Theatre Arts 11
Introduction to the Theatre

SYLLABUS

M-F 11:00-11:50 AM - The Playhouse
Rhett Bryson
Office Hours, M-F 9:30-10:30 AM

Textbook

The Theatre Experience
Wilson - 7th Ed
The Bedford Introduction to Drama
Jacobus - 3rd Ed (anthology of plays)

1. To introduce beginning students to the nature and function of
theatre as a living art, helping them to understand the
interrelationship of script, acting, design and craftsmanship in the
development and presentation of a theatrical production in the hopes
that the student will develop a life-long interest in attending and
enjoying theatrical performances.

2. To work towards an appreciation of major dramatic works of
different periods, cultures and genres. To analize these works in
order that the student might perceive the diversity of theatrical
interest and production approaches that these scripts might generate.

3. To gain an understanding of the responsibilities and the
collaborative function of the principal theatre artists: playwright,
producer, director, designers and actor, showing the student how the
several artists and artisans involved, as well as the audience, integrate
their respective functions to create each unique temporal performance
event.

4. To challenge and exercise the creative aptitudes inherent in the
student, both to begin the development of these qualities and to show
the student how theatre artists use them.

5. To develop the student's critical ability to evaluate a work of
performing art and to express meaningfully and succinctly a
perception of why the performance functioned the way it did.

6. To introduce the students to each of the areas represented by
other drama courses, in order that they may understand their
interrelationship before entering one or more of these courses.

-------	Month	Day	Assignment
Tues	Mar	05	Intro/Requirements/Assignments
Thurs	Mar	07	Labs/Scene Assignments
Fri	Mar	08	Basic elements 1-6, 17-22
Mon	Mar	11	Dramatic conventions 6-13
Tues	Mar	12	Dramatic characters
Thurs	Mar	14	Dramatic Structure 14-16
Fri	Mar	15	Purpose and point of view
Mon	Mar	18	The Classical Idea/Tragedy
Tues	Mar	19	Greek theatre 31-39
Thurs	Mar	21	Oedipus 99-109
Fri	Mar	22	TEST ONE
Mon	Mar	25	Acting
Tues	Mar	26	Stanislavski & others
Thurs	Mar	28	"Ian McKellan Acting Shakespeare" 169-172
Fri	Mar	29	The Romantic Idea/Comedy 327-340
Mon	Apr	01	The Cherry Orchard 433-440
Tues	Apr	02	The Critic 868-877
Thurs	Apr	04	Theatre Spaces 139-140, 147-148, 164-169
Fri	Apr	05	EASTER BREAK
Mon	Apr	08	EASTER BREAK
Tues	Apr	09	Review/questions
Wed	Apr	10	MID-TERM EXAMINATION
Thurs	Apr	11	Tartuffe ( The Misanthrope)
Fri	Apr	12	Tartuffe 289-299
Mon	Apr	15	Directing
Tues	Apr	16	Houseman Directing Lear 273-288
Thurs	Apr	18	A Midsummer Night's Dream
Fri	Apr	19	Costumes/Make-up
Mon	Apr	22	20th Century Idea/Theatre 503-509
Tues	Apr	23	Non Aristotelian/Absurd
Thurs	Apr	25	Endgame (Rockaby) 722-727
Fri	Apr	26	Lighting & Sound
Mon	Apr	29	TEST TWO
Tues	Apr	30	Death of a Salesman
Thurs	May	02	Hoffman/Salesman Arthur Miller, Kazan 683-686
Fri	May	03	Scenic design (Reviews Due)
Mon	May	06	Design images
Tues	May	07	Epic Theatre 772-779
Thurs	May	09	The Musical Comedy
Fri	May	10	Contemporary theatre
Mon	May	13	Fences
Tues	May	14	Commentary/discussion 865-867
Thurs	May	16	Rehearsal day
Fri	May	17	Scenes
Mon	May	20	Scenes
Tues	May	21	Scenes
Wed	May	22	Scenes
Thurs	May	23	STUDY DAY (See that you do!)
Fri	May	24	***FINAL EXAMINATION 9:00-11:30 AM***

Grade Based on:		~~~~~~~~	Grading Scale
Test One	100		91-100	A
Test Two	100		81-90	B
Play Review	200		71-80	C
Mid Term	200		61-70	D
Final	200		60-00	F

Lab Hours
Scene participation

**Each absence after three (3) will subtract 10 points from
the accumulated total**

**Late reviews will be penalized 10 points for each day that
they are late (weekends included)**

**There are no excused absences. Sickness and unforeseen events
will count against the three absences allowed before penalty. I expect
you to be in class each day on time and ready to start promptly at 11:00**

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