WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENTS

due by noon on Friday, July 18

The Facts: Basics (5%)
Title
Author(s)
Language/Translator(s)
Year of Original Publication
Genre/Length/Structure
Agency Controlling License
Royalty Fee(s)
Cast Breakdown (M/F)
Time and Setting
Brief Bio of Author(s) (with citation if copied)
Brief Plot Summary (with citation if copied)

The Facts: Exegesis (5%)
Identify and define 20 total “unknowns” in your script including at least one item from each of the following categories:
-- geographic settings, locations, buildings, streets
--cultural references: furniture, clothing, styles of architecture and music
--real people, names, and pronunciation
--archaic or foreign words and phrases
--idiomatic language (slang)

The Facts: Characters and Casting (5%)
Provide a complete character list including essential information provided or inferred by the script: character’s name, sex, age, race/ethnicity, important relationship info.
Example: Hamlet, male, university student (age), Danish, son of now dead King Hamlet

In your own words, write a paragraph or two about non-traditional casting and these characters. (May certain characters be played by actors whose sex or race/ethnicity differs from the author’s apparent original intention? Yes, this is somewhat subjective.)