As we begin to work with Drama, the first assignment to see is your review of a performance from one of the plays or playwrights that we will be reading.
PLAYS WE WILL BE READING:
Hamlet, Shakespeare p. 1396
Oedipus the King, Sophocles p. 1758
A Doll House, Ibsen p. 1703
Trifles, Glaspell p. 1197
Fences, Wilson p. 1230
For this Discussion, go to YouTube and find a 5-10 minute excerpt of a performance of one of the assigned plays, or another play by one of the playwrights we are reading. (There is a great interview and performance of Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet on YouTube. )
Review the performance you have chosen and write a 100 – 150 word paragraph answering the following questions:
1. What play is the performance from? Who is the actor or cast?
2. What is interesting or engaging about the performance?
3. How does the setting and production affect the play?
