THPERF 100Introduction to Theatre

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• Thperf 100 was my bird course this semester. The first half of the semester was very enjoyable. We had 5 minute group presentations on 5 plays with specified topics previously discussed in the course. You got to choose your groupmates for this half of the semester. Although it is 6 hours out of my week, it was a great place to make friends with people, not in my major.
  The second half was less enjoyable. We were to perform a 10-15 minute long performance with a chosen group and specified rolls. My group was lovely as we grew to know each other but Taylor clearly set up the groups to show her favouritism.
  It is clear to see in the design of the course this is supposed to be a fun and…

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• I loved this course but it also is subjective. Firstly, it is very group-based; essentially you read 5 plays throughout the first half of the course and every week make a group presentation. These were marked a bit harshly. Secondly, this class is three hours long which I was not the biggest fan of. The class size is small so you get to talk to everyone and the plays you read are interesting. The second half of theatre has a major group presentation on one of the five plays. These were super fun to do, I met one of my good friends through this class. Overal, if you want a good grade (low-mid 80), you should take this class. I would not say 'bird' because it depends on your group (35% = 7…

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• A pretty cool course. Took it with Janelle Rainville. She is very knowledgeable, kind, and very helpful. Lots of group work (as it is a theatre class). Pretty interesting because you go through the whole creative process that goes into putting on a show. The focus is mainly on post-production theatre. Reading the script, analyzing it, brainstorming costumes, settings, understanding the play's context. Read 5 short plays and with our group we had to give a creative presentation each week reflecting on what we thought of its characters, plot, setting, etc. In the end we were supposed to choose 1 play to actually produce and perform in front of the class but the pandemic hit and we all went…

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• I had to take this as a prereq and if that wasn't the case I would drop it. The first half of the course is focused on reading and analyzing 5 different plays then the second half is recreating a scene from one of the 5 plays read previously. Nazli Akhtari was a great person but I wish she provided more examples and guidance for what she expected of us instead of letting us do it and correcting us after the fact. If you're into the acting side of theatre I would recommend this one.

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