Final Assignments

Your final assignments are due by noon on Thursday, August 7.

10% Educator's Packet

This is a packet of materials that you would send to a class or school (you determine the level) planning to attend a performance of your play. There is no one "right" way to prepare a packet. While you may base your packet on one posted in "Educational Guides: Samples," you must include the following (this section counts 5%):

--the basic facts of the script
--an introduction to the plot and its characters
--an introduction to the author
--a brief production history with excerpts from reviews

All of these are materials you have created already; however, you will need to edit them to cater to your target audience.

In addition, (1) you will create and include a preparatory classroom exercise (something to do and discuss) before the class attends the performance as well as (2) a list of 5 questions that will be included in the Q&A with the director and production team following the performance. (This additional section counts 5%.)

In real life, you likely would mail a hard copy to the class. For this project you will share everything in a single post on your blog. (So everyone in the class can see what you've come up with.)

10% Dramaturg's Statement

This is a brief essay in your own words (about 700-750 of them written in complete sentences and organized into paragraphs) that summarizes your understanding of the script from a dramaturg's perspective. This is not a production concept but rather what you would want to share early in the design process with the production team stemming from your research and reflection. This statement includes what you think are the most important ideas and problems that must be addressed and solved by the production. (You probably discovered many of these problems in comments made by the critics in the their reviews.)

5% Resources & Links

This final post on your blog includes what you think are the 5 most important online resources that need to be explored by the production team. For each, include a title, brief description of what this site is and why it is so valuable, and an active link.