AS/A TIMED ESSAYS
(taken from previous papers)
Email the timed Essays, they will be returned by the next day.
Remember to fully justify all answers.
Use between 5 and 8 relevant Quotes.
Use adverbial phrasing with modifying clauses.
Answer the questions, but imply all of your knowledge.
Mr D :)
GOGAL: The Government Inspector
As a director, how would you create comedy in any two sections of the play which involve members of the Town Council?
What effects would you want to create for audience in your interpretation of the role of Khlestakov, the “Government Inspector”?
BRECHT: The Resistible rise of Arturo Ui
Outline your ideas for The Resistible rise of Arturo Ui and explain how they are appropriate to your interpretation of the play.
How would you cast and direct the performance of the actor playing Roma and what would you wish to achieve for your audience?
O'CASEY: Shadow of a Gunman
As a Director, What Advice Would You Give to the Actors Playing Minnie Powell and Davoren, and What Effect Would You Want This to Have on the Audience?
How do you want an audience to respond to the character of Tommy Owens? Outline the qualities you would look for in casting the role and explain how you would direct the actor to achieve your aims
As a director what effects would you wish to create for your audience in the closing section of the play. (from Davoren’s discovery of the bombs to the end of the play)
Outline your design ideas for a stage setting for a production of the play. Explain how your ideas are appropriate to the action and atmosphere of the play.
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Outline your casting ideas for the roles of Oberon and Titania then explain how you would direct their exchanges in 2 I and 4 I to show the change in their relationship.
How would you want your audience to respond to Demetrius in Act 2? Explain how you would direct your actor playing Demetrius in Act 1 Sc i.
How would you want your audience to respond to Bottom? Explain how you would direct your actor playing Bottom in the following scenes:his first appearance with the “mechanicals” and his interaction with Titania;
As a director, explain what methods you would use to differentiate between Helena and Hermia. You may wish to consider the casting of the actors, performance ideas and/or production elements such as costume, mask, lighting or sound in your answer.
Outline your design ideas for a setting for Act One, Scene One and Act Five, Scene One of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and explain what effects you are attempting to create for your audience through your designs for Theseus’ Palace.
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Explain what you know about Stanislavski?
As an actor using Stanislavski’s System, how would you use his ideas on “the method of Physical action” as part of the rehearsal process?
Explain what features you would expect to find in a production that had been clearly influenced by the ideas of the Practitioner you are studying.
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BRECHT
In his plays and in his practice, Brecht attempted to combine political instruction with entertainment. With reference to at least one “Brechtian” production that you have seen, or participated in, assess the effectiveness of a range of Brechtian techniques in conveying a political message to a present day audience?
Explain Brecht's Epic Theatre and your understanding of the ways to achieve this.
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THEATRE IN PRACTICE
Choose one production that you have seen and discuss the aspects which you found to be most effective.
Explain how the performers (or technical production) used their skills to communicate their roles in one production that you have seen.
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other/previous
how would you perform the role of Quince in Act 1 sc ii and Act 3 sc I in order to create comedy for your audience?
Write what you know about The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui paying special attention to the fixing.
If you didn't see it..firstly, find out what you can on the www then: write what you know about The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui paying special attention to the fixing.
In by the end of the week
(expected mark 25)
Year 12
3 essays to be worked through (one at a time). Please Email them so that they can be re-worked more easily. Don't forget to use adverbial phrasing and modifying clauses!
As a director how you would bring out the comedy in Titania's first meeting with Bottom?"
How would you portray Hermia and how should she differ from Helena? give specific quotes and fully justify
How would you portray Lysander and how should he differ from Demetrius? give specific quotes and fully justify.
(expected first marks 25)
(expected final marks 45)
PREVIOUS WEEKS
Yr12
Read and learn the Theatre Vocabulary on this site (Glossary) plus the different types of staging (The Stage).
Test on Tuesday.
(expected mark 25/30)
Yr13
"Now Explain Brecht's Epic Theatre and your understanding of the ways to achieve this "
:D
(you can use/adapt your original essay- but only keep the bits you really understand!)
(expected mark 25)
Yr12
REALISING A PLAY
"As a director how you would stage A Midsummer Nights' Dream to help the audience understand that there are 3 different worlds?"
(you'll need to justify your ideas, you can use any of these: quotes, images, set, acting costume lighting etc)
(expected mark 20)
yr13
Essay:
Explain Brecht's Epic Theatre and your understanding of the ways to achieve this.
email it .
(expected mark 20)
yr12
Stage design/ ICT/ reference sourcing
Find an image and a prop reference from the www
Save it
Send it
Choose from this list
Art Deco
Gothic
2nd World War
Surreal
Send only two images. These two images can be a photo/ illustration and a prop or one piece of furniture .
They need to explain the era.
(expected mark 40)
If you need help, below is one way of achieving this.
log on to the web
go into www.google.co.uk
click on "images" section
type "art deco" in search
click on a site that looks appropriate
right click on selected picture
click "save picture as" (remember where on your computer you save it)
come back to this page and click "E-mail"
click "attach"
browse our computer to find the saved image
and click send.
Good luck!