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Abby Tuttle 2/24/2016 Block 2Student Teaching, East Page 1 of 9

!"T P#A!$ Theat%e and Society&ou%se$ '%a(a " Blocks$ 1,2,6 )%ade$ *+12 Toics$ lay+lit

g%ous, d%a(atu%gStanda%ds Add%essed th%oughout nit$

Theat%e A%ts, '-PS S.)

•.esea%ch/isto%y

• Analysis/.eection

• .ehea%sal

• &%eate

• Technical 'esign

'aily becti3e$

• " ill get to kno (y g%ou o%

select a lay to o%k on5

• " ill co(lete (y Befo%e " .ead7

age ith (y g%ou (e(be%s5

• " ill unde%stand the %ole and

functions of di8e%ent technical

theat%e ositions5

Assess(ents$

• 9"nfo%(al: &lass discussion and

co(letion of a%ticle and

;uestions5

• 9 coies:

o -othe%s and Sons 910 coies:

o ?inde%t%anso%t 96 coies:

• Packets 9>0:

• A%ticles 9>0:

Agenda$

• 920 (inutes: @a%(+$ @hat is a d%a(atu%g A%ticle and ;uestions

o Students %ead indeendently about the %ole of d%a(atu%g7 and

anse% ;uestions5o 'iscuss as class5

• 91> (inutes: Assign g%ous5o Announce g%ous and ha3e the( get togethe%5

o @hile this is haening, talk to students ho e%e not the%e on

-onday=they ill need to ick sc%it and get a g%ou5

• 910 (inutes: a3e g%ous begin Befo%e .eading7 age5

o Students ho (issed can oin in and catch u easily on this5

•

910 (inutes: .eading ti(e5o nce all students a%e in g%ou, ha3e g%ous sta%t %eading lay5

o @ithin the %st age, they should all o%k togethe% to nd C ieces of

info fo% d%a(atu%g5o )%ous ill be %esonsible fo% slitting u %oles o% gu%ing out ho they

ant to best %ead5 Assign %oles and each e%son %eads a %ole5

.ead indeendently and sto e3e%y coule of ages to discuss5


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a3e 1 e%son %ead aloud to the g%ou

'i8e%entiation !otes$

• Students a%e ut into %eading g%ous by choice=they e%e able to ick 1 st

and 2nd choice5 " ent ith e3e%yoneDs 1st choice fo% no, though deending

on the students ho e%e not the%e the othe% day, " (ay need to sitch so(eeole a%ound5

• The sc%its " chose all ha3e di8e%ent the(es and issues5 " t%ied to ick a

di3e%se set to hel students connect to the (ate%ial5.eections/!otes$

nit becti3es$

• " ill unde%stand ho theat%e can be e%essi3e of issues in society5

• " ill unde%stand the di8e%ent %oles ithin a theat%e and ho they hel c%eate

a %oduction5

• " ill use sc%it tet and %esea%ch to c%eate a design5

• " ill o%k collabo%ati3ely to %oduce %esea%ch and ideas about a sho5


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Huffpost Arts and Culture

What Is a Dramaturg?

11/20/2012 11:01 pm ET | Updated Jan 20, 2013

Bess Rowen!"# Cand$date of T!eatre, C%&', T!e (raduate Center

)*er t!e +ears of m+ t!eatr$al areer, - !a*e .een l$sted $n prorams as a d$retor, stae

manaer, asso$ate produer, and *ar$ous !araters" But as - sat $n t!e front row of a.+r$nt!s

Ban treet T!eater t!e ot!er n$!t, - was read$n a proram $n w!$! - am l$sted as 4dramatur"4

e*eral +ears ao - ouldnt tell +ou w!at t!at word meant, and as - wr$te t!$s 5$rosoft 6ord!as underl$ned $t w$t! a red s7u$l+ l$ne" #esp$te 6ords !ars! 8udment, and m+ own former

$norane, a dramatur $s an $mportant mem.er of t!e t!eatr$al e7uat$on, and one t!at $s too

rarel+ d$sussed"

6!en Cus$ Cram ased me $f - would ons$der dramatur$n !er s!ow Radiance, w!$! 8ust

opened on 9r$da+, - !ad to f$rst as w!at s!e meant .+ dramatur" 'ou see, one of t!e pro.lems

w$t! def$n$n t!$s term $s t!at t!ere seem to .e as man+ wa+s to answer t!at 7uest$on as t!ere are

dramaturs and pro8ets t!at ut$l$e one"

5+ own onept of t!e role !as .een !ea*$l+ $nfluened .+ t!e wonderful wor - !a*e seen some

talented dramaturs do, .ot! $ns$de and outs$de of t!e t!eater" - t!$n of t!em e*er+ t$me - answer

t!e 7uest$on, 4w!at e;atl+ $s a dramatur" And so, $mmed$atel+ after de$d$n t!at - would wr$te somet!$n a.out dramatur+, -

resol*ed to as some of t!ese $nd$*$duals to s!are t!e$r own answers to someone on t!e street

as$n t!em t!e a.o*e 7uest$on" Heres w!at t!ree of m+ dramatur olleaues !ad to sa+:

Helen Jas!, urrentl+ pursu$n !er 59A $n #ramatur+ and #ramat$ Cr$t$$sm at 'ale !ool

of #rama ??

