Freshman Seminar project Romeo & Juliet Freshman Seminar project

The Project You are to work in groups of no more than four. Freshman Seminar The Project You are to work in groups of no more than four. You will collaborate to present a design/production packet for Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet as if you were working for a theatrical production company.

The Production Packet The production packet will include: Freshman Seminar The Production Packet The production packet will include: A Theatre company name and logo A play report A Character Analysis for two characters A costume/makeup design for two characters A set design for one scene A publicity packet w/program and ticket

The Theatre company name and logo Freshman Seminar The Theatre company name and logo Decide on a name for your theatre company It should be appropriate (What you think I would consider appropriate) Design a logo that will be used on all your projects It should be appropriate It should be easy to recognize

Play Report Report to include : The basic conflict of the show Freshman Seminar Play Report Report to include : The basic conflict of the show A short plot summary Principal characters Setting Use the PLAY REPORT form

Character Analysis Report to include: Character motivation Freshman Seminar Character Analysis Report to include: Character motivation Conflict with other characters Relationship between characters Some descriptive phrases about the characters Use the CHARACTER ANALYSIS form

Costume/Make up Design Freshman Seminar Costume/Make up Design Costumes and makeup can help establish setting, social status, health and personality. Use the report form for TWO characters Report to include: Short list of character traits Who the character is in the story A rendering of the costume Use the COSTUME/MAKEUP DESIGN forms

Freshman Seminar The Set Design Scenery, in its purest form, is an environment for the action of a play It should be of one scene of the play. Presented as if on a stage It can be a sketch or a model. You should be able to discuss how the set works, with entrances and exits represented. Use the SCENE DESIGN form

The Publicity Packet part 1 of 3 Freshman Seminar The Publicity Packet part 1 of 3 A photograph (for the newspaper) Can be hand drawn with a caption A PSA (Public Service Announcement) A one to three sentence announcement you would hear on the radio or community calendar on TV A newspaper article Who, what, where, when, how much, with plot summary and a few quotes.

The Publicity Packet part 2 of 3 Freshman Seminar The Publicity Packet part 2 of 3 A ticket. To include: Company name and logo Who, what, where, when, how much A poster. To include: An eye catching graphic

The Publicity Packet part 3 of 3 Freshman Seminar The Publicity Packet part 3 of 3 The program (To include:) Company name and logo An eye catching graphic Name of the show Synopsis of scenes or setting Dramatic Personae Bios for the principal characters Article about the company Director’s note Special thanks

Freshman Seminar The Project Each team will present their project to the rest of the class. Each student will present her or his portion of the collaboration. Students will be assessed by their instructor, members of the team and the class as a whole.

Act well your part; there all honor lies -Alexander Pope