Romeo and Juliet...and its Aftermath.....

With the 3M students, create a tableaux series showing us the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.  You may only use 15 scenes.  GO!

Full text of Romeo and Juliet, by Act

Synopsis of Plot and Dramatis Personae


Questions:

Part A:

1.  What was the biggest challenge facing the group as you began this assignment?
2.  What was the biggest challenge you faced with this assignment as an individual?
3.  How were roles determined?  Were the right decisions made?  Why/why not?
4.  How were scenes decided upon?  Were the right decisions made?  Why/why not?
5.  How would having a director have changed the process/product of this assignment?  Explain.


Part B:

1.  List three works of art (music, painting, photography, sculpture, literature, film, theatre, etc.) that link to Romeo and Juliet in some way.  For example, West Side Story is a 20th century musical and film based on R & J, and musicians as diverse as Lou Reed and Taylor Swift have songs referring to the star-crossed lovers.

Welcome! Let's set the stage.....

 

This is ADA 4M: University/College Prep Drama. This course requires students to experiment individually and collaboratively with forms and conventions of both drama and theatre from various cultures and time periods. Students will interpret dramatic literature and other texts and media sources while learning about various theories of directing and acting. Students will examine the significance of dramatic arts in various cultures and will analyse how the knowledge and skills deeveloped in drama are related to their personal skills, social awareness, and goals beyond secondary school. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/arts1112curr.pdf

Prerequisite: ADA 3M (Grade 11 University/College Prep Drama)

As you know, attending class is a vital component of any course. Because drama is an ensemble activity, your attendance affects everyone in the class. It is your responsibility to let me (and any group members you might have) know in advance of any plans you have to be away. Because we are operating as a split class with the Gr. 11's, you must be particularly vigilant about how you use your time. Always have a pen or pencil or your laptop with you, as there is a significant amount of writing to be done in this course.

Class rules are simple: show respect for yourself, the class and for the room.

Please have your parent/guardian sign the letter dated January 29, 2013 and return it as soon as possible.

Assignment #1:

Using mime, tableau, dialogue and asides, your group will create and present a five minute skit that illustrates the class rules for drama.

The purpose of this assignment is to show me that you know and understand these basic elements of drama that you learned in Gr. 9 or 10, that you know and understand what 'respect' looks like and sounds like in our class context, and that you know and understand how to work in a group and meet a deadline.

Assigned:  Thursday, January 31, 2013
Presentation:   Friday, February 1, 2013

Last Task....

Bravo for a very interesting and thought-provoking performance! 

Please report to the classroom at the beginning of the period to make sure everything is put away, as you were the last performers of the year.  Then come to the library so that you can complete your independent study questions.  These are very important--two or three weeks of 'term work' equivalency, so do not ignore them!  They are due Wednesday.

Rachel, I said you would be performing your monologue in 119, but we are going to be in the library.  We'll sort things out when I see you in person. :)  So glad you were able to be in class today!

Two last big things....

Monday is your performance, which is based around your Canadian monologues.  I am really looking forward to seeing what you've accomplished!

Don't forget the independent study work that you were given a couple of weeks ago...it's due on Wednesday...you'll have the library that day...make sure you e-mail it to yourself so you can easily access it.

Independent Study Questions

Please make sure that you get this work completed for the last of your term marks.  Hard copies will be available.

Independent Study Questions                                                                                 ADA 4M

32 Inquiry Marks;   110 Knowledge Marks

Remember to cite your sources.  To make certain you have accurate and up-to-date information, try to use three different sources for each of your answers.  Don’t forget the encyclopedia in the library—an excellent source for many items here!

A.     Playwrights                 /60 marks K             /9 marks Inquiry (3 sources)

Select six of the following playwrights, three from Column A and three from Column B.  In three to five sentences, provide basic biographical information for each as well as the titles of his/her most important works.  Explain his/her importance to theatre.

