Category: Theater studies

Lianozov Theatre, Moscow Art Theatre is the theatre and time period required for this assignment. **special note to focus on the time period when it was called Lianozov not Lianozovsky**** < Do not use Wikipedia for ANY sources. Add a bibliography for all sources used. ... Explain what would it have been like to attend a production in a theatre from the past? What historical moment are you discussing? What did the theater look like? (Theater configuration, indoor/outdoor, seating, etc.) What plays and playwright were popular? Who attended? Why? What could the audience expect to happen during the performance? What were the expectations of the audience during the "live" event? ... Then explain "What place did theatre have in society?" What class/classes of people went to the theatre? Was theatre banned? Censored? Who could write plays? Who could perform in plays? Who could watch plays? Was theatre respected? Was it looked down upon? Or, did people not really care about it?

-Context: provides history when needed, to help the reader understand the value of the work.
-Descriptive language: describe what you saw- themes, content.
-Personal Perspective: how you as the reviewer responded to the video, and supporting examples to WHY you
had the reaction.
-Apply any applicable information and/or theories from this course: you may recognize a style or genre of
movement that we studied and choose to reference it when appropriate. For example: the theories on gender,
sexuality, other social issues.

Write a throughline for WAITING FOR GODOT and explain why this is your throughline by citing at least 2 quotes from the text. Your explanation must also address how your throughline departs from or conforms to James Thomas’ definition of throughaction/throughline (from the handout we read in class). You must write at least 350 words.
You will need the book:
1. The NORTON ANTHOLOGY of DRAMA (Shorter Third Edition)
ISBN: 9780393283501
Play: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
2. Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers by James Thomas (attached)

Choose 1 of the following prompts inspired by EF’s VISIT TO A SMALL PLANET to examine
MACHINAL.
1. Examine the World of the Play (Part 1) by investigating at least 2 of the following elements: time, space, climate, unseen spaces, music, tone (the author’s attitudes/intentions set by her choice of words), and/or mood (the feeling or atmosphere of the play’s world).
2. Explore the Social World of the Play (Part 2) following at least 2 questions offered by Fuchs regarding class, social groupings/patterns, characterization, dress, interaction, power, and/or language.
3. Examine What Changes (Part 3) in the world of the play by analyzing a defining first image, a striking central image, and an image from the last scene of the play. Consider how these “pictures” of the play convey changes (or lack of change) in time, action, and/or character experience.

Read the directions to this very carefully.
Answer David Ball’s three questions for “delving into character’ (p. 62) to analyze the character of either Gallimard or Song in M. BUTTERFLY.
1. What do Gallimard or Song want throughout the whole play? In other words, what is the super objective?
2. What are the major obstacles that get in the way of what Gallimard or Song want?
3. What do these characters do (or show willingness to do) to be satisfied and get what they want?
You must write at least 300 words and back your answers up by including at least 1 quote from M.BUTTERFLY.

The first goal of the paper is to prove that you watched an entire performance, and paid attention to details the entire time. You can pick any concert from the list provided. I have attached the outline for the assignment as well.

the instructions for this assignment is attached and has the word “instructions” in the title
ALSO THE FORMAT HAS TO, HAS TO BE IN STANDARD AMERICAN FORMATTING, I HAVE ATTACHED AN EXAMPLE/TEMPLATE OF HOW THIS FORMAT LOOKS LIKE

Instructions is attached titled “Antigone reflections instructions”
And the rest of the attachment is the reading to help with the paper

the instructions for this assignment is attached and has the word “instructions” in the title
ALSO THE FORMAT HAS TO, HAS TO BE IN STANDARD AMERICAN FORMATTING, I HAVE ATTACHED AN EXAMPLE/TEMPLATE OF HOW THIS FORMAT LOOKS LIKE

Instructions is attached titled “Antigone reflections instructions”
And the rest of the attachment is the reading to help with the paper