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THEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Elinor Fuchs: "Visit To A Small Planet" Pt 2Be sure you tune in and listen to this podcast for our class meeting on Tuesday 11/17! This episode wraps up our discussion of Elinor Fuchs' framework. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!2020-11-1423 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Elinor Fuchs: "Visit To A Small Planet" Pt 1This framework for script analysis is unlike anything else we've covered together! Which I think is super exciting. I hope you do too.
Make sure you listen to this episode and read "Visit To A Small Planet" in time for class on Tuesday 11/10! Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
2020-11-0524 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Hamilton Context LectureIt's time for Hamilton!! Be sure you check out this context lecture before class on Tuesday 10/27.
Link to Lin Manuel Miranda performing at the White House in 2009. 2020-10-2427 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Aristotle's Poetics: Diction, Song, SpectacleHere's our podcast on Aristotle's final three elements of drama: diction, song and spectacle.
Listen to me forget (and cover up that I forgot) that Streetcar Named Desire takes place in New Orleans, as well as a stirring rendition of the "Lovely Ladies" motif from Les Miserables.
Listen in time for class on Tuesday 10/18.
Enjoy!2020-10-1824 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Aristotle's Poetics: Character + ThoughtListen to this podcast in time for class on 10/13! We get into Aristotle's ideas about character and thought. Enjoy!2020-10-0919 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Aristotle's Poetics: Overview + PlotMake sure you listen to this podcast before our class meeting on Tuesday, 10/6!
I make reference to a slideshow I'm lecturing from in this audio. If you've accessed this podcast from the Discussion Board in our Canvas, you can download a PDF of that slideshow over there. Otherwise, here's a link to a Google Doc so you can keep up with the visuals: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iVz0jhYNshSSnbOOANuZl5xlvupmvYFu7bO8tVhWsVE/edit?usp=sharing
Happy listening!2020-10-0326 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Whitelisted: Context LectureListen to this episode in time for class on Tuesday 9/29! We discuss playwright Chisa Hutchinson, the very short production history of her play Whitelisted, and background information for the setting and some of the themes of that play. 2020-09-2534 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Ball: Character, Image, and ThemeThis is it!! The last official David Ball segment of the Intro to Drama Podcast! After this (and after the Bonus Episode) we're moving onto Aristotle. It's been a good time, hasn't it? Thanks, David Ball. Listen in to hear the techniques behind reading to find out character, image, and theme. How many times can Kate say "um" in one podcast?2020-09-1627 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Bonus Episode! David Ball: Tricks of the TradeHere, we discuss Part III of Backwards and Forwards. Listen by class on Tuesday 9/22 for a wider discussion of concepts brought up in our reading! 2020-09-1618 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Ball: Knowing, Theatricality, Exposition, & ForwardsTune in this week to learn about four concepts integral to understanding and making compelling theatre! If you have any comments or questions, feel free to add them to our discussion board on Canvas.
Be sure to listen for class on Tuesday, 9/15. Enjoy!2020-08-3118 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Ball: Stasis & Intrusion; Obstacle & ConflictThis podcast covers ideas of Stasis & Intrusion as well as Obstacle & Conflict. Be sure you listen to this podcast in time for class on 9/8. This is the only podcast you need to listen to!
Feel free to comment in our class discussion board with any comments or questions. Enjoy!2020-08-3015 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Ball: Reading For Events: Trigger & Heap & Reading BackwardsMake sure you've listened to this podcast by class on 9/1. Feel free to comment in our Discussion Board with any thoughts or questions!2020-08-2522 minTHEA-211 Intro To Drama: Sec 002Hamlet Context LectureHere is the very first podcast for Fall 2020 Intro to Drama. This podcast provides background about Shakespeare as a playwright, Shakespeare's theatre, Shakespeare's language, and Shakespeare's world. Feel free to add any comments or questions to the discussion board this podcast is shared in.
See you all Tuesday!
Best,
Kate2020-08-2132 min