Paper instructions:
All Theatre Appreciation Students are required to complete two Playwright and Plays Projects.
The Project consists of a 5 page paper that discusses and analyzes an approved playwright (see list) and 2 examples of their works. The requirements are as follows:
· Background of the playwright –
o Birth date/place and early years
o Education
o Any early influences on their work (childhood issues, political and financial problems, connection to particular themes in their plays)
· Description
o Synopsis of two of their plays
o History of the plays (when written, when/where produced, awards or critical acclaim)
o Analysis of what makes this playwright’s work interesting, unique, memorable