Category: Theater studies

Consider the plays, Rachel and A Sunday Morning in the South along with your experience at the Legacy Museum. Consider the rise of the New Negro Movement. Are there any parallels with what was going on in society then versus today? What do you think the legacy of lynching is, not only in this country, but in terms of Black theatre? Even if these plays still resonate today, and given the fact that some have not be produced at all, would you think it necessary to stage either or both of these shows? Please explain your position fully and clearly (either yes or no).

Your response must be typed in 12pt. easy to read font and must be between 300-350 words. You must respond to each portion of the question about and meet the word count minimum in order to receive full credit. Partial credit adds up and may wind up hurting your grade at the end of the semester. So take your time before you answer and submit. Think about what you want to say before you articulate it.

Dear Student,
This essay is a review of the play “Swagger” by Eric Coble, or the play “What You Will” presented at Hostos in room C-151 in person on July 26th at 1:00 pm.
Please read the instructions carefully:
1. Watch the play. The play was professionally recorded at Hostos where it was produced last, so it IS NOT a movie! It is theater, although you will watch at home.
2. Pay attention to the following elements as you watch: plot, theme, actors, set, costumes and staging of it. You could take notes, especially lines of dialogue that stick with you.
3. Look at the production credits in the program including the cast and the characters they played since you will need to include them in the essay when you discuss playwright, actors, director and designers. The program is attached here.
4. Write the essay following the layout and sample review attached. No plagiarism! There are reviews online and I have read them! This assignment will be checked by SafeAssign.
5. Proofread before submitting. This is a formal essay!

Dear Students,
For this assignment, you will write a 5 to 6-page (excluding the cover page with the title and your name, and the characters and setting page) short play using the attached template.
Please read chapter 6, watch the video on Playwriting manuscriipt format that I posted, the sample student play and template document attached here. The play should only contain two characters and take place in a single setting. The characters are:
Alex – a young man in his 20s
Nancy – a young woman in her late 20s
Setting: an apartment living room in NYC
Remember that the relationship between characters, conflict and place should be stated implicitly in the dialogue. Don’t kill you characters and avoid cliches such as being pregnant with the other’s child, or needing money. Think about what is going on in the world and get inspired….
This assignment will be checked for plagiarism.
As always, feel free to email me.
Have fun!

Dear Student,
Attached you will find the sheet containing a chart with the playwright’s technique. Those are the different moments a play should contain and that every playwright must follow in order to have a well-constructed play. You do not need to add anything to the chart. It’s just for your information and to memorize for the final exam. However, you need to define the five terms below the chart. Please submit it herein as a Word document separately.
Morales

Draft essay based around the prompt “Discuss an accomplishment, event or realisation that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others”

Step 1:
Find an article (NOT a review) from the last five years (since 2015) from any of the following journals:
Theater Journal
Theater Survey
The Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism
Theater Topics (My personal recommendation for this assignment)
TDR
VIDEO: How to Find an Article
Step 2:
Read your article, then scan through it a few more times to make sure you get the basics. At this point, it will probably be helpful to identify the thesis of the article, its central argument. This is usually summarized somewhere toward the end of the introduction.
Step 3:
Write a summary of your article. First and foremost, this should be in your voice. Don’t try to write it in “academic” language, unless that’s how you tend to write normally. And especially don’t just copy the abstract if the article has one. That would be plagiarism.
I want you to make sure you tell me 1) the main argument the author is making, 2) how the author supports that argument, and 3) what significance you think this article has to our class, the study of theater, or the creation of theater (or all three).
It should take you around 500 words to do this.

Please read Chapter 1 PDF and fill out entry PDF. Please use basic vocabulary or vocabulary from the text it’s self. Please fill out completely.