Frustrated?

Just do your best. Yes, I always give partial credit, and I realize that there may be varied interpretations of the assignment (reader-response criticism and all that).

Class: Friday, July 11 (BONUS)

10:00-12:00
everyone worked on Week 1 assignments on their blogs
10 students present

Class: Thursday, July 10

10:00
read, performed exegesis, and discussed "Mousetrap" scene from Hamlet
watched first 10 minutes of Ethan Hawke Hamlet; discussed its dramaturgical viability
11:00
worked on Week 1 Assignment

NOTE: Friday's BONUS class meets in the Design Room the entire time (10-12 noon); all students are invited to attend; if you have no absences, you may work online the entire time; if you're making up an absence, you'll spend part of the time working with Dave

Class: Wednesday, July 9

10:00
read and discussed opening scene of Hamlet from a dramaturg's perspective
(used Oxford and Arden annotated editions)
11:00
worked on Week 1 assignments to be posted on blogs
everybody present!

WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENTS

The following are due by noon on Friday, July 11, on your blog:

What is Dramaturgy? (5%)
(let’s go with this instead of “definitions”)
Best Online Definition
Best Dictionary Definition
Most Notable or Unusual Definition
Historical Context (German origins with Lessing and the Hamburger Dramaturgy)
Job Description (a composite drawn from multiple sources; edit and cite each)
My Own Definition (in your own words…this is the most important element for grading)

Dramaturgy as a Profession (5%)
Identify 10 professional, not-for-profit theatres (LORT) that employ resident dramaturgs (and/or literary managers). For each of the ten, identify the following: name of theatre, LORT classification, location, name of dramaturg, specific title, and anything else you deem to be notable.

Graduate Degree Programs (5%)
Identify 10 MFA degree programs in dramaturgy at schools that are not listed on the “Sampler” post. For each of the ten, identify the following: name of university, location, name of degree, duration of degree program (most are either 2 or 3-year programs), and anything notable or unique about the program.

Student Blogs

Patricia Almond
http://www.shsudramaturgyalmond.blogspot.com/
Amy Burn
http://www.shsudramaturgyburn.blogspot.com/
Pam Crozier
http://www.shsudramaturgycrozier.blogspot.com/
Peeper Fowler
http://www.shsudramaturgyfowler.blogspot.com/
Carlos Gonzalez
http://www.shsudramaturgygonzalez.blogspot.com/
Aaron Kays
http://www.shsudramaturgykays.blogspot.com/
Veronica LaCombe
http://www.shsudramaturgylacombe.blogspot.com/
Samm Lind
http://www.shsudramaturgylind.blogspot.com/
Ashley Lowe
http://www.shsudramaturgylowe.blogspot.com/
Daniel Nepveux
http://www.shsudramaturgynepveux.blogspot.com/
Charles Page
http://www.shsudramaturgypage.blogspot.com/
Schandria Reece
http://www.shsudramaturgyreece.blogspot.com/
A.J. Salazar
http://www.shsudramaturgysalazar.blogspot.com/
Zakk Shanks
http://www.shsudramaturgyshanks.blogspot.com/
Katie Stefaniak
http://www.shsudramaturgystefaniak.blogspot.com/

Class: Tuesday, July 8

10:00
what is dramaturgy?
covered syllabus
11:00
created online blogs
explored McTier's new blog for the class: shsudramaturgymctier.blogspot.com
focused on Shakespeare topics and links
discussed issues relating to Shakespeare and text, authorship, printing, quartos vs. folio
explored LMDA website