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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 […]
