THEATRE APPRECIATION

MWF 9:00am

Spring 03

INSTRUCTOR: MR. LEFKO

OFFICE: 166 PT (SCENE STUDIO)

PHONE: 831-5012

clefko@runet.edu

OFFICE HOURS: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Text: Theatre by Robert Cohen Fifth Edition

Anthology of Living Theatre by Wilson/Goldfarb

One pack of 3x5 index cards!

Week #1 Introduction

Theatre as an art form

No class USITT

Week #2 Composition of a dramatic work

The Greek Theatre

Theatre tour

Week #3 Tragedy - Greek Plays (Video - Medea, )

Review Antigone

The Critic

Week #4 Rent critic

The Roman Theatre &The Middle Ages

Renaissance Drama

Week #5 Shakespeare

Video ( Hamlet, Shrew)

Review Hamlet

Week #6 The Playwright

Midterm

Kabuki – Theatre of Asia

Week #7 See Sight Unseen

Video ( Kabuki)

East vs. West

NeoClassical Drama

Week #8 Sight Unseen Critique due

Moliere

Video ( Moliere, Tartuffe, The Misanthrope)

Review Tartuffe

Week #9 The Actor

Acting Techniques./Mod. Thea.

No Class 3/7 SETC

Spring Break – March 9 – 16

Week #10 ( No class this week USITT)

Week #11

Review Cherry Orchard - Critique due for Menagerie

Critique: The Glass Menagerie and Krapp's Last Tape

Modern Theatre

Week #12 The Director

Stage Directions

Antirealism

Week #13 Modern/Post ModernTheatre

Reports

Review Midsummer

Week #14 Reports - Critique for Midsummer Due

Reports

Reports

Week #15 Reports

The Designers and Technicians

Review for Final

EXAM Mon Ap. 28^th at 2:00 pm

Requirements:

This is a participatory class which will require group work and class

participation!

Project #1 Production Track

Project #2 Final Class Report

Project #3 Final out of class Project

(Production Participation, Acting, Research Paper, Other)

Project #4 Critiques

1) See main stage and studio productions :

Arts Society Opera TBA

Sight Unseen Feb. 19 – 22

Ensemble Production January 23 and 25

Midsummer April 8,10> 12

2) Extra Credit may be earned from: Spring Dance Concert 2003 , Spring Directing Shows April 23 >26

All projects turned in after the beginning of the class period

on the day the project is due will be considered late and assessed a LETTER GRADE. NO PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED

ONE WEEK AFTER THE DUE DATE.

Grade:

Critiques 20%

Projects 30%

Midterm 20%

Final 30% Comprehensive

Attendance: You are required to attend all classes. Role will be taken each class period. You are given (3) cuts. You will loose 5% for each cut over (3). A grade of (F) will be assigned after (7) cuts.

THERE ARE NO EXCUSED ABSENSES.

Anyone who has University sponsored activities (ie Athletics ) must provide documentation of any required absences prior to missing class!

Students with Disabilities:

If you are seeking classroom accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, you are required to register with the Disability Resource Office (DRO). The DRO is located in Rm. 32, Tyler Hall. Phone is 831-6350. To receive

academic accommodations for this class, please obtain the proper DRO forms.

University Honor Statement

By accepting admission to Radford University, each student makes a commitment to understand support, and abide by the University Honor Code without compromise or exception. Violations of academic integrity will not be tolerated. This class will be conducted in strict observance of the Honor Code. Refer to your Student Handbook for details.