Introduction to the Theatre
: Fall 2010
Instructor: Tammi (Tammis)
Doyle
E-mail:tammi.doyle@bellevuecollege.edu Phone: 425-564-2319
Office location: E100a
Office Hours: M - F 2:30-3:30 and as scheduled
Course Outcomes
1. Understand
and analyze the relationship between culture and theatre.
2. Identify
a process of analyzing theatre to become a more critical audience member.
3. Analyze
the script, directorial concept, design elements, and acting styles of a variety of plays.
4. Describe
the process in which a play goes from "page to stage," becoming a fully produced organism.
5. Evaluate
theatre as a potential lifelong interest as an audience member, or professional
or amateur theatre artist.
6. Identify
and analyze the objectives of theatre including education, entertainment and
enlightenment.
7. Understand
and experience the group process that leads to theatrical collaboration.
How Outcomes will be met
This class uses a variety of tools to present
material and enhance your ability to learn.
These tools range from take-home questions to play reviews, films and
tapes, lectures, play readings in and out of class, student presentations,
written analysis, and the final. You
must bring your Anthology to class
each day.
From the first day, the presentation of material
(and your understanding of it) will rely on what has been covered before. In order to do well in this class you must
attend regularly and exhibit a willingness to participate. A further note about the text. The Text
is used to supplement the play readings and lectures. We may never go over what is in the
text. But you will need the information
in order to write your papers and to take the final.
Grading
You must attend this class each and every day. This is not strictly a lecture class, it
involves your participation. Arrive each
day prepared and ready to participate in the day’s topic or class presentation.
If you are
late, you will be marked “tardy”. If you
are habitually late, I will consider it a disruption of class and it will
affect your grade. Five marked absences
will cause your final grade to automatically be lowered one whole grade. Ten marked absences will cause you to fail
the class.
All assignments and tests due on the date
assigned! Late papers accepted for three
days with a grade mark down. (“A” grade not possible.)
Later assignments might be accepted and will be
graded down as arranged with Instructor.
Reading
the Text: The Theater Experience
Reading
three-four plays outside of class with more readings during class
Class
participation (Includes attendance) 15%
Attendance
at Blood Relations at BC with written
critique 10%
Papers
on text chapters and plays assigned 15%
Short
Quizzes on the plays 5%
An
acting scene with written support material 10%
A
design project with written support material 10%
Production assignment: (Chosen with the instructor) 10%
Ten
hours of work in the shop
Front
of House work: House managing/box
office/concessions
Crew
work backstage on a show (this gives you extra credit)
5-7page
analytical paper on an aspect of production agreed upon with the instructor
Final
project 15%
Final
exam 10%
TOTAL 100%
Books and Materials Required
Wilson:
The Theatre Experience (Latest edition)
Gwynn:
Drama: A Pocket Anthology by Penguin
Academics (Latest edition)
Blood Relations by Sharon Pollock
Terms/Ideas/Tools/Projects
AIR
The important
cycle of Analysis, Imagination and Research that you need to undertake any
theatre assignment. AIR / RAI / IRA /
ARI…
SCHEEP
Society, Culture,
History, Education, Economics, Politics
SCHEEP is a research
tool enclosed by Time and Place.
You will
receive specific information about these projects as they come due:
ACTING PROJECT
With your
partner: Chose a scene from an American
full length realistic drama or comedy.
You must choose a play that has at least 6 characters so that you may
use the play for both your acting and design projects. Your Acting Project will
include a 5-7 page paper that includes the theme and plot of the play and scene,
a character autobiography, SCHEEP research for your character. You must memorize the lines and bring some
rehearsal props and rehearsal costumes with which to perform on your appointed
day.
DESIGN PROJECT
You may use
the Same Play you used for your Acting Project. You must decide to design either the sets or
the costumes. You may work with a
partner or alone. Your project will
include a two-three page paper discussing how the theme and plot of the play
relates to your concept of the design elements, your Central Metaphor and
Guiding Image for your design, SCHEEP research for your design needs (as
opposed to your much more specific acting needs,) a detailed list of all needs for the set and
each costume for at least 6 characters.
You must Include pictures of your ideas/concepts/choices. You will put all your work into a binder for
presentation.
PRODUCTION ASSIGNMENT
Theatre is a
collaborative art form. We would like
you to understand that first hand as you work with the BC Drama Department on a
project. You may choose which Production
Assignment you will complete.
1)
You
must complete at least 10 hours of production work for the Drama Department in
the scene shop, with costumes or props or on a lobby display (different shows
have different needs.)
2)
Work
Front of House as the House Manager, Box Office Assistant and Concessions for a
weekend of performances.
3)
Crew work backstage on a show. This will automatically get you extra credit.
3) Write a five-seven page analytical
paper on a topic decided with the instructor.
