This
assignment CANNOT be started UNTIL you see the assigned,
live production on the
Washington Street Campus of Amarillo College (OR, if you’ve
already spoken
well-in-advance with me to arrange a local live theatre
production if you live
too far from Amarillo, UNTIL you’ve seen that live
production). Once you’ve seen the live
production, then,
you can proceed with…
First
and foremost, the critique that you will submit this
semester is to be
objective, personal observations about the production that
you experienced.
1)
After seeing the show, compose, at least, a FULL two (2)
page–that means
top-to-bottom on both pages–critique using Microsoft Word
if possible. If not, please save your
file in a Rich Text
Format (.rtf) or as a Portable Document Format (.pdf)–most
word processing
programs can do this.
PLEASE NOTE: I am
unable to read Microsoft Works, Apple Pages, OR Corel Word
Perfect if the files
are not saved as .RTF’s or .PDF’s.
2)
Margins may not exceed 1″ from top or bottom nor exceed
1″ from left
or right.
3)
The font should be a normal-sized font like Times or Arial
and should have a
maximum size of 12 points.
4)
Make sure your name and title are included at the top of the
page, but both
should not exceed 1″ from the top of the page.
5)
Single space. Please
do not make the
spacing any larger to ‘fill’ the page…
6)
DO NOT RETELL THE STORY. I am already familiar with that
information. Simply
tell me what you like or disliked about each element of the
production.
7)
Cover the major issues: Acting (in particular), directorial
concept, scenery,
costumes, lighting, sound, props, etc.—the items that you
have read about in
your text. PLEASE do
not confuse
‘scenery’ and ‘properties’–they are different design
elements.
8)
I would like you to make a short statement of the value of
this production to
the community.
“Value” can
refer to the production’s
“appropriateness,” “societal
advancement,” and/or
“cultural information.”
“Community” may refer to the local Panhandle region,
the city
of Amarillo, and/or the campus(es) of Amarillo College.
9)
Please use individual paragraphs to discuss each of the
aforementioned issues;
you would be surprised how many critiques I receive that are
one continuous
paragraph. Granted, I
am not teaching
Freshman Comp, but I do expect some semblance of the English
language. Also, please use EITHER
‘indentation’ OR
‘double-spacing’ to separate your paragraphs—NOT BOTH.
10)
Limit your criticism of the playwright’s work. You may make
a few comments
regarding the structure or theme, but do not let that
subject override the
other major issues.
11)
If this is a “first-time” for you, talk about the
experience and how
it affected you, BUT limit that discussion to a couple of
short sentences.
12)
When you like or dislike a particular element of the show,
be sure to tell me
why and cite specifics from the production. Please do not
make generalizations.
13)
Finally, be frank. Your opinions show me that you have
experienced art.
Regardless of whether or not you liked something or someone,
the company will
not be allowed to read these critiques, so be honest. These
critiques help to
expand your understanding of our culture and the world
around us, so have fun
with this project–it is, in my opinion, the most important
assignment that I
will give you this semester.
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