Download Introduction to Theatre and Advisory Musical writeup

Introduction to Theatre
Theatre Advisory
MUSICAL WRITE-UP
Your write-up must be two, double-spaced, typed pages. It must be uploaded to
turnitin.com before class on Thursday, March 16th (periods 1 and 2) or Friday, March
17th (all other periods). In completing this write-up, you must use examples from both acts
of the play.
Choose THREE of the following questions to answer:
1. How did the lighting affect the play? How did the lighting give the audience information about
the characters, ideas, or plot? Pick a specific scene and write about the effect the lighting had on
that scene.
2. How did the scenery and the set affect the play? How did the set give the audience information
about the characters, ideas or plot? Pick a specific scene and write about the effect the scenery
had on that scene.
3. How did the music affect the play? Beyond the lyrics, how did the music give the audience
information about the characters, ideas or plot? Pick a scene and write about the effect the music
(or song) had on that scene.
4. How did the costumes affect the play? How did the costumes give the audience information
about the characters, ideas, or plot? Pick a specific scene and write about the effect the costumes
had on that scene.
5. What would you like to tell the director, producer, composer, lyricist, technical director, or
other production staff member about this performance and this play? Directly address one of the
production staff and discuss how that person fulfilled his or her job.
6. What interested you about the play? Write your own question! Then, answer it.
For Cast and Crew
Please answer at least three questions
1. What did you learn, both in general and about yourself, throughout the course of the
rehearsal or building process and the techs and performances?
2. Did you start off with one set of assumptions and end up with another?
3. Did you start off with one set of behaviors and end with another?
4. Did you figure anything out about performing, sets construction, lighting or any other
aspect of theater that you didn’t know before? Describe these things.
5. Describe the ways in which you succeeded at your job. What did you do
well?
6. Describe the ways in which you might have done your job better.
You may also answer any of the questions from the top sectionPlay
Write Up
Suggestions
Do
Don’t
Describe specific moments in the play.
Example: When Joan twisted her ring and shook her
head violently, you could tell how disturbed she was.
Write about what the actors did and how they did it.
Example: The actress playing Joan walked hesitantly
with a limp. She spoke very slowly and seemed to
have trouble coming up with what to say.
Describe specific choices made by specific actors (or
the director, designer, etc.).
Example: Andrew was almost always looking at the
floor.
Be very specific and detailed about what you saw in
the play.
Example: Andrew slumped his shoulders and shuffled
his feet. He didn’t look other characters in the eye
until the very end.
Summarize the plot.
Example: Joan hit the orderly on the
head with a book and then ran away.
Describe the characters.
Example: Joan was a sick person who
was not taking her medication.
Apply the things we have learned from class to the
play.
Example: The actor playing Andrew used non-verbal
communication by the way he slumped his shoulders,
walked slowly, and kept his hands in his pockets.
Use paragraphs
Retell story points or scenes.
Example: Joan and Andrew didn’t like
each other and they disagreed about
what to do with the money.
Only name the effect of the actors’
choices without talking about how
they created that response.
Example: I really hated how Joan
treated Andrew. She was a horrible
aunt and Andrew was right to hate
her.
List character’s actions
Example: Andrew was a very shy and
withdrawn person. He didn’t stand up
for himself to his evil aunt.
Write one long stream of thought
block of text.
Remember:
Full length play titles are italicized: Waiting Until Dark, Romeo and Juliet, Phantom of the
Opera.
Song titles, short plays, short stories, and episode titles are in quotation marks: “Star Spangled
Banner,” “Measure of a Man,” “The Lottery.”
Here is an example write up