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Event title: Professional Theatrical Production (Play or musical comedy or drama attended in the current semester)

Source: St. Louis Post Dispatch, River Front Times

Web sites: www.stltoday.com, www.riverfronttimes.com, www.fabulousfox.com, www.repstl.org, www.theblackrep.org, www.stlshakespeare.com

General Education category event should be listed under:  Humanities

SCC competency addressed by event: 

  • HUM: Articulate an informed response to popular or classical works in the humanities.
  • HOT: To make observation, recognize problematic elements and organize information.
  • MI: Present information clearly, concisely and with respect.

Guidelines for accomplishment of event:

Student will attend a professional production of a play or musical and then write a 1 ½ page review that includes their impressions and interpretation based on the following three areas: Understanding, Effectiveness and Ultimate Worth.

Understanding: The student will write a paragraph discussing the main events that make up the play’s plot and indicate how it ended.

Effectiveness: The students will discuss which elements of acting, costume design, lighting design, set design and sound design they most appreciated and explain why. Give specific examples from the play to support how these elements made it easier for you to understand the story.

Worth: Discuss what you learned from the experience and identify any new perspectives on life or the theatre as an art you have gained.

Contact information available on the SCC Sophomore Portfolio (Capstone) Web site:
http://www.stchas.edu/divisions/ah/capstone/COL299.shtml

SCC event creator: Lonna Wilke

FOR FACUTLY USE ONLY:
Did essay fulfill SCC competency? □ YES             □ NO                        □ PARTIALLY
Did essay fulfill event guidelines? □ YES               □ NO                        □ PARTIALLY