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Instructor: Allan
Carlsen
allanedgar@aol.com TA: Kainoa Harbottle
Office: MEM 213
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Course Description Paper 2 Assignment Performance |
Course description: Introducing the student to theater. Answering the following questions:  Requirements: Texts: Another Opening, Another Show by Tom Markus and Linda Sarver
Performances: You are required to attend one live theater performance selected from the one of the following two productions at the Delaware Theatre Company which is located in downtown Wilmington: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune - Sept. 17 to Oct. 5 or Dracula - Oct. 22 to Nov. 16. Tickets will cost $10, which is a discounted rate. Information on dates, performance times, and directions will be handed out in class. Papers: There will be two written assignments and each will be two to three pages long. The papers are to be word-processed. The first paper will be due Friday, October 17, and the theme of this assignment will be discussed in detail during the second week of class. The second paper will be due Monday, November 24, and it will be your review of the performance that you have seen. Your ticket stub must be stapled to the upper left-hand corner of the paper. Play reviewing will be discussed in class on Monday, September 15 and then again in detail on Wednesday, November 21. Exams: There will be three exams: Friday, October 3; Friday, November 7; and Wednesday, December 10. Exams will not be cumulative and they might be, but not limited to, some or all of the following: Essay, fill in the blanks, true/false, and multiple choice . Attendance: Mandatory. Student is allowed three absences to use at their discretion. These absences will allow for sickness, emergencies, and pre-planned, excused events. After using the three, any absence will lower grade point by 1/3. The exams will be based mostly on the lectures and some of the exam material will not be found in the required reading. Also, on some in class days , we will have handouts, discussions, demonstrations, videos, and perhaps the asking for the volunteer or two. If you do not attend a class, you are responsible for getting the notes and other material from someone who was in class that day.
Tardiness: Late arrivals disrupt the class as late arrivals disrupt the performance in the theater. It is also inconsiderate to others who have arrived on time. Please fill in every seat, starting from front to back. Classes will begin promptly with a very brief performance piece and the possibility of students attaining extra credit. Three late arrivals = one absence.
Class Rules: No eating.
Exam # 1 — 25% “Participation” is defined as the instructor’s subjective evaluation of the student’s willingness to engage in the discussions and activities of this class. Added benefits: Students and their friends will be able to purchase other tickets at the special discounted price of $10 to see either production of the two plays mentioned above at the Delaware Theatre Company Schedule: The following gives the proposed schedule for exams, paper due dates, and proposed class and/or lecture topics. All is subject to change, substitution, and/or updating. If exams or paper due dates are changed, the class will be given at least a full weeks notice. SEPT 3 Introduction and syllabus and extra credit |
