Solo Performance
THEA 286
Fall 2010 not offered
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This course introduces students to the work of solo performers that include Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Dario Fo, Anna Deveare Smith, Franca Rame, Roger Guenevere Smith, Lily Tomlin, John Leguizamo, Bill Irwin, Whoopi Goldberg, and others. Using the writing and performance techniques of these artists as a model, students will have the opportunity to write and/or perform a solo performance. Much of the work will involve fieldwork in a local women's prison where students will collaborate with inmates on the creation of solo performances that give voice to their experiences. Wesleyan students can choose to work as writers, dramaturges, actors, or directors of these solo pieces. In addition, students might choose to create a solo piece that brings to life a single character from history, fiction, or current events (Huey P. Newton, Walt Whitman, Mary Todd Lincoln, Frida Kahlo, etc.). |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Performance | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: (THEA245 AND THEA203) OR (THEA245 AND THEA302) OR (THEA245 AND [THEA280 or AFAM279]) |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (THEA) |
Major Readings:
Anna Deveare Smith, TWILIGHT
Dario Fo, MISTERO BUFFO
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Examinations and Assignments:
Each student will be responsible for memorizing and performing a short solo piece at each class meeting. Final performance projects embodying a contemporary or historical character will be accompanied by an extensive paper analyzing the critical choices made in the selection, editing, and acting of the text. |
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