Reading/Writing Class Schedule

 

Date Reading Due before Class Writing Due before Class (Hard copies and post to course blog please)
Friday, March 2 Introduction — Syllabus — Contract Grading
Friday, March 9
  1. “Theater: Performance and Art”
  2. “Introduction to Theatre”
  3. Choose to watch one video from this “Working in Theatre” playlist, by the American Theatre Wing. (*Note: there are 171 videos in the playlist! Have fun scrolling through them and pick whichever appeals to you most!)
  1. Grading contract (emailed to me, no hard copy or blog post necessary).
  2. Check your LaGuardia email and confirm registration for course blog.
  3. Post to blog a one paragraph reflection on the video you chose to watch.
Friday, March 16
  1. “World Theatre”
  2. “Yielding to the Unknown: Actor Training as Intensification of the Senses”
    1. Post to blog three questions you have about the “World Theatre” reading (written down) and two body gestures (described in writing) that the reading inspired for you and two sounds (described in writing) that the “World Theatre” reading inspired for you.
  • Choose three sentences from the “Yielding” reading that inspired you and/or confused you: post those sentences (with their page numbers) to the course blog and write briefly why these sentences stood out to you.
Friday, March 23
  1. Begin A Raisin in the Sun
  2. “Classic Plot Structure”
  3. Read Monologue Assignment Sheet
Post to blog a one paragraph response to the beginning of PLAY.
Friday, March 30 No classes (spring break) [make sure you’re reading and writing for April 13th!]
Friday, April 6 No classes (spring break) [make sure you’re reading and writing for April 13th!]
Friday, April 13 Finish reading A Raisin in the Sun Monologue Draft Due
Friday, April 20 Monologue and Monologue Reflection Due
Friday, April 27
  1. Begin Anon(ymous)
  2. Read Playwriting Assignment Sheet
Post to blog a one paragraph response to the beginning of Anon(ymous).
Friday, May 4 Anon(ymous)

Class tour of the Little Theatre

Thursday, May 10 Last day to officially withdraw from a course
Friday, May 11 Finish reading Anon(ymous)
Friday, May 18 Playwriting project Playwriting Draft Due
Friday, May 25 Collaborative project work Playwriting Project Due with Recorded Reflection
Friday, June 1 Collaborative project work
Friday, June 8 Last Day of Class — collaborative project presentations Collaborative Project Presentation