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Longer research paper
This topic is adequately covered in the books dedicated to writing about theatre. See links to summaries here.
Artistic statement / Manifesto
The artistic statement is an assignment rarely found in course syllabi. However, apart from representing a common genre for artists, it holds an enormous value even for students starting their artistic path as it allows to measure a combination of expectations and current state of affairs at the beginning of the course and then evaluate […]
Artist’s bio
This brief biographical piece is often requested by the production team at the last minute for a show’s printed program. Thus, it is good practice for an artist to have it readily available and update it regularly along with one’s resume’s developments. It may also offer an opportunity for a low-stakes writing assignment. Example 1: […]
Actor’s contact sheet
This is usually the very first item required at auditions and serves here as a first, basic tool for the instructor to obtain important information, e.g. regarding medical conditions that might impact the actor’s physical work in class. The internet offers several templates and a particularly complete resource is the Business Form Template’s Theatre section […]
Ferguson – A Short Guide to Writing about Theatre (2008)
The book completes and updates certain aspects of Thaiss and Davis (not repeated here), but also adds more extensive examples of a writer’s thought process, suggestions for improving the examples given, along with a useful series of checklists for several genres. Just like Thaiss and Davis, Ferguson also includes general steps for writing a logical, […]
Thaiss and Davis – Writing About Theatre (1999)
The book is organized in 8 chapters, some of which are more specifically about theatre writing (here summarized in more detail), while others are geared toward the writing process per se. Still useful as an introduction for college students, for instructors the book would benefit from more specific examples applied to theatre and a broader […]
Lines of Inquiry
During this Spring 2018 semester I will explore the following areas in relation to theatre and writing in the classroom: What genres are currently being assigned as formal writing tasks in Theatre and Performance classes? I will interview instructors and draw from syllabi of courses taught at two CUNY Colleges, Hunter College and City College. […]
