COM 435-Directing the Group Performance/SPRING 2001

10a.m.-Meets Mondays and Wednesdays at Morr 213 & Fridays in Ind 304

Professor-Dr. Quainoo/ Office #164 Independence Hall/

Ofice Hours MWF 11a.m. & By Appointment

Phone #874-4730/ E-mail vquainoo12000@yahoo.com

Required Textbook: Literature-Reading and Writing the Human Experience

Authors-Richard Abcarian & Marvin Klotz

ASSIGNMENTS

This course is designed to teach introductory principles of directing readers’ theatre. Since each of you is expected to design, script and direct a performance, you will be assigned to a group. In that group you will be staged in the other member’s performances and they will perform in “your” presentation.

Simply put: Four people in a group

Approximately four groups per class

Each group presents four times

Each person performs 3 times

Each person directs once.

Grading: 1. First performance – 50 points

2. Second performance- 50 points

3. Third performance – 50 points

4. Directing your own presentation – 100 points

5. 5-page Analysis of philosophy of directing 75 points

6. Director’s Journal – 50 points

7. Attendance and Class Participation – 25 points

Total Possible Points – 400

*More than three unexcused absences will adversely effect your grade.

CLASS SCHEDULE

WEEK #1 Jan 17-19 INTRODUCTION

WEEK #2 Jan 22, 24, 26 WHAT IS Readers Theatre

Pages 1-77

WEEK #3 Jan 29, 31 & Feb 2* First Principles of Directing

Spotlight on Nathaniel Hawthorne/Building the Script

WEEK #4 Feb 5,7,9 Working Together in a Group

WEEK #5 Feb 12, 14, 16 How to conduct Rehearsals Spotlight on William Blake

WEEK #6 Feb 19, 21, 23* *Monday, 19th-Columbus Day-No Classes

Philosophies of Directing/Feb 23^rd –5 page paper due

WEEK #7 Feb 26, 28, Mar 2 Rehearsals

WEEK #8 Mar 5, 7, 9 Rehearsals/By Mar 9^th All Scripts Due

WEEK #9 Mar 12-16 SPRING BREAK/No Classes

Chap. 5 & 7

WEEK #10 Mar 19, 21, 23 FIRST ROUND OF PERFORMANCES DUE

WEEK #11 Mar 26, 28, 30 FIRST ROUND OF PERFORMANCES CONT.

WEEK #12 April 2, 4, 6 Pages 161-213

WEEK #13 April 9, 11, 13* SECOND ROUND OF PERFORMANCES DUE

WEEK #14 April 16, 18, 20 SECOND ROUND OF PERFORMANCES DUE

WEEK #15 April 23, 25, 27 (REVIEW OF DIRECTOR’S JOURNALS) DIRECTOR’S JOURNALS DUE April 30^th

COM 435 – DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST

1.) Philosophy of Directing…Seeing, Knowing, Envisioning

(Phenomonological, ontological, metaphorical)

2. Identify actors…

3. Select and Edit script

4. Make identical script copies available to actors

5. Locate placement of actors on stage

6. Stage organization

7. Dress (uniformity) organization

8. Identify emotions/actions

9. Detail Focus

10. Rehearsal times and places

A.) 1^st Rehearsal…_________ _________

B,) 2^nd Rehearsal…_________ __________

C.) 3^rd Rehearsal…_________ __________

11. Write specific directions to actors/Make copies for Instructor

12. Plans for evaluation for actors