Theater Arts
Develop a play paper analysis based on as follows question:
- What is the artist trying to do?
This question will help determine the direction of your analysis. If you understand the intention of the artist, you will understand the reasons for his or her choices. Put aside your opinion of the play and identify the artist’s purpose. What is the artist trying to say?What is the artist’s goal? Can you explain why the artist chose to bring this particular work into being? - How well has the artist done it? By answering this question, you judge the degree of success the artist has achieved in achieving the goal you identified in answer to the first question. How do the artist’s techniques, methods, and talents help to achieve the goal?
- How effective is the play in fulfilling the artist’s intention? Is it worth doing?The final question is whether the finished work of art was worth the artist’s and the audience’s time and effort. Does the play have new, interesting ideas? Will it help us understand the world, or understand it in a new way? If it didn’t communicate to you, did it communicate to anyone else?
The paper should be typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins and no larger than
12-point Times New Roman font and should include a brief synopsis of the production
as well as a critical response discussing areas and ideas covered in class. The paper should be no less than two full pages in length. Please proofread your paper to insure proper grammar and spelling and that your thoughts are clear and comprehensible.