theater research

The course presentation is a more formal research project on a specific theatre topic studied or prominent in the field.  The presentation should be on one of the theatrical topics listed below…or elect to pick a topic of your own (with approval by the instructor).

• • • • Early Theatre: The Greek City Dionysia Festival
      • Japanese Kabuki Theatre
      • Christopher Marlowe: The Other Elizabethan Playwright
      • Lord Chamberlain's Men
      • London’s Historic Drury Lane Theatre
      • Tennessee Williams and Society's Outcasts
      • American Musicals by Stephen Sondheim
      • Theatre in Prisons
      • The Tony Awards
      • Stage Musicals on Film

Areas that could be covered by this presentation include (but are not limited by) the following.

• • • • a general history of the period, event, playwright, etc.
      • staging and production conventions, if applicable
      • plays and/or other related productions produced
      • audience responses to or involvement in theatre

Unlike other assignments in this course, the presentation is not necessarily a normal written essay (though an enhanced written research project would be acceptable).  Think originality and creativity…that is, graphics, charts, images/videos, Powerpoint/Prezi programs, audio or visual presentations, etc. are all accepted and encouraged.  If created in Word, 8-10 page limit is recommended