The course research project/presentation is a more formal research project on a specific theatre topic studied or prominent in the field. The presentation should be on one of the theatrical topics listed below or elect to pick a topic of your own (with approval by the instructor).
- Early Theatre: The Greek City Dionysia Festival
- Japanese Kabuki Theatre
- Christopher Marlowe: The Other Elizabethan Playwright
- Lord Chamberlain's Men
- London's Historic Drury Lane Theatre
- Tennessee Williams and Society's Outcasts
- American Musicals by Stephen Sondheim
- Theatre in Prisons
- The Tony Awards
- Stage Musicals on Film
Areas that could be covered by this presentation include (but are not limited by) the following:
- a general history of the period, event, playwright, etc.
- staging and production conventions, if applicable
- plays and/or other related productions produced
- audience responses to or involvement in theatre
Early submissions are encouraged and will always be accepted. This presentation is graded according to the Course Research Project/Presentation Rubric.