Welcome to THR 1010

Hello everyone! Flip through these slides for an introduction to your Online Intro to Theatre class. But first, click on the links below to see a couple of clips from two Broadway musicals to start us off.

Avenue Q

Lion King

Use your arrow keys to move throughout the powerpoint

Meet your Teacher

Who has two thumbs and studied in Moscow this past summer?

Me!

My name is Jennifer GoffYou can call me Ms. Goff or Prof. Goff

Meet Your Teacher

I was born in Anchorage, AK

I went to college in Portland, OR

I grew up in Denver, CO

Meet Your Teacher

I earned my MA in Theatre from the University of South Carolina

I am now a PhD student here at Wayne State.

Meet Your Teacher

This is my cat, Chloe.

This is my new kitten, Matilda.

They haven’t met yet. Matilda is coming home in a few weeks. I’ll keep you posted.

I’ve been an actor, a director, a designer, and even co-founded a theatre company in South Carolina called The Distracted Globe Theatre Company. Here’s our logo:

The following slide shows images of just a few of the productions I’ve performed in.

The next slides contain images of shows I’ve directed

REQUIRED TEXT

Explore Theatre (there is a

printed book as well as online

content)

REQUIRED PLAYS

Medea (blackboard)

Fences by August Wilson

Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl

Top Dog/Underdog by Suzan Lori Parks

The three plays not posted on blackboard can be purchased online, or you can read

the free ebook versions of these plays through the Wayne State University Library

website.

Seeing Theatre at Wayne State

For this class you are required to see one live performance. It doesn’t have to be at Wayne State, but for those of you who are local, that could prove to be mighty convenient. So here’s the scoop on how to see shows at WSU.

First… there are three different theatres here:

Seeing Theatre at Wayne State

All three theatres use the same box office phone number: 313-577-2972, and the main website is wsushows.com. The box office is open Tues-Fri from 2-6 and one hour before any performance.

You can find lots of info on each of their websites. Plus, I’ve posted a calendar with a schedule of all the performances going on this semester under General Information on blackboard.

The Hilberry Theatre

• Graduate actors and designers

• Corner of Cass and Hancock

• Thursday night or Saturday Matinees are

$20 for students

• Friday and Saturday night

shows are $25 for students

• Student Rush tickets, purchased

in person on the day of the show, are $12

The Hilberry Theatre4743 Cass Ave

Hilberry.com

The Bonstelle Theatre

• Undergraduate actors, undergrad and grad designers

• On Woodward just south of Mack Ave.

• Students tickets are $12

• Students are $20 for musicals

The Bonstelle Theatre3434 Woodward Ave.

Bonstelle.com

The Studio Theatre

• PhD student directors, undergraduate actors and designers

• In the basement of the Hilberry Theatre on the corner of Cass and Hancock

• Student tickets are $12

The Studio Theatre4743 Cass AveWsustudio.com

Seeing Theatre at Wayne State

There is also a sign-up sheet on the third floor of Old Main if you’re interested in ushering a play – directing people to seats, taking tickets and handing out programs – which would allow you to see the play for free!

A Few More Tips

• Make sure to read the syllabus carefully• Go through all the elements of each unit in order as much as

possible• It might be good for you to poke around Blackboard Help a

bit to familiarize yourself with the resource• There will be a lot of important info and tips in the General

Information section of our class on Blackboard• Make sure to spread out your work over the course of the

unit rather than trying to cram everything at the last minute – you won’t be happy if you do that, trust me

• Bring an open mind and get ready for a fun semester! I’m looking forward to it!