Objective: Prepare for Final Exam
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Objective: Prepare for Final Exam. Journal Prompt. Agenda. Journal Open Q&A Exam Topics Overview Spotlight Review Summary and Reflection. Please list three questions you have about anything we have covered in class… all year. What‘s on the Intermediate Exam?. Theatre Spaces
Objective: Prepare for Final Exam
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Objective: Prepare for Final Exam Journal Prompt Agenda • Journal • Open Q&A • Exam Topics Overview • Spotlight Review • Summary and Reflection Please list three questions you have about anything we have covered in class… all year.
What‘s on the Intermediate Exam? • Theatre Spaces • Script Development • Script Formatting • Antigone • Film Techniques • The business of “The Business”
Theatre Spaces • Proscenium, Traverse, Thrust, In the Round, Black Box • Stage Directions plus plaster line and apron • Orchestra, mezzanine, house left and right • Box office, dressing rooms, green room, shop
Script Development • Inspiration • Improvisation • Adaptation • Drafting • Revision • Production • Publication (for plays)
Script Formatting • Differences between play scripts and screenplays • Be able to correct a poorly formatted script. • Font and size
Antigone • Plot • Justification for Anouilh’s adaptation (Why Antigone? Why at that time?) • Problems with the characters and plot • Possible concepts/big ideas behind productions
Film Techniques • High/Low angle • Long/Medium/Close-up/Extreme Close-up Shots • Establishing/Reaction Shots • Pan/Tilt • Truck/Dolly • Rack Focus/Dutch Tilt
Business • Equity status and contracts • Who is paid in community theatre productions • Be able to create a budget for a show given expenses, ticket prices, and seating capacity. • Be able to create a production season and budget given expenses, performance data for given possible shows, and demographic info.
What’s on the Beginning Exam? • Theatre Spaces • Auditions • Basics of Acting Technique • The Good Doctor • Theatre History • The Rehearsal Process
Theatre Spaces • Proscenium, Traverse, Thrust, In the Round, Black Box • Stage Directions plus plaster line and apron • Orchestra, mezzanine, house left and right • Box office, dressing rooms, green room, shop
Auditions • Cold read vs Monologue • Cattle Call vs Appointment • What is the director looking for? • Etiquette
Acting Technique • Objective • Obstacle • Tactic
The Good Doctor • Written by Neil Simon, based on the short stories of Anton Chekhov. • Example of modern American comedy AND Russian realism. • “The writer” character is intended to be Chekhov.
Theatre History • Greek • Dionysus • Amphitheatre • Roman • Circuses • Gladiators • Control • Medieval • Liturgical • Mansions • Miracle & Mystery • Vernacular • Pageant Wagons • Morality • Robin Hood • Renaissance • Italian • Commedia dell Arte • English • Shakespeare
Rehearsal Process • Types of Rehearsal • Reading • Blocking • Working • Running • Tech • Fine Tuning • Dress (& Final Dress) • Etiquette & Expectations