In two to three pages, explain why William Shakespeare & his works remain relevant today? Examine & cite specific examples in Shakespeare’s themes, characters, and genres.
Discipline: Drama and Theatre
Film Analysis of “Lars and the Real Girl” (based on the Pygmalion myth in Ovid’s Metamorphoses)Film Analysis of “Lars and the Real Girl” (based on the Pygmalion myth in Ovid’s Metamorphoses)
Watch the movie “Lars and the Real Girl” (based on the Pygmalion myth in Ovid’s Metamorphoses) and write a film analysis on it
Discuss the gender politics of the wuxia heroines in King Hu’s films(Dragon Gate Inn, 1967)Discuss the gender politics of the wuxia heroines in King Hu’s films(Dragon Gate Inn, 1967)
You should choose a topic early in the term, one that is of special interest to you. (you can work on someone not covered in the class with instructor pre approval). You should then focus on one film or actor and focus on it with emphasis on some possible areas such as: photography, mise en […]
Compare and contrast two plays of your choice that share a common theme. Analyze the similarities and differences between the plays and discuss how they both contribute to your overall understanding of the chosen theme.Compare and contrast two plays of your choice that share a common theme. Analyze the similarities and differences between the plays and discuss how they both contribute to your overall understanding of the chosen theme.
What critical frame best illuminates the themes and ideas present in the selected texts? Develop your own interpretation by closely examining and differentiating the texts through this critical frame and incorporating insight from their scholarly sources. For context over the plays and to choose your desired theme you can look at Sprak Notes, Lit Charts, […]
This week, you will write a comprehensive APA argumentative-analysis paper using all that you’ve learned about Twentieth Century American drama over the past few weeks in HUM1020This week, you will write a comprehensive APA argumentative-analysis paper using all that you’ve learned about Twentieth Century American drama over the past few weeks in HUM1020
Of the four dramatic works we’ve read in this class, choose one that you feel speaks most loudly to our current contemporary moment and the issues we face as Americans today. Your essay will make the argument that your chosen play depicts a particular theme that you feel is not only the most relevant, but […]
To consider a contemporary theatre space with particular reference to two separate productions mounted in the spaceTo consider a contemporary theatre space with particular reference to two separate productions mounted in the space
Written Response – A written response to the task described below. We want you to think about the qualities of the chosen performance space and how they have been used and/or manipulated in two separate and contrasting productions. (approx. 1000 words). Supporting Images – In addition, you are encouraged to use images in support of your observations about the space and […]
Script Analysis – Read Chapters 11 – 12 of Backwards & Forwards(Image and Themes)Script Analysis – Read Chapters 11 – 12 of Backwards & Forwards(Image and Themes)
Please read Chapters 11 and 12 in the text: Image and Theme of ‘’Backward and Forwards” and then apply and analyze within Hamlet’s Script. Answer the following questions thoroughly. Use examples from the text and the Hamlet script, but put your thoughts into your own words. 1. Discuss what the chapters mean to you as an actor, […]
Review of a theater performance that I was supposed to have watched. Doesn’t matter what but just needs to be a type of theater performance and citing the performanceReview of a theater performance that I was supposed to have watched. Doesn’t matter what but just needs to be a type of theater performance and citing the performance
After watching your chosen theatre production, we want you to put your theatre critic hat on. You will discuss the elements of design AND the creative elements listed below: –Elements of Design: Lighting, Sound, Set/Props, Costumes –Creative Elements: Directing, Acting, Themes, Social/Political Relevance, Choreography/Movement (if any), Plot Make this a cohesive review of this performance […]
Script Analysis – Read Chapters 8 – 10 of Backwards & Forwards 9 (text) – Hamlet Script (Image and Themes)Script Analysis – Read Chapters 8 – 10 of Backwards & Forwards 9 (text) – Hamlet Script (Image and Themes)
Read Chapters 11-12 in the text. Answer the following questions thoroughly. Use examples from the text and the Hamlet script, but put your thoughts into your own words. 1. What is the Exposition in a play? What are the two types of exposition? Use examples from Hamlet to describe each type. 2. What are Forwards […]
Compare the idea of american culture in ‘True west’ and ‘Fences’ by Sam Shepard and August Wilson. More specifically the ideas of “Manifest Destiny” and baseball.Compare the idea of american culture in ‘True west’ and ‘Fences’ by Sam Shepard and August Wilson. More specifically the ideas of “Manifest Destiny” and baseball.
In ‘True West’ and ‘Fences,’ Sam Shepard and August Wilson, respectively, take up two mythic, symbols of American culture: the “Manifest Destiny” of the frontier west of the Mississippi River, and baseball, both of which, as ideas and practices, spring up in the nineteenth century and persist as dominant representations of the “American Dream” through […]