS PREPARED FOR A QUIZ BASED ON THE ASSIGNED READINGS Written Assignments Two pages typed double spaced 1 A paper based on the play THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN DUE February 4th 2 A review of a performance due March 24th INSTRUCTOR S ATTENDANCE POLICY Regular attendance and participation is expected Failure to attend every day will seriously affect your grade Grading The grade for the class will be determined as follows 25 of the grade will be based on class participation 50 papers tests and projects 25 final exam Schedule January 7 Theatre games Getting to know each other Read THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller AND Chapter 3 The Playscript January 21 THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN Discussion of the play Theatre Games Use Your Mask Use Your Space READ Chapter 11 Theatrical Space and Production Design January 28 Film THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN Discussion of the production Theatre Games You are the Playwright You are the Director Read Chapter 12 Playwriting and Dramaturgy AND Chapter 13 Directing and Producing February 4 Theatre Games You are the actor you are the director Read Chapter 14 Acting Chapter 1 The Nature of Theatre AND Chapter 2 Performance Audience Critic PAPER DUE February 11 THEATRE GAMES Thespians and Masks Lecture The Theatre of Dionysus Read Chapter 4 Festival theatre Greek Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences February 18 Review Chapters 1 2 3 4 11 12 13 and 14 February 29 EXAM CHAPTERS 1 2 3 4 11 12 13 and 14 Read chapter 5 Creating a Professional theatre Elizabethan England Italian Commedia dell Arte and Seventeenth Century France March 10 Lecture Neoclassical theatre and Italianate Staging Theatre Games Commedia dell Arte bring your masks improvise Lecture Elizabethan Theatre Read HAMLET by William Shakespeare March 17 Film Hamlet Discussion Read Chapter 6 From Romanticism to Realism March 24 Theatre Games From Page to Stage Lecture Romanticism Read chapter 7 The Modernist Temperament 1885 1940 PAPER DUE March 31 Discussion Theatre in Our Neighborhood Read Chapter 8 Reevaluation Decentralization and Subsidization April 7 Film A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Discussion of the production Read Chapter 9 Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity April 14 Theatre Games You are the Producer Film THE AMERICAN MUSICAL Read chapter 15 Scene Design AND chapter 16 Costume Design and Makeup April 21 Lecture The Acting Company Read chapter 17 Lighting and Sound Design April 28 REVIEW CHAPTERS 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 and 17 May 5 FINAL EXAM CHAPTERS 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 and 17