Overview
For your final submission for Theatre Survey, you will utilize the collective skills you have gained throughout the semester. Students will create an individual 3-5 minute video where you will take on the role of the director and present your proposal for a staged production of one of the listed plays. This is meant to stretch the student's creativity and articulation of ideas and concepts discussed throughout the semester. Videos can be created from phones, webcams, cameras, whatever the student has available. Students will also need to provide a final project outline and 3 sources when submitting their materials on webcourses.
THE PLAY SELECTIONS
1. GREEK- Medea- Euripides
2. MORALITY- Everyman- Anonymous
3. ENGLISH RENAISSANCE- Historical Tragedy of Doctor Faustus- Christopher Marlowe
4. SHAKESPEARE- Taming of the Shrew- William Shakespeare
5. SPANISH GOLDEN AGE- Life is a Dream- Pedro Calderón de la Barca
6. FRENCH NEOCLASSIC- Tartuffe- Molière
7. RESTORATION- The Country Wife- William Wycherley
8. REALISM- A Doll’s House- Henrik Ibsen
9. RUSSIAN- The Cherry Orchard- Anton Chekhov
10. SYMBOLISM- The Intruder- Maurice Maeterlinck
11. EXPRESSIONISM- Machinal- Sophie Treadwell
12. EPIC THEATRE- The Good Person of Szechwan- Bertolt Brecht
13. EARLY AMERICAN- The Hairy Ape- Eugene O’Neill
14. MID-CENTURY AMERICAN- A Streetcar Named Desire- Tennessee Williams
15. SELECTIVE REALISM- Buried Child- Sam Shepard
16. BLACK AMERICAN- Fences- August Wilson
17. ASIAN AMERICAN- Golden Child- David Henry Hwang
18. MODERN MALE- Oleanna- David Mamet
19. MODERN FEMALE- Ruined- Lynn Nottage
20. TYA MAGICAL REALISM- The Highest Heaven- José Cruz González
For the list of PDF plays please check out this link: https://webcourses.ucf.edu/courses/1334552/files/folder/FINAL%20PLAY%20SELECTIONS
FINAL PRESENTATION (3-5 Minutes/180-300 seconds)
Synopsis: 0:30-1:00/30-60 seconds - What was the play about? What are the important characters, settings, themes, and plot points to discuss?
Dramaturgy 1:00-2:00/60-120 seconds- Using at least 3 sources (Wikipedia and the dictionary do not count), provide valuable research that will influence your production. What did you discover about the playwright? The context of when it was written? Previous productions? How will this information be utilized in your creative process? "Why this play, why now?"
Dramatic Element #1 (Set Design, Sound Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design): 0:30-1:00/30-60 seconds- Exploring one of the design elements (Set, Sound, Light, or Costume) provide choices for overall looks or specific scenes. How do these choices influence your cohesive vision? What are the questions or feelings that were discovered through the script that inspired you in your facilitation?
Dramatic Element #2 (Set Design, Sound Design, Lighting Design, Costume Design): 0:30-1:00/30-60 seconds- Exploring one of the design elements (Set, Sound, Light, or Costume) provide choices for overall looks or specific scenes. How do these choices influence your cohesive vision? What are the questions or feelings that were discovered through the script that inspired you in your facilitation?
Personal Reflection: 30-1:00/30-60 seconds- Reflect upon your growth as a theatre creator, critic, and student. How did the content in class change your enjoyment, awareness, or creative thinking process towards theatre?