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Theater TRaC pre-Syllabus
Spring 2008
Instructor: Karen Hartman
Regular classes meet 4:30 – 6:30 at the Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street
(just below the Astor Place 6 train stop).
March 19
Introduction
SHOW - 8pm Drunk Enough to Say I Love You @ the Public
Assignment for 3/26: Personal theatrical and political inventory.
March 26
Political Theater
Guest Playwright/Activist – Kia Corthron
SHOW - 8pm The Little Flower of East Orange @ the Public
Assignment for 4/2: Critical/personal response to Little Flower
April 2 Reviewer Redux
Double Guest: TRaC Director Eric Ost and a Critic of his Choice.
April 9 The Changing Face of Musicals
SHOW - 8pm Passing Strange @ the Belasco on Broadway*
Assignment for 4/2: Creative response to Passing Strange
April 16 Question of Opera
SHOW - 7:30pm Candide @ New York City Opera
Guest: East Village Opera Company soprano Annmarie Milazzo*
Assignment for 4/30: Revision
April 21 SPRING BREAK – no TRaC
April 30 Workshop Day – rework and respond
Assignment for 5/14: Final Presentations
May 7 Approaching Comedy – a.k.a. what if we don’t get it?
SHOW - Performance: Sketch comedy OR
a play so compelling we can’t stay away…*
May 14 Final Presentations - Close and Celebrate.
*To be confirmed.
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