Theatre I

Final Project Documents and Resources READ!!! (Concept)

ACTOR, DIRECTOR OR DESIGNER

See below final project instructions. Each has multiple steps. Please read it. Designer and Director both work best in a PowerPoint format or Word document. If you are doing director, make sure you have both the concept questioner and the other written concept.

The Actor assignment you need to send the YouTube link for me. Film yourself or you and a friend and put it unlisted on YouTube and send me the link. Do not use Private or I cannot see it. If you use public, then the world can see it. Use Unlisted. Also then include the word document for short-form role analysis sheet below.

THE 1130 – MASK: DIRECTOR

DIRECTORIAL CONCEPT SHEET

Student Name:      

Dramatic Interlude/Play Title:      

INSPIRATION

What thematic “buzz words” come to mind as you read and analyze this play? (These can be anything, from verbs to nouns…just a list of random words that come to you when you study the scene.)

     

What words might you use to describe the mood, feel, or “vibe” of this play?

     

CASTING

If you could cast any actors in the history of the world to play the major characters in this play, who would you cast in each part? (These can be famous people you’ve never met…as long as they fit the part.)

     

IDEAS

What is the playwright trying to say about this world, the people, and the situation he/she has written about?

     

State the major idea of the play (as you see it) in ONE complete sentence. Remember that theme is NOT the plot, but rather a larger universal vision of the play’s meaning.

     

Summarize what the play is about in ONE word.

     

PRODUCTION

Think about producing and directing this play. What would be challenging about putting together this production?

     

Which technical element of production do you feel is the most important for this play – lighting, sound, scenery, or costumes?