THR 116 01 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE BW Room 101 Dr M Orlowski M W 1 00 to 2 26 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 September 14 2009 2 A review of a performance DUE November 11 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 August 24 Theatre games Getting to know each other Read THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller August 26 THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN Discussion of the play Read Chapter 1 The Nature of Theatre August 31 Film THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN Read Chapter 2 Performance Audience Critic September 2 Film THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN cont Read Chapter 3 The Playscript September 9 THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN Discussion of the production Read Chapter 4 Festival Theatre Greek Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences p 57 72 September 14 Lecture The Theatre of Dionysus Read Chapter 4 Festival Theatre Greek Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences p 72 79 PAPER DUE September 16 Lecture The Roman Theatre Read Chapter 4 Festival Theatre Greek Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences p 79 93 September 21 Lecture The Medieval Theatre Theatre Games Use your Mask use your Imagination Read Chapter 5 Creating a Professional Theatre Elizabethan England Italian Commedia dell Arte and SeventeenthCentury France P 94 107 September 23 Lecture Shakespeare and Elizabethan England Film HAMLET Read HAMLET AND Chapter 5 Creating a Professional Theatre Elizabethan England Italian Commedia dell Arte and SeventeenthCentury France P 107 111 September 28 NO CLASS September 30 Lecture Renaissance Theatre Film HAMLET cont Read Chapter 5 Creating a Professional Theatre Elizabethan England Italian Commedia dell Arte and Seventeenth Century France p 111 119 October 5 Hamlet Discussion 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 7 Lecture Romanticism Read Chapter 6 From Romanticism to Realism p 133 144 October 12 Lecture Realism Theatre Games From Page to Stage Read Chapter 6 p 144 159 October 19 Review Chapters 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 October 21 EXAM CHAPTERS 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 Read chapter 7 The Modernist Temperament 1885 1940 p 160 168 October 26 Review of the exam Read chapter 7 The Modernist Temperament 1885 1940 p 168 185 October 28 Theatre Games What s my Style Read Chapter 8 Reevaluation Decentralization and Subsidization p 186 193 November 2 FIELD TRIP November 4 Film The Streetcar Named Desire Read Chapter 8 Reevaluation Decentralization and Subsidization p 193 212 November 9 Film The Streetcar Named Desire cont Read chapter 8 Reevaluation Decentralization and Subsidization p 212 217 November 11 The Streetcar Named Desire Discussion Read 9 Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity PAPER DUE November 16 Theatre games Use your space use your imagination Read chapter 11 Theatrical Space and Production Design November 18 Theatre Game You are the Playwright Read chapter 12 Playwriting and Dramaturgy November 23 Theatre Game You are the Director Read 13 Directing and Producing November 30 An Acting Class Read Chapter 14 Acting December 2 Film SWEENEY TODD Read Chapter 15 Scene Design December 7 Film SWEENEY TODD Discussion Read chapter 16 Costume Design and Makeup December 9 Lecture The Acting Company Read chapter 17 Lighting and Sound Design December 14 REVIEW CHAPTERS 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 and 17 December 16 FINAL EXAM CHAPTERS 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 and 17 December 16 Review of the exam THR 116 02 BW Room 218 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE Dr M Orlowski T R 1 00 to 2 26 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 3 To built positive responses to theatre 4 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 6 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