Advanced Theatre History Timeline

I: Assignment You will be assigned TWO significant historical (theatre) individuals.

II: Research You will have 2 days in the lab to complete research on your individuals. Please answer the questions for BOTH individuals. Attached is a worksheet to help you begin your research. You must cite your research. NO WIKIPEDIA! There are numerous sites on the internet and I will provide books as well that you may use in your research.

III: Presentation

You will create a short powerpoint or prezi to present to the class. Be sure your presentation as all of the following elements:

Answers to all of the questions on your research guide At least 4 photographs or visuals (2 per figure) At least 9 slides (4 per each historical figure, plus 1 citation slide) Citation Page (MLA standards)

IV: Timeline You will create a concrete, (2) one sheet biography slide to insert onto the classroom timeline. You will use the format sheet online to create it. The sheet should include:

Photo Name Birth/Death Location Short Bio Plays

IV: Grades The grades for this project include:

Research Questions (Daily Grade) Citation Page (Daily Grade) Include one sheet with your presentation with MLA

citation. You must correctly cite your work! Lab Work (Daily) Presentation & Timeline Insert (Major Grade) Your presentation will be graded

on class time used, visuals, creativity and appeal and team work.

Presentation Date: Tuesday, February 26

Theatre History Peeps

Thespis Aeschylus Sophocles Aristophanes Euripides Kālidāsa Miguel de Cervantes Christopher Marlowe Pierre Corneille Molière Jean Racine William Congreve David Garrick Goethe Joseph Grimaldi Alexander Pushkin Edwin Booth Henrick Ibsen Constantin Stanislavski Sarah Bernhardt

George Bernard Shaw Anton Chekhov Laurence Olivier Bertolt Brecht Lillian Hellman Thorton Wilder Jean-Paul Sartre Rodgers and Hammerstein Tennessee Williams Eugene O’Neill Jean Genet Eugene Ionesco Arthur Millier Samuel Beckett Harold Pinter Peter Brook Neil Simon Tom Stoppard Caryl Churchill Julie Taymor

Theatre History Questions Person 1: __________________________

1. When was he/she born? When did he/she die?

2. Where was he/she born? Where did he live?

3. Please list biography facts:

4. Why is this person important to Theatre History?

5. What plays did he/she write, perform in, direct? Please list up to 10.

6. Pick one play and explain the plot.

7. List 5 interesting facts about this person or time period.

Theatre History Questions Person 2: __________________________

1. When was he/she born? When did he/she die?

2. Where was he/she born? Where did he live?

3. Please list biography facts:

4. Why is this person important to Theatre History?

5. What plays did he/she write, perform in, direct? Please list up to 10.

6. Pick one play and explain the plot.

7. List 5 interesting facts about this person or time period.