Production II

Production II

Department of Creative and Festival Arts
University of the West Indies
Course Outline
2012 – 2013

COURSE TITLE: PRODUCTION IICOURSE CODE: THEA 2299
LEVEL: III
SEMESTER II
NO OF CREDITS: 6

COURSE LECTURERS: DR. JORGE LUIS MOREJON, MR. MARVIN GEORGE

Meeting Day and Time: Mondays (6:00 PM), Wednesdays (7:00 PM), Fridays (6:00 PM),
Course Description:

This course prepares the actor for the production of a play that will take place at the end of the semester. After a previous semester during which the actor explores a series of movement, vocal and creative exercises, the actors develop a sense of team work and individual craft that gets them ready for the actual production. During the production, they will design, stage and act in a play that allows for a large number of students to act, design, produce, etc.

Objectives:

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Recreate the world of the play.
• Undergo the process of character preparation through movement choices.
• Develop awareness of the embodied connections taking place during actual character development.
• Apply the realizations undergone during class to their character work as they combine movement, text and music.
• Play an active role in the organization, management, designing, funding, marketing advertising and staging of the play.


Course Content:

Week 1

• January / Monday 21: Discussion of production and administrative issues.
• Wed. 23: Discussion of the Course Outline. Warm up. Stretching. Exploration of directions, levels, planes and space. Introduction to Afro-Cuban Dances. Discussion of The
Repeating Island by Antonio Benitez Rojo.
• Thursday: Choral Yyalochas / Madrina Rehearsal (Work on Yoruba texts)
• Friday 25: Discussion of the play Maria Antonia. Warm Up. Floor Plan. Start Blocking [Act

I] blocks 1 (Scenes 1-6) and 2 (Scenes 7 – 12)

• Saturday 26: Choral Yyalochas / Madrina Rehearsal (Work on Yoruba Texts)
• Sunday 27

Week 2

• Monday 28: Discussion of Tomas Gonzalez Perez article “The Fashion of Rituality.”Warm UP." creation of the world of the play. Blocking [Act I] , blocks 3 (Scenes 13 - 18) and 4 (Scenes

19 to 22)
• Tuesday 29: Choral Yyalochas / Madrina / Cumachela Rehearsal (Work on Yoruba texts)
• Wed. 30: Warm Up. Stretching. Exploration of info about the play. Blocking [Act II]

block 5 (Scenes 23 to 26) and 6 (Scenes 27 to 29)

• Thursday 31: Maria Antonia Character (1 and 2) Rehearsal
• February/Friday 1: Warm Up. Stretching. Blocking [Act II] (scenes 30 to 34) and 8 (Scenes 35 to 37).
• Saturday 2: Maria Antonia 1 and 2 ( Rehearsal)
• Sunday 3:

Week 3
• Monday 4: Warm Up. Stretching. Dance and Chant. Review Blocking blocking of 1, 2, 3, 4.
• Tuesday 5: Maria Antonia 1 and 2 / Madrina (Coaching)
• Wed. 6: Warm Up. Review blocking of 5,6,7,8.
• Thursday 7: Maria Antonia / Madrina / Cumachela [Coaching]
• Friday 8: Carnival. Individual / Role Coaching
• Saturday 9: Role Coaching
• Sunday 10

Week 4Monday 11: Role Coaching
Tuesday 12: Role Coaching
Wed. 13: Role Coaching
Thursday 14 End of Carnival / Role Coaching
Friday: 15: Review of Blocking. Walking the whole play
Saturday 16: Walking play / Part I
Sunday 17

Week 5Monday 18: Walking Part II
Tuesday 19: Role Coaching
Wed. 20: Walking through entire show
Thursday 21: Role Coaching
Friday 22: Walk through entire show (designer’s run)
Saturday 23: Detail – Off Book – Walk entire play
Sunday 24

Week 6
Monday 25: Run Block 1
Tuesday 26: Role Coaching
Wednesday 27: Run Block 2
Thursday 28: Role Coaching
March / Friday 1: Run Block 3
Saturday 2: Run Block 4
Sunday 3

Week 7Monday 4: Run entire 1st half
Tuesday 5: Role Coaching
Wednesday 6: Block 5
Thursday 7: Role Coaching
Friday 8: Block 6
Saturday 9: Block 7
Sunday 10

Week 8Monday 11: Block 8
Tuesday 12 Off
Wednesday 13: Run 2nd half
Thursday 14 Off
Friday 15: run show; costume parade
Saturday 15: Run Show
Sunday 17
Week 9
Monday 18: Run and Clean
Tuesday 19: Role Coaching
Wednesday 20: Run and Clean
Thursday 21: Role Coaching
Friday 22: Run and Clean
Saturday 23: Run and Clean
Sunday 24

Week 10Monday 25: Invite Faculty to run

Tuesday 26: Role Coaching
Wednesday 27: Invite Students to run
Thur. 28th - Load in to Little Carib
Fri. 29th - Load in continues; final production meeting; no rehearsal

Rehearsals moved to Little Carib
Sat. 30th - Tech - 10am-6pm

Week 11April / Mon. 1st – Tech

Tue. 2nd - Dress-tech
Wed. 3rd - Dress Rehearsal
Thur. 4th – Opening Night / Little Carib
Friday 5th – Showtime
Saturday 6th – Showtime
Sunday 7th – Showtime ?

Week 12To be discussed



ASSESSMENT : Coursework 100%
Attendance 20%
Participation in Discussions and Journal 10%
Active contribution to final performance 10%
Readiness for rehearsal and Performance 10%
Final delivery and performance 50%

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