Course Syllabus and Key Assignments
Course Syllabus
Please review the Syllabus for complete details and information about this course.
Course Duration and Pacing
The course will open on January 10, 2021 and will close on May 6, 2021.
Modules, along with their assignments, quizzes, discussions, and activities, will open each week at 12:00 am Friday and will closed the following Sunday at 11:59pm (10 days).
All assignments for that module must be completed by that Sunday cut-off.
Please see the Course Schedule for specifics and other important dates.
Major Assignments
Weekly Modules
This is a fully online course with no in-person requirements. Each weekly module will cover a new topic and will have assigned readings and activities. Modules will also contain one or more graded assignments which may include quizzes, online discussion postings, journal/blog entries, short written assignments, or other content relevant activities.
Written Technical Performance Analysis
Your paper should be a minimum of (2) and maximum of (3) double-spaced pages, written about one production from THIS semester from either of these producing organizations:
- Theatre UCF - https://theatre.cah.ucf.edu/
- Orlando Shakes - https://www.orlandoshakes.org/ Links to an external site.
- Orlando Rep - https://www.orlandorep.com/ Links to an external site.
- Garden Theatre - https://www.gardentheatre.org/ Links to an external site.
It can be either a live/recorded stage production or a remote production, but it needs to be one with strong production values.
I recognize and understand the difficult times we are all in. The COVID-19 pandemic impacts us all in many ways, including physically, mentally, emotionally, financially, academically, and professionally. If you would like to arrange to analyze an alternative production due to any of the reasons above, I am happy to provide you with a list of suitable sources.
For those of you who are not living in Orlando/Central Florida, alternative theatre options may also be arranged with me individually.
Since this is a technical production class, your paper should respond to the design and technical elements of the production, and should not include a review or discussion of the performance (i.e. no plot synopsis or actor critique). Your paper should be written with the assumption that the reader has previous knowledge of the production.
Your paper will be graded based on the use of design/technical vocabulary, visual awareness, and theatrical knowledge.
Full guidelines for the paper can be found at Production Analysis paper.
Midterm and Final Projects
For both the midterm and the final, you will work in groups to produce a 3-5 minute video on a tool, technique, material, or process covered in the course. The purpose of the project is to convey to the audience appropriate information about your subject in an entertaining fashion (think creatively like Tape Measure: The Musical).
You will be assessed on the content of your video, not your video production/editing capabilities.
Please note that both of these projects have strict timelines and will require you and your group to complete various tasks by provided deadlines.
Additional information and requirements to assist you in successfully completing these projects is located here: