Project 4

Name(s) ____________________________________________________________ 1. Stage a Vaudeville-style show. You should have at least two stunts (acrobatics, juggling, tumbling), one song, and three jokes. Four people in the group, maximum. 37 points 37 points possible Two stunts One song Three jokes All are family-friendly Appears smooth and rehearsed Original/Entertaining Complete -0 Incomplete -4 Missing -6

2. Create a lexicon of the following 10 terms. Define and illustrate the terms as they relate to drama. It can be a booklet or a poster. 38 points 1. realism 2. romanticism 3. absurdism 4. Epic theatre 5. impressionistic 6. minstrel shows 7. vaudeville 8. Showboat 9. Regional theatre 10. Community theatre 38 points possible All ten terms Correct definitions Definitions relate to drama Illustrations Presentation quality Complete -0 Incomplete -4 Missing -6

3. Research and present (diagram or model) a Chicago theater. Write a brief history of that theater. Label at least 9 parts of the theater 41 points 41 points possible Complete -0 Incomplete -4 Missing -6 History of the theater 9 items correctly labeled Drawing or construction quality 4. Research and report on any of the following topics. It should be a written report, three pages minimum and include a visual aid and your source(s). 40 points Victor Hugo Alexander Dumas Henrik Ibsen Konstantin Stanislavski George Bernard Shaw Oscar Wilde Gilbert and Sullivan Royal Tyler Bertolt Brecht Jean Anouilh John My. Synge Sean OCasey T.S. Eliot James M. Barrie Tom Stoppard Eugene ONeill Thornton Wilder Tennessee Williams Arthur Miller Neil Simon David Mamet Lorraine Hansberry Andrew Lloyd Webber 40 points possible Complete -0 Incomplete -2 Missing -4 Appropriate topic chosen Topic information correct Expository writing style Introduction Body Conclusion Visual aid included Visual aid adds meaning

Mechanics (spelling, punctuation) Source listed

5. Research and present information in visual form for any of the following plays. Youre going to need to read the play, watch a video of the play, or read a good synopsis of it. Prepare a poster, a collage, a PowerPoint, an animation, a booklet A Dolls House The Cherry Orchard Androcles and the Lion Pygmalion The Importance of Being Earnest HMS Pinafore Cyrano de Bergerac The Contrast Peter Pan The Three Penny Opera The Rivals Look Back in Anger Waiting for Godot The Sandbox Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead The Hairy Ape Little Foxes Our Town Death of a Salesman A Streetcar Named Desire Biloxi Blues American Buffalo The Piano Lesson Crimes of the Heart A Raisin in the Sun 40 points possible Complete -0 Incomplete -2 Missing -4 Makes subject understandable to audience At least 15 facts Presentation presents information to viewers Accuracy Depth of information Original/Entertaining 6. Research and present information in visual and audio form for any of the following musicals. Youre going to need to read the play, watch a video of the play, or read a good synopsis of it. Prepare a poster, a collage, a PowerPoint, an animation, a booklet >West Side Story >My Fair Lady >The Music Man >Grease >Chicago >Fiddler on the Roof >Company >Oklahoma >Carousel >Camelot >Hello, Dolly >Oliver! >Evita >Lil Abner >Kiss Me Kate >Brigadoon >Showboat >The Producers >The King and I >Annie > Paint Your Wagon >Miss Saigon >The Fantastiks >Cabaret >Cats >The Sound of Music >A Chorus Line >Gypsy >Anything Goes >Seussical >Guys and Dolls >1776 >Sweeney Todd >Les Miserables >Annie Get Your Gun >How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying >The Phantom of the Opera >Into the Woods >Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 45 points 45points possible Complete -0 Incomplete -2 Missing -4 Makes subject understandable to audience At least 15 facts including the date of first performance Presentation presents information to viewers Accuracy Storyline Playwright Producer Major performers Major songs At least 3 audio clips

Answer the following questions to add points to your score. 1 point per question. 1. Which playwright is considered the finest English playwright since Shakespeare? 2. Name a play by Oscar Wilde. Grade earned 3. Why did the American colonies ban theatre? 45 or more 4. Where was the first American playhouse built? A+ 5. Who wrote the first American play worthy of consideration? 41-44 A 6. What two factors brought about the decline of the touring shows in America? 36-40 B 7. What street in Manhattan is considered big time in theatre? 32-35 C 8. What kind of theatre featured actors in blackface and African-American jokes? 31 D 9. What kind of theatre was sentimental and over-done with heroines, and villains? 30 or less F 10. Which African-American playwright penned A Raisin in the Sun? 11. How many seats are in off-Broadway theaters? 12. Name the playwright mentioned on p. 438 who writes about issues of the disabled.