Download Theatre Appreciation SYLLABUS (Fall 2009-RU) Prof. Juul and more Study notes Theatre in PDF only on Docsity! THEA 100‐01, Theatre Appreciation SYLLABUS Fall 2009, Tuesday/Thursday 12:30‐1:45, Porterfield 172 Professor: Jennifer Juul, School of Dance & Theatre Office: Porterfield 238 Office Hours: 2‐3 pm Monday – Friday; also by appointment Contact: jjuul@radford.edu, 831‐5207 (please use email; it’s the best way to reach me) Required purchases/items for the course • Text: Wilson, Edwin and Alvin Goldfarb. Anthology of Living Theater. 3rd edition. • Commitments OUTSIDE of the regular class meeting time. • Using WebCT and checking your Radford email account regularly Course Goals With successful completion of this course, you will be able to: • Communicate using theatre vocabulary and concepts; • Work creatively; • Explore theatre professions and develop hands‐on skills; • Assess the value and impact of theatre in its historical and cultural contexts; and • Form and express a sophisticated point of view about live theatre and its offshoots. Assignments and Point Value/Weight of Grades Each student chooses ONE option for each assignment. *Assignment due dates appear on the class schedule.* Assignment Point Value Option 1 Option 2 Plays & Play Analysis 400 Take Quizzes Perform plays in class Theatre Practicum 200 Work in the Scene Shop Write a short play Theatre Production Attendance/Response (see description) 200 Attend these shows: Lend Me A Tenor Shakespeare Abridged Liza and the Riddling Cave Student Directing Scenes Attend these shows: Lend Me a Tenor Shakespeare Abridged Children’s Opera Off‐Campus Production Theatre Processes 200 Make an Oral Presentation at the end of the semester Attend Rehearsal and write an observation Journal Semester Total 1000 Grading Scale: A: 900‐1000 B: 800‐899 C: 700‐799 D: 600‐699 F: 599 or less
