Category: Drama and Theatre

Listen to the Two-Part Podcast from the Lecture by Donald Bogle (See Below) , the author of the textbook, Toms, Coons, Mulattos, Mammies, and Bucks, and create a Digital Essay relating to one of the Five Archetypal Categories for the Portrayals of African Americans in Films.   
Topic – Your Digital Essay will analyze an African or African American Actor, Actress, Performer, or film(s) discussed in Donald Bogle’s Lecture relating to the Tom, the Coon, the Tragic Mulatto, the Mammy, or the Buck. You may examine a modern or classical actor or film(s). See Chapter One in the textbook for further information on the Five Archetypal Categories. This could be useful in investigating or understanding these challenges.  
Your Digital Essay should include a thesis, which specifies exactly what is being analyzed. Your thesis/opinions should be supported by specific examples from film(s), as well as materials from the text, other assigned readings, or your outside research.
Length: Digital Research Papers should be at least 500 WORDS in length and include at least FIVE Digital Inserts (Short Video Clips, Pictures, Music, etc). They should be substantive and reflect knowledge of the material.
Your Digital Research Paper should include at least three sources which may include the textbook, as well as other films. (Do not use Wikipedia as a source.

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Using the examples in this module as a guide, prepare a production calendar for one set in your script.
Indicate prep, shoot, and strike on your calendar. Remember that shooting is taking place on other sets all the time. When scheduling work in each set, avoid overlaps and/or conflicts with sound, equipment, paint smells, etc.
(script & module attached)

It should utilize all the elements of playwriting as discussed before. It should not be “cinematic” like film. It should be only be in a couple locations and have minimal stage directions. (Remember, plays are dialogue based.) The number of characters should be kept to a minimum.
3. The play should have a protagonist, antagonist and have a beginning, middle, a climax and an end.
4. You MUST use the format for playwriting I gave you. Make sure you double check the example: 12point Courier, etc.

Compare and Contrast the plays Everybody by Breden Jacobs Jenkins and Everyman by Peter Doland. Discuss how each playwright’s society influenced their version of the story.

I need an essay debating whether Julius Caesar is a tyrant or a martyr, but the essay needs to be about how he was a tyrant. I previously decided he was a tyrant, so i need this essay to  also say how caesar was a tyrant, using resources. 

you will write a screenplay for 8 different tv show episodes, i have started the pilot a couple pages. but i left very detailed descriptions for the outline of each episode 1-8. we will check in once a week. i will submit the outline once agreed upon.

Llegaron a la casa de Jin, y Taehyung no pudo evitar pasear la mirada por aquella habitación que ambos habían convertido en un santuario de amor. Las altas ventanas, pintadas de un blanco luminoso dónde se abrían hacia el pequeño patio, como si quisieran atrapar los rayos del sol y llevarlos al interior. Las cortinas de terciopelo color crema, pesadas y suaves al tacto, susurraban secretos de otras épocas…
El corazón de Taehyung empezó a latir aún más deprisa. ¿Qué significaba aquel lugar para él? ¿Era solo un refugio de pasiones clandestinas o algo más profundo? Aquí, entre estas paredes, había sido amado y había amado como nunca antes.
Miró a Jisoo, cuya presencia era como un delicado encaje en aquel escenario. Se suponía que ella era su mujer, su salvoconducto para moverse por el peligroso mundo de su amante. Pero, en ese instante, Taehyung se preguntó: Si yo no formaba parte de este lugar, ¿de cuál entonces? ¿Acaso existía un rincón en el mundo donde mi amor pudiera florecer sin restricciones?
En la cocina, Jin cortaba el pan recién comprado en la panadería favorita de su hermana. El aroma cálido y reconfortante llenaba el espacio. Irina, silenciosamente, con su cigarrillo entre los dedos, servía la mesa con una delicadeza que parecía desafiar el tiempo.
—Se les ve tan bien juntos —comentó Jin, su voz suave como la fresa que forma su boca—. Tan normales, tan felices. ¿Qué tal les va?
Jisoo sonrió, y antes de que Taehyung pudiera responder, Irina lo hizo por ellos:
—Como siempre, Seokjinnie. No es necesario hacer preguntas tontas.
Jisoo, con un trozo de pan en la mano, miró a Irina con complicidad.
—Oh, qué pesada eres, Nina. ¿No ves que a Jin no le hemos dicho nada? —dijo, y Taehyung sintió que el aire se volvía más denso.
Jin arqueó las cejas, su mirada penetrante se posó en Taehyung.
—¿Qué no me han dicho? —preguntó, y Taehyung tragó saliva.
—Nos iremos de Nueva York —intervino Jisoo, su voz llena de alegría—. Estábamos pensando en Seattle, o en algún lugar donde la elegancia no se funda con la melancolía que vivíamos en la casa de California.
—Seattle…
—Sí. Seattle —repitió Taehyung, estremecido. 
Jisoo apoyó la cabeza en su brazo, y en el silencio que siguió, Irina se levantó y se marchó al baño de arriba murmurando algo para ella sola. Pero Taehyung no podía apartar la mirada de Jin, cuyos ojos parecían leer su alma. ¿Qué significaba aquel cambio de rumbo? ¿Para qué? ¡Jisoo necesita ser atendida inmediatamente!

1. write a summary of the character’s objective, actions, and tactics in the piece.  (25 pts)
2. A character profile and monologue text analysis worksheet (25 pts) Theatrefolk – Script Analysis for Actors – Filling in the Gaps.pdf
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You are to write a PLAY REVIEW on any of the PLAYS available to you ONLINE from BROADWAY HD ( when hired I will give you access to BROADWAY HD)
Your PLAY REVIEW should be 2 full pages, typed properly (MLA, make sure there are no spelling and grammatical errors- MAKE SURE TO SAVE IT AS A PDF BEFORE UPLOADING) for each. I DO NOT want a synopsis – do not tell me what the play is about. I want your specific criticism, what did you think about the play, be specific, you are to cite the names of the actors, director, producer, and designer… tell me about whatever you liked and disliked. Talk about the design (lighting, sound), or production value, the writer (did his/her theme connect to you), the director’s concept (did his/her tone drive the central theme, what did you not like, why, and how would you have done it… I want everything we learned in class and from Cohen’s book. The last paragraph should be as if you’re a New York Times critic, is the show worth my time and money, highlight the good points and the bad.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PLAYS TO CHOOSE FROM, IT HAS TO BE A LIVE-STAGE PRODUCTION! Not an AUDIO RECORDING or a FILM – Must be a recorded LIVE PLAY.
YOU MUST WATCH THE PLAY IN ITS ENTIRETY!
a few recommendations:
BURIED CHILD
SHE LOVES ME
TRUE WEST
ALL MY SONS
INDECENT
FALSETTOS
PETER PAN
TWELFTH NIGHT
INTO THE WOODS
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
TAMING OF THE SHREW
ANTIGONE
A DISAPPEARING NUMBER
HAMLET Phyllida Lloyd’s groundbreaking all-female
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
KING LEAR
THE TEMPEST
FUNNY GIRL
PIECES OF STRING
LIFT
…there are a bunch, browse through them until you find one you like, remember it has to be a play PRODUCTION. The Play Review is valued at 125 points. There is no wrong answer, it’s your opinion…