THR 116 51 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE BW Room 218 Dr M Orlowski T R 4 00 to 5 56 PM 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 understanding of historical development and societal function Theatre architecture production costuming and acting styles and the artists who create it 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 October 1 2009 2 A review of a performance DUE November 5 2009 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 Optional Make masks for extra credit Schedule September 15 Theatre games Getting to know each other Read THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller September 17 THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN Discussion of the play Read Chapter 1 The Nature of Theatre AND Chapter 2 Performance Audience Critic September 22 Film THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN Read Chapter 3 The Playscript September 24 THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN Discussion of the production Read Chapter 4 Festival Theatre Greek Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences p 57 72 September 29 Project Success Day classes replaced with seminars and free lunch EXTRA CREDIT October 1 Lecture The Theatre of Dionysus Read Chapter 4 Festival Theatre Greek Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences p 72 93 PAPER DUE October 6 Lecture Shakespeare and Elizabethan England Film HAMLET Read Chapter 5 Creating a Professional Theatre Elizabethan England Italian Commedia dell Arte and SeventeenthCentury France P 94 107 October 8 Lecture Renaissance Theatre Film HAMLET Discussion Read Chapter 5 Creating a Professional Theatre Elizabethan England Italian Commedia dell Arte and Seventeenth Century France p 107 119 October 13 Theatre Game Commedia dell Arte Bring your masks Improvise Read Chapter 5 Creating a Professional Theatre Elizabethan England Italian Commedia dell Arte and Seventeenth Century France p 119 130 October 15 Lecture Romanticism Theatre Games From Page to Stage Read Chapter 6 From Romanticism to Realism p 133 144 October 20 Lecture Realism Read Chapter 6 From Romanticism to Realism p 144 159 October 22 Review Chapters 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 October 27 EXAM CHAPTERS 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 Read chapter 7 The Modernist Temperament 1885 1940 October 29 Review of the exam Theatre Games What s my Style Read Chapter 8 Reevaluation Decentralization and Subsidization November 3 FIELD TRIP November 5 Film The Streetcar Named Desire Read 9 Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity PAPER DUE November 10 The Streetcar Named Desire Discussion Read chapter 11 Theatrical Space and Production Design November 12 Theatre Game You are the Playwright Read chapter 12 Playwriting and Dramaturgy November 17 Theatre Game You are the Director Read 13 Directing and Producing November 19 An Acting Class Read Chapter 14 Acting November 24 Film SWEENEY TODD Read Chapter 15 Scene Design November 26 Film SWEENEY TODD Discussion Read chapter 16 Costume Design and Makeup December 1 Lecture The Acting Company Read chapter 17 Lighting and Sound Design December 3 Theatre in our Neighborhood A lecture and a discussion December 8 REVIEW CHAPTERS 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 and 17 December 10 FINAL EXAM CHAPTERS 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 and 17