Introduction to the course and basic requirements. What is your experience with the English language? Your relationship with theatre.
Přečtěte si následující "reviews" a Review by Y. Shaffer si doneste na hodinu. Zamyslete se, v čem se jednotlivé recenze liší. Jak by podle Vás měla správná recenze vypadat?
Watch the following videos to get familiar with this week's topic. For our class discussion, look up the answers to the given questions. If you are interested in Off-off-Broadway, I recommend this book: Crespy, David Allison. Off-Off-Broadway Explosion: How Provocative Playwrights of the 1960s Ignited a New American Theater. New York: Back Stage Books, 2003. Also, have a look at Broadway Glossary and expand your knowledge of terms and definitions.
Watch the movie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman). Focus on the following themes: sexuality, family (inheritance, relationships), lies, greed
Watch the adaptation of the play or read the play Death of a Salesman (1949) by Arthur Miller.
As there is no contact lesson on November 19, read the assigned materials (L. Hutcheon, S. Shepard) and prepare for the next week's discussion. + some theatre recommendations
Read David Mamet's American Buffalo. Prepare a one to two-minute review of any performance you have recently seen.
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