In the essay, you need to cover ALL the following areas: acting, directing, design (set, light, costume). With all of these areas, talk about what you found was effective and ineffective. Who stood out to you and why? What was effective or ineffective about them? What about the show was effective as a whole? What was the message of the show? What themes did you find in the show? THIS IS NOT A PLOT SUMMARY. I do not need or want you to just talk about the plot or give me a play-by-play of the show. I saw the show as well. You can touch on the plot, but I am much more interested in your opinion of the show (and all its various aspects). Also, you cannot just refer to someone by their character name or their title (director, designer, etc.). You are expected to give credit to the actor, director or designer by using their actual name, which must be spelled correctly. Find info here
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You will LOSE POINTS if you do not do so. You will also lose points if you do not talk about the acting, the design (all aspects of design – set, lights, costumes) AND the direction!!
In your paper, don’t forget YOUR reaction to the performance itself. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART! How do you react to this play? How does the message of the play affect you individually? Discuss directorial choices, design choices, acting choices … anything that you had a reaction to. Be as specific as you can be and use specific examples from the performance to illustrate your point. You don’t have to love the play or even like it, but you need to be able to support your arguments. So just saying “I loved this play” or “I hated it” or “it was all right” won’t cut it – tell me WHY you are having the reactions you are having.
Each paper will be 700-1200 words long. This paper is not a just plot summary or a book report. Plot is very important, but it is only one of the many areas you need to discuss. I want to hear YOUR reactions to this performance. If you do not give credit to the designers by name, you will automatically have TWELVE POINTS deducted from your grade. Mentioning only some of the designers but not all when then incur a deduction. If you do not give credit to the director by name, you will automatically have TWELVE POINTS deducted from your grade. If you do not give credit to
the actors by name, you will automatically have TWENTY POINTS deducted from your grade. NOTE: This does NOT MEAN that you have to talk about EVERY SINGLE ACTOR in the show. Some of the shows have 15 actors – you do not need to talk about them all. Also, DO NOT just list out all the actors and the parts they played.