A	B
Waawaate Fobister	Anton Chekhov
Dennis Foon	Eugene Ionesco
Norm Foster	John Osborne
David French	Eugene O’Neill
Michel Tremblay	David Mamet
Tomson Highway	Arthur Miller
Ann-Marie MacDonald	George Bernard Shaw
Daniel MacIvor	Sam Shepard
Daniel David Moses	Neil Simon
Wajdi Mouawad	Tennessee Williams
John Murrell	Noel Coward
Morris Panych	Caryl Churchill
Sharon Pollock	Harold Pinter
George Ryga	Robert Bolt
Erin Shields	Tom Stoppard
Drew Hayden Taylor	Luigi Pirandello
Judith Thompson	Jean Genet
George F. Walker	Jean Anouilh
	Karel Capek
	Edward Albee

B.      Theatres/Theatre Festivals       /20 marks Knowledge             /6 marks I (3 sources)

            Select two of the following, one from Column A and one from Column B.   In three to      five sentences, indicate their location and mandate/ importance.  Which of the two          would you be most likely to visit?  Why?  (Location?  Types of plays performed?)

A	B
Winnipeg Fringe Festival	Sudbury Theatre Centre
Rainbow Stage	The Edmonton International Fringe Festival
Prairie Theatre Exchange	Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Le Cercle Moliere	Shaw Festival
Manitoba Theatre Centre	Tarragon Theatre
Merlyn Productions	Theatre Passe-Muraille
Magnus Theatre	Soulpepper Theatre Company
Manitoba Theatre for Young People	Native Earth
	Factory Theatre

C.      Write 250 to 500 words for each of the following topics.  Your information must be accurate and you must cite three sources.

a)       Bertolt Brecht and Epic Theatre         /10 marks K,        /3 marks I

b)      Stanislovski and Method Acting            /10 marks K,       /3 marks I

D.     Select one of the following topics.  Describe it and explain its importance to Western theatre.  Cite the three sources you use to collect your information.      /10 marks K, 3 marks I

a)      Antonin Artaud and Theatre of Cruelty   

b)      Kabuki Theatre

c)      Noh Theatre

d)      Jerzy Grotowski and the Theatre Laboratory

e)      Laban and Laban Movement Analysis

f)       The Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

E.            /8 marks Inquiry

1.      Go to  http://www.actra.ca/main/resources/stage-parents-guide/.  List three things that you expected to see in this type of resource and one thing that surprised you.  Explain why.

Waiting for Godot

Please read and view the items linked below and be ready to discuss on Tuesday, May 22.  Which design/interpretation of Beckett's play would you most have liked to see?  Why?  What questions would you most want to ask the designers/directors?

First of all, read Peter Hall's Production History -- http://www.samuel-beckett.net/Penelope/production_history.html   This will give you a sense of the world into which this play 'was born'.



Chan's New Orleans Godot 'event':  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/arts/design/02cott.html?pagewanted=all

The National Theatre - Czech Republic, 2010 http://www.narodni-divadlo.cz/Default.aspx?jz=en&dk=predstaveni.aspx&sb=2&ic=5458

State Theatre of South Australia, 2006 --read Victoria Lamb's design notes, view all the photos and the design process as well, please.  http://www.victorialamb.com/stage/Godotdesign.html




And finally, what do you think of the staging below?  What is its significance?   If you are able to find the name of the designer and the production, please let me know so I can properly credit it!  The biggest question in my mind:  does the platform actually teeter-totter?

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead - May 2 - 4 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_Are_Dead

This 1966 Tom Stoppard play follows two minor characters from Hamlet.  We will be watching the 1990 film version written and directed by Tom Stoppard himself.  If you miss a class, arrange with me to view whichever portion of the film you need to see during lunch.


Notes and reader reviews of the published play.

We are watching this with the Grade 11 class.  Please go on to read this on-line http://www.samuel-beckett.net/AbsurdEsslin.html, as we will be watching Beckett's Waiting for Godot in another week or so.  The language and concepts will be challenging for you, so your task is to select five passages from this piece of text to bring to a discussion on May 14, 2012.