You don't need to learn all the words by heart but you should learn those that you may need in the future or during our lessons.

Course Requirements: You can find all requirements to successfully pass the course in the presentation below.

PRESENTATIONS:

For possible changes or questions, do not hesitate to contact me through e-mail or during my consultation hours.

Recommended reading (but not compulsory): Malloy, Kaoime E. The Art of Theatrical Design: Elements of Visual Composition, Methods, and Practice. Routledge, 2015.

1) Prepare a summary (about 3 minutes) of a play you have recently seen. Comment also on the stage design and props.

2) Read the following text, print it/download it, and fill it in. Bring it to the class (preferably not on your phone - use your tablet/laptop or printed version).

3) Presentation topic: Venue, types of stage; presenters: Adriana and Julie

1) Prepare a short review (up to 2 minutes) of any play you have recently seen/read. Focus on the mood/tone of the play (serious, comical, ironical...).

2) Read Oscar's Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest. What is satirical about it? Can you discuss its ironic aspect? Can you spot some puns?

1) Prepare a short summary of a play you have recently seen/read. What type of genre would you call it?

2) Presenters: Barbora Sti. and Barbora Sch.

3) Read the following text, fill it in and bring it to the class.

Orton, Joe. Joe Orton: The Complete Plays. New York: Grove Press, 1990.

The following text is for study purposes only.

1) Read the play Loot (pp. 193-275). The following play is a black comedy. 

- How would you define it? 

- What features of black comedies can you spot in this play? 

- How is religion and the police force portrayed in the play? 

2) Prepare a short summary of a play you saw/read during the past two weeks. What type of genre would you call it?

3) Vote for the following texts by clicking on the link below. I will collect the votes on 22 March (Friday). This poll is anonymous, with only one vote per person.

a) A Doll's House by Ibsen - winner

b) The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov

1) Prepare a short summary of any play you have recently seen/read. What style would you call it and why?

2) Presenters: Alexandra M., Jakub V.

3) Worksheet - read the text, think about the answers to the questions, fill in the missing clauses in the text, connect the correct translations of given words

1) Prepare a short summary of any performance you have recently seen (in theatre, online, radio play...). Focus on one actor/actress and critically evaluate his/her acting. 

2) Read Ibsen's A Doll's House. Think about the following questions:

- What features of realism can you spot in this play? 

- How are female societal roles portrayed? (parental, filial, sacrificial role)

- What do you think could be the significance of pet names given to Nora? 

3) Bring the worksheet (in any form) from the last lesson about theatre jargon. Think about answers to the questions. Can you think of some translation of the mentioned words? 

Since there is no class on Thursday, April 18, read the following text, prepare answers to the questions, and connect the yellowed words in the text to their Czech equivalents.

Enjoy the rest of the Reading Week and if you find time, you can visit some of the ENCOUNTER's performances.

(I have also uploaded Bertold Brecht's text for the lesson on May 2 in case you want to take your time reading it, it should be available for you from April 18)

1) Presenters: Martina K., Gabriela H.

2) Bring the worksheet from the previous week (Reading week - Stage Lightning Then and Now) - after reading it, be prepared to answer the questions and translate the vocabulary

3) Talk about a performance you have recently seen - focus on the lightning on stage.

Václav Havel's Ztížená možnost soustředění in Reduta, 17.5., 30.5. 

Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in Mahenovo divadlo, 22.5.

1) Talk about a performance you have recently seen (ideally, focus on one aspect of the persomance - lightning, sound, costumes, props...etc.)

2) Read The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertold Brecht. 

- Considering this play belongs to the Epic theatre, can spot some features of it?

- Focus on the themes of corruption/justice and injustice/motherhood

- What could be here the significance of the "play within a play"? 

Caucasian = kavkazský (může v jiném kontextu znamenat také bělošský, pokud máme na mysli rasu)

1) Prepare a review of any play(performance you have recently seen or watched and focus on the use of light on stage. In case you read a play or a script, were there any directions about working with lights? 

2) Presenters: Adéla B., Petra M.

3) You can have a look at the meaning of colors in Malloy's The Art of Theatrical Design, p. 75.

Malloy, Kaoime E. The Art of Theatrical Design: Elements of Visual Composition, Methods, and Practice. Routledge, 2015. 

Kaoime Malloy

1) Presenter: Růžena Š.

2) Think about a theatre performance you have seen. What sounds and sound effects do you recall? Did it go together with other mood-creating tools (e.g. lights, props, theme...)? In case you have read a script or a dramatic text, how was the use of sound/sound effects described by the author or director?

1) Presenter: Anna J.

2) Think about a theatre performance you have seen, or a dramatic text you have recently read. How did the costumes look? Were they on theme? Did it go well together with the overall personality of the character and/or time period, or was there no special focus on costumes and make-up?

In case you have read a script or a dramatic text, how were the costumes described by the author or director? Did the author put any of these into his stage directions?

For our final discussion, read the following text about the significance of the Theatre of the Absurd.

The exam should last about 10 to 15 minutes per group. Make sure you are signed-up for the exam in IS and that you are at least in a pair or a group of three.

You can bring the text with you to the exam, along with your notes, comments, and possible questions for your classmates. This is a discussion, so make sure you give some talking space to your classmates and if possible, involve them in the discussion.

You are not supposed to learn the text by heart, the purpose of this discussion is to make sure you can understand the content of and talk about an academic paper in English.