Reference no: EM132406900
Assignment: The course research project is a detailed research project on a specific theatre topic studied or prominent in the field. The project should be on one of the theatrical topics listed below. If you have a topic of your own and prefer to research that instead, see instructor for approval.
• The Greek City Dionysia Festival
• Japanese Bunraku Puppet Theatre
• Playwright Christopher Marlowe
• Shakespeare's Lord Chamberlain's Men
• Sophocles' Oedipus and Freud
• American Musicals by Stephen Sondheim
• Theatre in Prisons
• Broadway Musicals Based on Films
Areas that could be covered by this presentation include (but are not limited by) the following:
• a general history of the period, event, playwright, etc.
• staging and production conventions, if applicable
• plays and/or other related productions produced
• audience responses to or involvement in theatre
• impact on society and culture
Unlike other assignments in this course, the project is not necessarily a normal written essay (though an enhanced written research project would be acceptable). Think originality and creativity...that is, graphics, charts, images/videos, Powerpoint/Prezi programs, audio or visual presentations, etc. are all accepted and encouraged. If created in Word, 5-6 pages is recommended; if created in Powerpoint/Prezi, 14-15 panels is suggested.