THEATRE HISTORY RESEARCH PROJECT
THEATRE HISTORY PROJECT
You will be researching and creating a short oral presentation, accompanied by a PowerPoint slide show, or other media of your choice, about a period in theatre history.
Project components:
1. Short oral presentation 2. Related slide show (or other media) 3. Hard-copy text of your oral presentation along with a Works Cited list 4. Short Multiple Choice Quiz written by you to assess the class's understanding of your topic
Each group will choose one of the following topics*: 1) GREEK THEATRE
2) ROMAN THEATRE
3) CHINESE THEATRE
4) JAPANESE THEATRE
5) MEDIEVAL THEATRE
6) ELIZABETHAN THEATRE 7) MODERN THEATRE (1880-1945) 8) CONTEMPORARY THEATRE (2000's)
*if there is a topic not on the list that you want to do, see Ms. Yeh for approval
Project Requirements:
A short oral and visual (PowerPoint) presentation which addresses the 5 W's:
1. What? a. Clarify the time period in theatre history you are researching. b. What are the major characteristics of this time period? c. What kind of literature, playwright, performer, music, costumes, set, props or sound effects were used?
2. Where? a. Where were performances primarily held?
3. When? a. When were performances held?
4. Who? a. Who performed? Actors? Dancers? Others? b. Who watched? Describe the type of audience. c. Who wrote the material? Playwrights?
d. Who directed the work? e. Who handled the technical aspects? Designers? Technicians? f. Who are some of the most famous people associated both directly and
indirectly with this period of theatre history? 5. Why?
a. Why did theatre evolve during this time? b. Why were these performances created? c. Why were certain actors/costumes/scenery used? d. Why did theatre stop after this time period was over, or start at the beginning of
this time period? 6. How?
a. How did this era evolve? b. How did any performance work evolve?
*SUGGESTIONS FOR CREATING A LIVELY ORAL PRESENTATIONS: *Play appropriate background music * Find a short video clip discussing or demonstrating something related to your time period. *Come dressed in an appropriate costume
THEATRE HISTORY PROJECT
TASK
POINT VALUE
POINTS EARNED
ORAL PRESENTATION
60 POINTS
POWERPOINT
30 POINTS
HARD-COPY TEXT OF PRESENTATION
40 POINTS
WITH WORKS CITED PAGE & MC QUIZ
TOTAL POINTS
130
NOTE: ANY EVIDENCE OF PLAGIARISM WILL EARN YOU A "0" FOR THIS PROJECT. You will be submitting all written
portions of this project to (including all the text in your powerpoint).
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