Musical Theatre

Week 1

 

Monday, 8/17               Course Intro

Tuesday, 8/18              Broadway: The American Musical

Wednesday, 8/19         Broadway: The American Musical (cont)

Thursday, 8/20             Broadway: The American Musical (cont)

Friday, 8/21                  Broadway: The American Musical (cont)
 
Homework:
Prepare performance pieces to begin next week. 
 

Week 2

 

Monday, 8/24               Performance Pieces

Tuesday, 8/25              Discuss Film

Wednesday, 8/26         Research

Thursday, 8/27             Performance Pieces

Friday, 8/28                  Dance
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces and early Broadway papers. 
 

Week 3

 

Monday, 8/31             Performance Pieces

Tuesday, 9/1              PAPERS DUE.  Present research.

Wednesday, 9/2         Continue research presentations

Thursday, 9/3             Performance Pieces

Friday, 9/4                  Dance
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces.  Extra Credit:  For your second performance piece, bring in a song by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, George M. Cohan, Rogers and Hart, or Jerome Kern. 
 

Week 4

 

Tuesday, 9/8              Discuss Papers

Wednesday, 9/9         Redo Papers

Thursday, 9/10           Performance Pieces

Friday, 9/11                Dance
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces. 
Papers due on Tuesday at 8am through www.turnitin.com.  Our class ID is 2878930.  
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Week 5

 

Monday, 9/14               Performance Pieces

Tuesday, 9/15              PAPERS DUE.  Miss Purgason out sick 

Wednesday, 9/16         Miss Purgason out sick

Thursday, 9/17             Performance Pieces

Friday, 9/18                  Broadway: The American Musical (Episode 3)
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces.  Extra Credit:  For your second performance piece, bring in a song by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, George M. Cohan, Rogers and Hart, or Jerome Kern. 
 

Week 6

 

Monday, 9/21               Performance Pieces

Tuesday, 9/22              Broadway: The American Musical (Finish Episode 3, Begin Episode 4)

Wednesday, 9/23         Broadway: The American Musical (Episode 4)

Thursday, 9/24             Performance Pieces

Friday, 9/25                  Discuss Episodes 3 & 4
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces.  Extra Credit:  For your second performance piece (3rd rotation), bring in a song by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, George M. Cohan, Rogers and Hart, or Jerome Kern. 
 

Week 7

 

Monday, 9/28               Performance Pieces (begin 3rd rotation)

Tuesday, 9/29              Assign Topics/Research

Wednesday, 9/30        Research

Thursday, 10/1             Performance Pieces

Friday, 10/2                  Finish Episode 4
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces.  Extra Credit:  For your third performance piece (4th rotation), bring in a song by Lerner and Lowe, Cole Porter, or Comden and Green. 
Research Presentations due Friday, October 9.  Papers due to turnitin.com on Tuesday, October 13 by 1:30pm. 
 

Week 8

 

Monday, 10/5               Performance Pieces

Tuesday, 10/6              Research

Wednesday, 10/7        Research or watch film (depending on how you are using your time)

Thursday, 10/8             Performance Pieces

Friday, 10/9                  Research Presentations 
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces.  Extra Credit:  For your third performance piece (4th rotation), bring in a song by Lerner and Lowe, Cole Porter, or Comden and Green. 
Papers due to turnitin.com on Tuesday, October 13 by 1:30pm. 
 

Week 9

 

Monday, 10/12               Performance Pieces (finish 3rd rotation and make-up day for 1st quarter)

Tuesday, 10/13              PAPERS DUE and Finish Research Presentations
 
HAVE A WONDERFUL FALL BREAK!!!
 

Week 10

 

Monday, 10/19                Assign Duets/Trios 

Tuesday, 10/20              Broadway: The American Musical (Episode 5)

Wednesday, 10/21         Broadway: The American Musical (Episode 5)

Thursday, 10/22             Continue to work on small group numbers

Friday, 10/23                  Rehearsal time for small group numbers
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces.  Extra Credit:  For your next performance piece (4th rotation), bring in a song by Lerner and Lowe, Cole Porter, or Comden and Green. 
 

Week 11

 

Monday, 10/26                Begin 4th Rotation of Performance Pieces

Tuesday, 10/27              Broadway: The American Musical (Episode 6)

Wednesday, 10/28         Broadway: The American Musical (Episode 6)

Thursday, 10/29             Continue 4th Rotation Performance Pieces

Friday, 10/30                  Rehearsal time for small group numbers
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces. 
 

Week 12

 

Monday, 11/2                Finish 4th Rotation of Performance Pieces

Tuesday, 11/3               Film
Wednesday, 11/4         Film

Thursday, 11/5             Rehearsal time for small group numbers
Friday, 11/6                  Rehearsal time for small group numbers
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces.
 

Week 13

 

Monday, 11/9                Last in class rehearsal time for small group numbers

Tuesday, 11/10              Discuss Episodes 5 and 6
Wednesday, 11/11         Research

Thursday, 11/12            Performance Pieces: Small Group Numbers
Friday, 11/13                  Research
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces.  Extra credit:  For 5th rotation, bring in a song by Stephen Sondhiem or Stephen Schwartz. 
 

Week 14

 

Monday, 11/16               Performance Pieces: begin 5th rotation

Tuesday, 11/17              Research
Wednesday, 11/18         Begin work on semester final

Thursday, 11/19             Continue 5th Rotation of Performance Pieces

Friday, 11/20                  Continue work on final
 
Homework:
Continue to work on performance pieces.  Mini-research papers and presentations due on Tuesday, 11/24/09.  Final Project topics due on Tuesday as well. 
 

Week 15

 

Monday, 11/23               Performance Pieces: finish 5th rotation

Tuesday, 11/24              Present Research 

Week 16

 

Monday, 11/30              Performance Pieces: finish 5th rotation

Tuesday, 12/1              Present Research 
Wednesday, 12/2         Present Research

Thursday, 12/3             Group Number

Friday, 12/4                  Continue work on final

Week 17

 

Monday, 12/7              Performance Pieces: make-ups

Tuesday, 12/8              Continue work on final
Wednesday, 12/9         Continue work on final

Thursday, 12/10             Group Number

Friday, 12/11                  Continue work on final
 
FINALS DUE TO TURNITIN.COM ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 at 3:00pm.