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    This document provides information about the Directing II: Studies in Style course offered at Rutgers University–Camden in the spring of 2018. The course will focus on directing plays in various styles and genres. Students will analyze texts, participate in rehearsal studios focusing on scenes from Ibsen's A Doll's House, Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, and present two directed scenes. Assessment will include production analyses, rehearsal participation, scene presentations, and a final prompt book and analysis paper. The course schedule outlines weekly readings, activities, and assignments across the semester.

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    This document provides information about the Directing II: Studies in Style course offered at Rutgers University–Camden in the spring of 2018. The course will focus on directing plays in various styles and genres. Students will analyze texts, participate in rehearsal studios focusing on scenes from Ibsen's A Doll's House, Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, and Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, and present two directed scenes. Assessment will include production analyses, rehearsal participation, scene presentations, and a final prompt book and analysis paper. The course schedule outlines weekly readings, activities, and assignments across the semester.

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    Department of Fine Arts Theater Program

    DIRECTING II: STUDIES IN STYLE


    Rutgers University–Camden, Spring 2018
    Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:35-10:55, FA-136

    Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Elliott


    Course Number: 50:965:321
    Email: kenneth.elliott@rutgers.edu
    Office: Fine Arts 205
    Office Telephone: 856-225-6244
    Office Hours: T/TH 11:00-12:00, or by appointment.

    COURSE DESCRIPTION:
    This course focuses on the process of directing plays of various styles and genres.

    COURSE OBJECTIVES:
    By the end of the semester, the student should be able to
     Communicate effectively with actors and the production team using a working
    vocabulary of theatrical terminology.
     Organize rehearsal time efficiently.
     Identify the characteristics and understand the conventions of multiple theatrical
    genres.
     Make directorial choices appropriate to specific genres.
     Research the background and context of plays to inform the directorial approach.
     Analyze a play in terms of given circumstances, dialogue, and dramatic action.
     Prepare and direct plays.

    REQUIRED TEXTS:
    Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll’s House, trans. Frank McGuinness. London: Faber and Faber, 1996.
    Ney, Charles. Directing Shakespeare in America: Current Practices. London: Bloomsbury Arden
    Shakespeare, 2016.
    Shakespeare, William. Measure for Measure. New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 1997
    Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. New York: Dover Publications, 1990.

    Any other required materials will be posted on Sakai

    COMPONENTS OF THE FINAL GRADE:


    Excellent attendance is essential for success in this class!
    15% Production analysis (3)
    10% Rehearsal Studio
    30% Scene presentations (2)
    20% Prompt book and analysis paper
    25% Attendance, participation, and miscellaneous assignments
    ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

    Students are expected to do their own work. While some classroom activities necessitate group
    collaboration, the bulk of the work required in this course—including quizzes, exams, and
    writing assignments—must be completed by each student without assistance. Academic
    dishonesty is a serious offense and can take many forms: cheating on an exam, helping
    someone else cheat, committing plagiarism, or submitting the same assignment for two
    separate courses without prior permission. Please refer to the Rutgers web page for further
    details on policies regarding academic integrity: http://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu/

     PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES AND LAPTOPS.

     NO EATING OR DRINKING IN CLASS OTHER THAN WATER.

     STUDENTS WITH A DOCUMENTED DISABILITY SHOULD CONSULT WITH THE


    INSTRUCTOR TO ARRANGE FOR ACCOMODATION.

    COURSE SCHEDULE (Please read assignments before the scheduled class):


    This is an approximate outline of our work together, and subject to change.

    Week 1
    TUE 1/16 Course introduction

    THU 1/18 Reading: Brook, “The Deadly Theatre” from The Empty Space

    Week 2
    TUE 1/23 Text Analysis
    Reading: Ibsen, A Doll’s House
    Please bring this script with you to every class through 2/6

    THU 1/25 Rehearsal Studio: Ibsen

    Week 3
    TUE 1/30 Rehearsal Studio: Ibsen

    THU 2/1 Rehearsal Studio: Ibsen

    Week 4
    TUE 2/6 Rehearsal Studio: Ibsen

    THU 2/8 Text Analysis


    Reading: Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
    Please bring this script with you to every class through 2/27
    Week 5
    TUE 2/13 Rehearsal Studio: Wilde
    Be sure to see our department production of Becky Shaw this week!

    THU 2/15 Rehearsal Studio: Wilde

    Week 6
    TUE 2/20 Rehearsal Studio: Wilde
    Becky Shaw analysis paper due

    THU 2/22 Rehearsal Studio: Wilde

    Week 7
    TUE 2/27 Rehearsal Studio: Wilde

    THU 3/1 Scene 1 Presentations

    Week 8
    TUE 3/6 Scene 1 Presentations

    THU 3/8 Scene 1 Presentations

    SPRING BREAK 3/10 – 3/18

    Week 9
    TUE 3/20 Text Analysis
    Reading: Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
    Please bring this script with you to every class through 2/27

    THU 3/22 Directors and Their Aesthetic Values


    Reading: Ney, pp. 25-33, plus individual assignments

    Week 10
    TUE 3/27 Preparations for Rehearsal and Production
    Reading Ney, selections, pp. 89-178

    THU 3/29 Rehearsing Shakespeare


    Reading: Ney, selections, pp. 181-289
    Week 11
    TUE 4/3 Rehearsal Studio: Shakespeare

    THU 4/5 Rehearsal Studio: Shakespeare

    Week 12
    TUE 4/10 Rehearsal Studio: Shakespeare
    Be sure to see our department production of Avenue Q this week!

    THU 4/12 Rehearsal Studio: Shakespeare

    Week 13
    TUE 4/17 Scene 2 Presentations
    Avenue Q analysis paper due

    THU 4/19 Scene 2 Presentations

    Week 14
    TUE 4/24 Scene 2 Presentations

    THU 4/26 Finale


    PLAYS FOR SCENE PRESENTATIONS:

    You are not expected to read all of these plays; however, you should read closely and
    completely any plays you choose for your scene presentations.

    PLAYS, GROUP 1

    Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya

    Henrik Ibsen: An Enemy of the People, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler

    August Strindberg: Miss Julie

    PLAYS, GROUP 2

    Noel Coward: Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, Private Lives

    Kaufman and Hart: The Man Who Came to Dinner, You Can’t Take It with You

    Moliere, Tartuffe

    Brandon Thomas: Charley’s Aunt

    William Wycherly: The Country Wife

    PLAYS, GROUP 3

    Ford, ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore

    Marlowe: Edward II

    Shakespeare: Hamlet, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Macbeth, Twelfth Night

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