Posted: September 14th, 2017

Visual Arts and Film Studies

Visual Arts and Film Studies

Theatre Art–a live theatrical production

Project description

1. You must see two live productions during the quarter and write a review for each. Review #1: will be a live theatrical production of your choosing (artsopolis.org is a helpful site)

2. Reviews will be two pages typed, double-spaced using standard academic formatting and presentation. Papers handed in with grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors will be returned for rewrites. THE STORY IS DISCUSSED IN THE PRESENT TENSE AND THE PERFORMANCE IS DISCUSSED IN THE PAST TENSE.

3. Introduce specifics about the play you saw: show title (in quotation marks “Oedipus Rex”), playwright and director.

4. Briefly tell the story line. Describe the action, sequence of events in the play. Briefly tell us what happens. Avoid retelling the story.

5. Discuss the following elements in one or two paragraphs each:

-Acting: Was it believable? Did the acting seem natural? Stilted? Forced? Did the characters seem like real people? Did anything about the acting stand out? What? Why? Cover at least two of the actor’s in detail. PICK TWO ACTORS AND COMMENT ON THEIR PERFORMANCES.

-Technical elements: Discuss the various technical elements (set, lights, costumes, sound, properties) and whether or not they enhanced the production. PICK AT LEAST TWO TECHNICAL ELEMENTS AND COMMENT ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY ENHANCED THE PRODUCTION. Were the sets and costumes appropriate for the show? Did the design elements help to make the play more believable? More theatrically exciting? Did the design elements take you out of the experience of the play or draw you in closer?

6. Conclusion: Did you like the play? Why? Why not?

7. DO NOT RETELL THE STORY OF THE PLAY. SHARE YOUR REACTIONS, THOUGHTS, AND INSIGHTS.

8. It is your responsibility to acquire tickets to each of the plays. Information for THE THREEPENNY OPERA at San Jose Stage Company can be found at: www.thestage.org.

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