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Theatre Arts II

Theatre History
Group Unit Project
In this unit, you will be studying the history of theatre, how societies shaped the art form, and
how its past affects in current and future state.
In groups, your task is to prepare a presentation on a playwright. You may choose one of the
following. (If you would like to do your presentation on a different playwright you must get my
approval.)
Sophocles
Aristophanes
Lope de Vega
Christopher Marlowe
Jean Racine
Henrik Ibsen
Anton Chekhov
Jean-Paul Sartre
Arthur Miller
Tennessee Williams
Your presentation should include:
basic biographical information (date of birth, date of death, home, contemporaries)
major works
writing style and genre(s)
importance in theatre history, how their work has influenced later artists
examples of their work (scenes, performance, or study)
Biographical Information

15%

Major Works

15%

Writing Style and Genre(s)

15%

Importance in Theatre History

25%

Examples of Their Work

25%

Grammar, Organization

5%

These will be presented in class on the last Friday of the month and should be at least five
minutes long.

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