FINAL
PROJECT
For the Final Project you will devise your own
theatre company. You will show that you
have knowledge of how a theatre works, use your imagination and create the
cast, designs, PR and staff for the opening show of your new company.
FINAL
The Final exam
will include material that from the text, the plays, the play you wrote or
acted or designed, plays you’ve seen this quarter, videotapes you’ve seen in
class, or discussions I’ve initiated.
THE PLAY TO SEE
You must see
the BC production Blood Relations in
StopGap Theatre Nov. 12-13 or 18-20 at 7:30. Tickets are $10 for students and
$12 for the general public. Tickets
available through Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com
This
is an outline and might be changed in order to more fully and imaginatively
teach you this material. Will may not
go over the information in the Textbook but you are always responsible for
knowing it!
ALWAYS BRING YOUR ANTHOLOGY
TO CLASS. You will be marked down for
not having it.
Instructor’s Expectation
A
climate of respect is expected. Prepare
yourself for class. Feel free to express
your ideas. Feel free to disagree with
others. Do these things with an open
mind and respectful speech. You will be
reading and seeing theatrical works that will delight and challenge you. That is great and right and true. Be ready to think outside your own “box” and
to expand your idea of storytelling and theatre and entertainment. This class is open to all cultural views and
“lenses” through which stories are told and interpreted.
You
may feel excited, joyful, appalled, angered, repelled and passionate about this
art form and the stories that are conveyed by it. Be ready to share your thoughts and feelings
in an informed way that values the opinions of others.
Affirmation of Inclusion
Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination.
We value our different backgrounds at
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class, removal from the show and a referral to the Dean of Students.
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Final Exam Schedule
As posted by BC:
Tuesday Dec. 7 11:30-1:20
Academic Calendar
The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.
Course Calendar: The
schedule is subject to change. The Chapters are from The Theatre Experience
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Sun |
Tue |
Thu |
Fri |
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19 WEEK 1 The Audience |
21 Intro |
23 Ch. 1 Part I Ch. 2, 3 Read Trifles in class Callbacks for Blood Relations |
24 Blood Relations Cast list up |
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26 WEEK 2 Critique & Stage Spaces |
28 Ch. 4, 5 Trifles Paper Due |
30 Bring Review of a play or musical for in class
assignment Read Othello scenes in class |
1 12:30 Stage Fright Meeting |
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3 WEEK 3 Acting & Directing |
5 Part 2 Ch. 6-8 Read Sure Thing in class CHOOSE ACTING PARTNERS |
7 Star t Death of a Salesman in class |
8 12:30 Stage Fright Meeting |
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10 WEEK 4 Playwriting & Structure |
12 Part 3 Ch. 9-11 Finish Death of a Salesman |
14 Death of a
Salesman response paper due Do Acting Project
assignment in class with your partner and chosen play and scene Get Acting Project rubric Have your Production
Assignment set. |
15 12:30 Stage Fright Meeting |
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17 WEEK 5 Tragedy & Comedy |
19 Ch 12-13 Read The Sandbox in class |
21 Work on Acting projects |
22 12:30 Stage Fright Meeting Commedia Workshop 2:00-5:00 FREE |
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24 WEEK 6 Acting |
26 Work on Acting Projects |
28 Present Acting Projects ALL PAPERWORK DUE |
29 12:30 Stage Fright Meeting |
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Sun |
TUES |
THURS |
FRI |
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31 HALLOWEEN WEEK 7 Design |
2 Part 4 Ch. 14-16 |
4 Read The Glass
Menagerie and The Glass Menagerie
design paper due Discuss Design Projects |
5 12:30 Stage Fright Meeting |
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7 WEEK 8 Production: Blood Relations |
9 Read Blood
Relations In class response paper |
11 Veteran’s Day/ Armistice
Day NO SCHOOL |
12 12:30 Stage Fright Meeting Blood Relations 7:30 Sat. 13 Blood Relations 7:30 |
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14 WEEK 9 Theatre Today |
16 Present Design Projects with All Paperwork Due |
18 Part 5 Ch. 17 and 19 The Cuban Swimmer and I Dreamed Before I Take the
Stand in Class Give Final Project Rubric Blood Relations 7:30 |
19 12:30 Stage Fright Meeting Blood Relations 7:30 Sat. 20 Blood Relations 7:30 |
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21 WEEK 10 Musical Theatre |
23 Blood
Relations review Due Ch. 18 |
25 THANKSGIVING |
26 NO SCHOOL |
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28 WEEK 11 Live Theatre in our Lives |
30 Read Master
Harold and the Boys |
2 Final Project Due and Presented |
3 12:30 Stage Fright Meeting Last Day Sat. 4 7:30 DIRECTions |
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5 7:30 DIRECTIONS |
7 FINAL 11:30-1:20 |
Happy Winter Break! |
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