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Week 1:

1/22

Introduction / Overview of Course

Fundamentals of Narrative and Performance

Info sheets

Crossroads
Narrative Performances

1/31

Week 3:

2/5

Performing Narrative Literature:

Narrative Voice and Character

Reading: all of Allison, Two or Three Things I Know for Sure

RJ due

2/7

Reading: [RDR]: Maxine Hong Kingston, "No Name Woman"

workshop: embodying the narrator, playing motivation and objective

Close Reading of Narrative Literature:

Narrative Structure and Progression

Reading: [RDR] Pelias, "The Dramatistic Approach," & Brecht, "The Street Scene."

RJ due

Reading: TBA

Embodying and Enacting Narrative Action

Performance

Round I

Performances

Performance

Round I

Intro Round 2: integrating story action and narrative action

3/13

Adapting 3rd-person narrative for solo performance

Enacting multiple characters, moving through narrative and story action

Round 2 Performances

Reading tba

solo performance workshop

4/3

Week 12: 4/8

Round 2 Performances

Performances

Round 2 Performances

Performances

Performances

Week 14: 4/22

Chamber Theatre
adaptation

lecture & scripting workshop

CT groups & lit choices due

workshop:

staging for Chamber Theatre

Chamber Theatre Performances