Reminder - Defining Theatre

Just a reminder that you should post your meditation to the class blog by no later than 12:00 noon tomorrow, before we meet at 1:30. The subject of your meditation: construct a working definition of theatre that allows you to distinguish different kinds of performance – of theatre-like events and art forms – from each other. Use outside sources to verify and support your claims, and draw on examples to demonstrate or clarify your definition. These examples can include the clips showed in class (from the Super Bowl, a Presidential Debate, a TV broadcast of Our Town, and a video of last year’s performance of The Foreigner on campus) and other examples of your own. Include citations of sources you use (and hyperlink references if possible)! Your essay does not have to be comprehensive, but it should be complete, and consist of at least 150 words.

I note that two of you have already made your posts – keep up the good work. All of you should bring a printed-out copy of your meditation (your essay) to class with you, so we can refer to them in our discussion. If you have problems accessing blogger for whatever reason, e-mail me a copy of what you’ve written – but be sure to bring a printed copy with you to class.