FINAL+PROJECT+REQUIREMENTS


 * SPRING 2017**

Your final project is one of your most important responsibilities for this course. The project is worth 40% of your grade. By now you are presumed to know the basic responsibilities of the many different individuals who set out to stage a play, ie. the director, producer, and designers (scene/lighting, costume, and sound). Each of you will perform one of these different roles during the project and work together to assemble and present your ideas to the class and to your instructor. Each group is to develop a visual, written, and oral presentation of between 30 to 45 minutes in length. THE PROJECT IS DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 8-11AM. NO EXCEPTIONS.


 * JOINT RESPOSIBILITIES**

Each group is responsible for working together to develop visual and written presentations, as well as an oral summary of their accomplishments to be presented both in class on the date above and online. All students will be expected to attend class in order to hear and see the results of the different groups of students.

Joint responsibilites include:

1. Developing a concept statement of the show governing the artistic way it is conceived, designed, advertised, and to be performed. (At least 3 typed pages will be needed to set forth the governing idea.)

2. Statement regarding where the show is to be performed, for how long the production should run and the target audience for the show. (at least two pages is required to be written arguing why the play is best presented in this space and according to the concept you have agreed on.)

3. A report of your meetings to arrive at these decisions, ie. when you met, where you met, who attended the meetings, and what you discussed). (Between one and two written pages should be the length of this part of the presentation.)


 * INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES**


 * DIRECTORS** are responsible for providing at least 5 typed pages analyzing the play. In addition, they should present between two and three pages background on the playwright and his other plays. The director provides photographs of an ideal cast for each of the characters and rationale for each individual selected to play the role. Using the floor (ground) plan agreed on with the scene/lighting designer plan blocking or one scene or act of the play.


 * COSTUME DESIGNERS** will provide background research on the play and ideas for costuming each character. Sketches and renderings with swatches of fabric attached to each plate should illustrate what the costumes for each of the characters is to look and feel like. A three page written exploration of your rationale for costuming the characters must also be provided.


 * SCENE/LIGHTING DESIGNERS** should provide background research on the potential designs of the play and ideas leading up to their conception of the set or sets and lighting based on the play. A floor plan of set or sets should also be provided and sketches of the set, a colored rendering or white model should be presented and some clear cut indication of the way light shapes the look, feel, and mood of the show.


 * PRODUCERS** will provided a rough budget for the show indicating how much might well be spend on each of the design areas and the promotion of the show. Background research should be done on promotion of past productions of the play, and ideas for advertising and presenting and selling the work to the public, including poster and flyer designs, a draft of the program and program design cover, an example of a press release concerning the show, as well as other advertisement choices, such as radio and television spots, flyers, letters, postcards, etc. Ideas for a lobby display should also be provided and/or designed.


 * SOUND DESIGNERS** must provide background research on elements of the play that lend themselves to music (before, during, or between acts or scenes. Examples of preshow music, sound effects, and illustrations of music to be used throughout the play and between acts and scenes of the play. A written rationale should be provided to indicate why the music chosen is appropriate for this production.