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LIVE PERFORMANCE CRITIQUE

GUIDELINES

Critiques must be typed, approximately three to four pages in length using Times New Roman and a 12 point font.

Papers must include a cover page with the following information.

Your name

Course and section numbers

Title, Author and Producing Organization

You must staple the playbill and the ticket stub from the play you critique to the back page of your paper

The critique should discuss the following:

Theatre and producer of the play

Elements used in the “pre-show” to ease you into the role of an audience member

Brief outline of the plot

The effectiveness of the actors in their role as the character

The climax of the play and how it was enhanced

The technical aspects i.e. set, costumes, make-up, sound, lighting

Discuss innovative aspects of the production

Historical information about the play or the time period

The universal message or theme

Go to the theatre with an open mind! Be receptive to what you see, what you hear and what you feel!

Papers must be submitted in person, preferably on the assigned class date.

Late papers will be docked one point per calendar day.

No papers will be accepted electronically.

No papers will be accepted during final exam week.

RESOURCES FOR THEATRE TICKETS

Websites for tickets

New Jersey www.jerseyarts.com

Pennsylvania www.PhiladelphiaLiving.com

New York www.playbill.com

SGA sponsored trips

Philadelphia

WICKED

Thursday, March 30^th $35.00

NYC -Broadway

SPAMALOT

TBA, $35.00

Burlington County College

Lamplight Players

Spring Production

GODSPELL

April 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28 &29

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any form of academic dishonesty will result in a zero for the paper and may result in failure of the course and/or dismissal from the institution. Please refer to the STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT C.11.