Theatre Assignment

Hey Dorks,

So we've spent the last 3 weeks on a couple of plays: Dracula and A Raisin in the Sun. Now it's time to get a little work done on them. I gave this assignment out in class the other day. You should all have copies of both plays and it's up to you to decide.

Enjoy:

Grade 12 – Drama:
Theatre Unit Evaluation


This assignment is an in-depth exploration of a play. You will take either Dracula or A Raisin in the Sun and study it as if you were a director planning to put on your own production. In order to do this, you need to a) read the play and prepare a written report on how you would stage it and b) make a program for that play

Part I: PLAY REPORT

Project Steps:

Read the Play

This will take some time. Although most plays take only an hour or two to watch, it takes a bit longer to read them out. It often helps to either read the play aloud or have friends read the other parts.

Prepare your report

This report must be typed and double-spaced. It will be comprised of the following sections:

a) A cast list – What actors would you like to portray the leads in your production? Chose 4 of the principal roles in the show. For each role, give the following information:
· A brief description of the character
· The name of the actor (you can chose anyone – a celebrity, a friend, yourself) you would have play their part
· An explanation why that actor would be good for that role

Minimum – I page, Double-Spaced

b) An exploration of theme – What is the show about? What message does it send? Why would anyone want to see if in the first place? In this section of the report, you are to answer these questions. You need to identify the themes and ideas presented in the show and give at least 4 specific examples from the text. Make sure to explain in your own words how each of these examples reflect the theme

(MINIMUM – 2 Pages, Double-Spaced)

Part II: PLAY PROGRAM

Anytime you attend a play, you are handed a program on the way in. The program gives you an idea about the play you are about to see, including some basic info on the characters, setting and story. They don’t tell you everything about the play, just enough to get you informed and interested.

You task is to make a program for your production. Your program will include the following.

· An cover image that includes the title of the show
· A brief description of the setting
· Images (either photos are drawn yourself) of the actors playing the roles of the 4 major characters and a brief summary of each.

To give you a better idea, it should look something like this….

The marks will be based on the following:

1. Information: Does it include all the information necessary? Is it neat and has it
been checked for spelling and punctuation?

2. Format: Does it follow the format outlined above? Is it laid out as required?

3. Quality: Was there genuine effort put in? Does the image on the front well

with the content of the play?

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Good Luck on this

Patterson