Introduction to the Theatre

THE 101 / University of Idaho

 

Syllabus Final Project Section Info Review Guidelines Theatre Department Resources Course Notes Calendar Course Text

Course Calendar:

(Remember, this is an Ideal Goal; there may be some changes as the semester develops.)

 

Week & Date

 

Class Activity

Assignment

1

M

8/24

Orientation, Introduction

 
 

W

8/26

Art, Theatre, Conventions & Practices

 
 

F

8/28

Art, Theatre, Conventions & Practices

Chapters 1-2

2

M

8/31

The Audience & The Critic

 
 

W

9/2

Group Project Intro/Groups Meet

Chapters 3-6

 

F

9/4

Conference / No Class

 

3

M

9/7

Labor Day / No Class

 
 

W

9/9

Tour of Hartung Theater

Chapters 7-8

 

F

9/11

Producer, Director, Processes

 

4

M

9/14

The Actor - Craft & Processes

Chapter 9

 

W

9/16

Acting Exercises/Open Scenes

 
 

F

9/18

Design Process/Scene & Costumes

Chapter 10

5

M

9/21

Lighting & Sound Design

 
 

W

9/23

Test 1 Review

 
 

F

9/25

TEST 1 (Art & Process)

 

6

M

9/28

Greek Theatre

Chapter 11

 

W

9/30

Roman Theatre

Chapter 12

 

F

10/2

Oedipus Rex Discussion & Quiz

Oedipus Rex

7

M

10/5

Medieval & Asian Theatre

Chapter 13

 

W

10/7

Italian Renaissance

Chapter 14

 

F

10/9

English Renaissance

Chapter 15

8

M

10/12

Hamlet Discussion &Quiz

Hamlet

 

W

10/14

Neoclassicism

Chapter 16

 

F

10/16

Restoration

Chapter 17

9

M

10/19

Tartuffe Discussion & Quiz

Tartuffe

 

W

10/21

Realism

Chapter 18

 

F

10/23

Ghosts Discussion & Quiz

Ghosts

10 

M

10/26

Anti Realism

Chapter 19

 

W

10/28

Quake Discussion & Quiz

Quake

 

F

10/30

Modern Theatre

Chapter 20

11

M

11/2

Test 2 Review

 

 

W

11/4

TEST 2 (History)

 
 

F

11/6

Production Meeting / In Class

 

12 &13

M

11/9 - 20

Group Rehearsals / In Class (6 total)

 

14

M – F

11/23 - 27

Fall Recess / No Class

 

15 & 16

M – F

11/30

Production Meeting / In Class

 
 

M - F

12/2 – 12/11

GROUP 1 – 5 Presentations

 
 

TUE

12/15

FINAL:  10:00 AM Tuesday, December 15

 

Chapter Reading Due Dates:

The following reading assignments will be discussed in class on the following dates and must be read by that time.

Chapter

Content

Due Date

Chapter 1

Art & Artist

August 28th

Chapter 2

What is Theatre

August 28th

Chapter 3

The Audience

September 2nd

Chapter 4

Methods of Analysis

September 2nd

Chapter 5

Writing Reviews

September 2nd

Chapter 6

The Playwright

September 2nd

Chapter 7

The Producer

September 9th

Chapter 8

The Director

September 9th

Chapter 9

The Actor

September 14th

Chapter 10

The Designers

September 18th

Chapter 11

Greek Drama

September 28th

Chapter 12

Roman Drama

September 30th

Chapter 13

Medieval Drama

October 5th

Chapter 14

The Italian Renaissance

October 7th

Chapter 15

The English Renaissance

October 9th

Chapter 16

Neo-Classical Theatre

October 14th

Chapter 17

The Restoration

October 16th

Chapter 18

Realism

October 21st

Chapter 19

Anti-Realism

October 26th

Chapter 20

The Modern Theatre

October 30th

 

Play Reading Due Dates:

Play readings are due by the following dates.

Oedipus the King

Sophocles

October 2nd

Hamlet

Shakespeare

October 12th

Tartuffe

Moliere

October 19th

Ghosts

Ibsen

October 23rd

Quake

Sloan

October 28th

 

Play Production Dates:

Play reviews are due the Friday following the close of a show.

Some Girls (KIVA)

Neil Labute

September 23rd to 27th

Dracula, The Untold Story (Hartung)

Mary Lynn Dobson

October 22nd to 25th & 29th to 31st

New Works (Hartung)

Mattie Rydalch

November 11th to 15th

Quake (KIVA)

Melanie Marnich

December 3rd to 6th & 10th to 12th