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Play Reading Report

Title of Play:

Playwright:

Date Written/First Performed:

Plot Synopsis (write a brief, 5-7 sentence description of the plot):

Characters (name and brief description/relationship to other characters)

Theme (discuss one major theme and how the playwright communicates this theme)

Diction (give 3-5 lines of dialogue from the play that illustrate the playwright’s use of diction)

Music (from your reading, what sounds do you imagine a production might include? These may be sound effects, literal music, qualities of the actors’ voices, etc.)

Spectacle (from your reading, what sounds do you imagine a production might include? These may be visual effects, lighting, scenery, costumes, etc.)

Response: What did you think of the play? Did you enjoy reading it? What specifically did you enjoy or not enjoy? (you may very well have aspects that you enjoyed, but others that you did not; include both here) Would you want to see a live performance of this play?

Assignment Content

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Introduction

For this assignment, you will choose a play to read, then complete a report that will include pertinent information about the play, as well as your response.

The Assignment

Step 1: Choose a play from the following list. The plays listed are a variety of genres, styles, and time periods. Plays that have "PD" next to them are public domain, which means that no one owns the copyright to those plays and therefore you should be able to find a free online copy of the play. For all of the plays listed, you should be able to find a copy of them in a library (either FTCC's or the public library). 

· Antigone by Sophocles; Greek tragedy, the third in the Oedipus Trilogy (PD)

· Hamlet by William Shakespeare; tragedy (PD)

· A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen; drama (PD)

· A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry; 20th century drama

· The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Project; based on the true story of the murder of Matthew Shephard in Laramie, Wyoming.

· Tartuffe by Moliere; comedy, originally written in French (PD)

· A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare; comedy (PD)

· The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde; comedy (PD)

· Private Lives by Noel Coward; comedy

· Rumors by Neil Simon; comedy

Step 2: Read the play.

Step 3: Complete the Play Reading Report document that is attached.

Grading Criteria

This assignment is graded according to the attached Play Report Rubric, based on the following criteria:

· Mechanics (grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc)

· Theatre Vocabulary (correct, appropriate, and relevant vocabulary is used)

· Analysis Components

· Response

To Submit

click on the title of this assignment to complete and submit the Play Reading Report. Two options for submitting your report:

· Option 1: complete the document (linked above), save it as a unique document (.docx or PDF), titled with your first and last name plus the name of the play you watched; then click on the assignment title, attach the appropriate document, then click Submit.

· Option 2: complete the document, then open the assignment, click on Write Assignment, then copy and paste your information from the document you completed; then click submit.

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