View the performance of the play A Raisin in the Sun, Performance Analysis

Instructions

View the performance of the play A Raisin in the Sun, Performance Analysis Consider yourself a formal reviewer of performances. As you watch this play, consider all that we have learned about how playwrights and directors create meaning by making artistic choices about dialogue, staging, and performance. Remember also, the goal of theatre: to create an emotional as well as intellectual reaction in the audience. Write a two/three paragraph review of the play, discussing what staging and performance choices are most and least effective for you, and them making suggestions for how you would stage the play yourself to improve what you do not think is effective. You can consider any of the key elements we have looked at this semester. use of genre conventions set design, props, costumes characterization and acting style the value of secondary characters conflicts and relationship dynamics conclusions and thematic meaning Performance Analysis Grading Rubric Grade Discussion of effective staging choice: how staging adds to the performance (clarity, meaning, mood, etc.) /3 Discussion of ineffective staging choices: how staging detracts from the performance (clarity, meaning, mood, etc.) /3 Your suggestions for staging improvements