{"id":805,"date":"2020-10-26T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=805"},"modified":"2021-11-18T14:14:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T14:14:17","slug":"theatre-performance-responses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=805","title":{"rendered":"Theatre &#8211; Performance Responses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-service-2 ab-layout-columns-1 one-column has-white-background-color ab-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-right:5%;padding-left:5%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5%\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:700px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-4 ab-4-col-equal\" style=\"margin-bottom:3%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=807\">Overview<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=806\">Writing Process<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Performance Responses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=808\">Sample Papers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Responding to a Performance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A large percentage of the papers you write in the Theater Department will be responding to a performance. In these cases, your response should focus on responding to the aspects of theater you are learning about in your class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you\u2019re in an Acting class, you will want to focus on the actors\u2019\/actresses\u2019 work to portray a character. This is an opportunity for you to show your professor that you can apply or recognize the skills they are teaching you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a response is<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An organized exploration of a performance<\/li><li>A formal piece of writing, with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion<\/li><li>An essay that answers a prompt<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What it is not<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An informal list of observations<\/li><li>A dumping ground for your immediate reactions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before the Performance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do your Prep Work<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In most cases, you will have read the script beforehand, or at least been provided with a copy of it. If you have the opportunity, read the script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you know the play already, you will be able to pick up on foreshadowing and details you may have missed the first time<\/li><li>You can compare the performance you watched to how you imagined the play in your head while reading<\/li><li>You can watch for what isn\u2019t on the page, such as the effect of staging and design on the impact of the show.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bring a Notebook<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You will likely have at least a week to write your response. It\u2019s fine to wait, but you don\u2019t want to forget important details<\/li><li>Bring a notebook, and write your thoughts down as soon as you can. Leave them for a day or two, and come back to read them again.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After the Performance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compare Notes <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you can, find a classmate to talk to about the play. Compare your reactions, or use the opportunity to develop your thoughts further.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incorporating Emotions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s perfectly valid to discuss your emotional response to a performance: good theater is an emotional experience. But you will need to think critically about why and how you felt the way you did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, \u201cThe ending made me sad,\u201d doesn\u2019t mean much. What, specifically, made you sad? Was there a change in the lighting? Was it the words of the script? Was it something the actor\/actress did?<\/li><li>When writing about an emotional response, ask yourself \u201cWhy?\u201d and \u201cSo what?\u201d<\/li><li>If a play made you feel something, but you don\u2019t know the word for it, say that the moment was \u201cmoving.\u201d It\u2019ll do the trick without sounding too informal.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responding to a Performance A large percentage of the papers you write in the Theater Department will be responding to a performance. In these cases, your response should focus on responding to the aspects of theater you are learning about in your class. 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