Outline and critical analysis of a play

***I do not plan on attending a local performance so a play would be just fine…

This week you will be completing an “Outline and Critical Analysis” of a play as illustrated at the end of chapter six in your text. It is best if you can find a local performance to attend, but if that is not possible, choose a significant play that has been filmed that is available through Youtube or Netflix or some other like source. Do not watch a film adaptation of a play. Watch a filmed performance of a play. You want the actual text of the play performed, not an abridged and rearranged version.

For a few examples, please navigate to the Additional Resources section of this course.

As with any art critique, you need to find a subject worth the critique. Do not go to see something or choose to watch something likely to be staged or performed poorly. Choose something that will redeem your time. If you aren’t sure, contact your professor.

For Week 6, you will be required to view a play and analyze it. If you are unable to attend a live performance, you will need to watch a filmed performance of a play, not a film adaptation of a play. Here is an example:

• Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard

Other plays which have been filmed are George Benard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Tom Stoppard’s Rosencranz and Guildenstern are Dead, and Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People.

You may also use your local library, Netflix, and other sources.