45ar Bl+ sa+s t!at a dramatur 7uest$ons" 5+ professor Cat!er$ne !ee!+ sa+s, amon ot!er

t!$ns, t!at a dramatur $s an $n?!ouse r$t$ t!at $s fr$endl+ to t!e produt$on" #ramatur+ $s

enerous !onest+, r$orous ur$os$t+, and pass$on for t!ou!tful t!eatre and t!eatre?ma$n" 5ost

$mportantl+, t!ou!, dramatur+ $s not e;traneous to a reat$*e proess" -t $s essent$al"4

!ane Breau;, res$dent dramatur at &' !aespeare E;!ane ??

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4#ramaturs are a spe$al .reed of art$st w!o must !andle mult$ple tass at one" 6e are te;t

anal+ers@ we are resear!ers@ we are o.8et$*e o.ser*ers@ we are e;pert 7uest$on asers@ we are

a resoure for t!e d$retor and pla+wr$!t and ators and des$ners, and we are reat$*e

d$plomats w!o l$a$se w$t! t!ose $n*ol*ed" (enerall+, dramaturs ser*e, as - learned from m+

dramatur+ mentor +nn 5" T!omson, as t!e memor+ of t!e proess of t!eater ma$n ??

w!ate*er t!at proess ma+ .e ?? and as +nn !as sa$d, e*er+t!$n $s proess"4

5ar$a 5+t$l$na$, urrentl+ pursu$n !er !"#" $n t!eater at C%&', T!e (raduate Center ??

4T!e dramatur $s a r$t$al t!$ner t!at pro*$des l$terar+, ultural and art$st$ $ns$!t .efore,

dur$n, and somet$mes after t!e reat$on of a p$ee" omet$mes t!e role of t!e dramatur $n*ol*es

ser*$n as a form of translator, d$plomat, or s$mpl+ .uffer .etween two art$st$ eos: t!at of t!e

pla+wr$!t and t!at of t!e d$retor" And l$e translators, somet$mes dramaturs are treated w$t!

susp$$on from .ot! s$des"4

- would arue t!at t!e un$7ue s$ll set of t!ese $nd$*$duals $s o.*$ous e*en $n t!e wa+s $n w!$!t!e+ !ose to answer t!e 7uest$on" T!ou! - .el$e*e t!e$r $ns$!tful words stand alone, - would

l$e to d$ret +our attent$on to t!e fat t!at all t!ree responses d$suss .ot! te!n$al and personal

aspets of dramatur+" T!e .est dramaturs - now .r$de t!e ap .etween te!n$al nowlede

and a ommun$at$*e art$st$ sp$r$t w!$le adapt$n to t!e un$7ue needs of ea! produt$on,

d$retor, and pla+wr$!t"

T!e+ are 8ust one of t!e plet!ora of t!eatr$al personnel =l$e f$!t !oreorap!ers, stae

manaers, and e*en d$retors> w!ose .est wor .lends $nto a f$nal produt$on rat!er t!an

stand$n out from $t" 5+ !ope $s t!at t!e ne;t t$me +ou see someone l$sted $n t!e proram as a

dramatur, +oull !a*e some sense of w!at t!at person m$!t !a*e done for t!at produt$on" 9or

m+ part, -*e added t!e word 4dramatur4 to m+ 5$rosoft 6ord d$t$onar+, w!$! $s anot!er step

$n t!e r$!t d$ret$on"

What are 3 things a dramaturg is responsible for?

Why are they essential to a theatrical production? Are there productions where they may

be more or less necessary?


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Before 'ou Read:

T$tle of la+

Aut!or

'ear or$$nall+ produed

6!+ were +ou $nterested $n t!$s pla+<

ett$n:

oat$on:

T$mel$ne:

C!araters:


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6!$le 'ou Read:

Ea! person $n +our roup $s respons$.le for one of t!e follow$n areas for notes" C$rle

w!$! one +ou are o$n to .e do$n and use t!ese paes to eep +our notes" T!$s does &)T

need to oord$nate w$t! +our f$nal des$n pro8et"

#ramature: &ew *oa.ular+, !$stor$al ultural referenes or allus$ons =people, +ears $n

!$stor+, $t$es, !$stor$al e*ents, wors of art, mo*$es, et">

Costumer: Clot!$n, aessor$es =!ats, purses, 8ewelr+, et">, !a$r, and mae?up, ae of

!araters, p!+s$al desr$pt$ons

et #es$ner: ett$n, set p$ees =w$ndows, walls, doors, et">, furn$ture, set dress$ns =posters,

deorat$ons, et">, !and props

$!t and ound: 5us$, t$me of da+, spe$al effets, l$!t soures =lamps, w$ndows, et">, sound

effets"

Research Notes

Page Note from !e"t Research


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Research Notes

Page Note from !e"t Research


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lot )utl$ne:

%se t!$s pae to map t!e stor+" &ote e*ents t!at !appen and !anes $n mood as t!e stor+

proresses" $ttle at$ons do not need to .e noted, onl+ t!e s$n$f$ant moments t!at mo*e t!e

plot alon"

E;pos$t$on:T!$ns t!at !appened

.efore t!e at$on of

t!e pla+"

R$s$n At$on:E*ents t!at are

!appen$n as t!e pla+

unfolds"

Cl$ma;: T!e .$est at$on or

turn$n po$nt of t!e

pla+"


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9all$n At$on/

Resolut$on: E*ents

t!at !appen as t!e pla+settles down and omes

to a onlus$on"

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