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Class, Below is the Format you should follow when typing up your paper on the current production– Please include: “Underlined Title Headings” for each of the areas below and the six Aristotle Elements covered- In addition, hand written notes, taken at the production should be in your Composition book along with two “Plot Diagrams” that documents the plot structure of each act of the play.

Production Paper Structure/Format Student’s Name: Student’s Roster #: Performance Date: Show Title: What is the Genre/Form? (Tragedy/Comedy/Melodrama/Tragicomedy) Justify your answer. What Styles and Theatrical Conventions are utilized in the Production? Opening/Lead Statement: Your opening paragraph should make a clear statement or point about the production. A good opening statement will foreshadow the main points you intend to make in the body of the paper. Thought/Themes/Ideas: Write a paragraph or more, outlining, any thoughts, themes, and ideas presented in the play. What is the playwright trying to say with this production? Plot/Action: As briefly as possible, pinpoint the dramatic structure. How does the playwright organize the story? Is there a prologue? Soliloquies (solo monologues) that move the action along? How is the exposition handled? Is there a chorus and how are they utilized? Language/Diction: What type of Language is used? Does the playwright use simple, straightforward, everyday language? Does the playwright use more complex language? Please include a direct “quote” from the play to demonstrate your statements regarding the language used. Characters: Select and write a paragraph about any pivotal character in the play. You can choose any character you wish. How does the character impact the story? Music: Write a paragraph about the music and sounds presented in the production. How do you think the music and/or sounds create mood and/or impact the overall feeling of the production? Spectacle: Write about the impact and overall cohesiveness of the costumes, lighting and set design. Does the spectacle enhance the production? Closing: End your paper with clear statement about the overall impact of the elements utilized within the production.