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TITLE="http://www.musicals101.com"><U><U>http://www.musicals101.com</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Find three types of Musical Theatre through history.</div> <div>  (Clue - they were all on STAGE)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.redbirdstudio.com/AWOL/acting2.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.redbirdstudio.com/AWOL/acting"><U><U>http://www.redbirdstudio.com/AWOL/acting2.html</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> What is the essence of acting?</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.unexpectedproductions.org/living_playbook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.unexpectedproductions.org/liv"><U><U>http://www.unexpectedproductions.org/living_playbook.htm</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Find three improvisation or warm-up games we haven't played yet.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theatrecrafts.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theatrecrafts.com"><U><U>http://www.theatrecrafts.com/</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> What is an amphitheatre? What is a proscenium arch?  A gobo? What are flats? </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://absoluteshakespeare.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://absoluteshakespeare.com/"><U><U>http://absoluteshakespeare.com/</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.pbs.org/standarddeviantstv/episode_res_shakesper.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.pbs.org/standarddeviantstv/ep"><U><U>http://www.pbs.org/standarddeviantstv/episode_res_shakesper.html</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Name one comedy and one tragedy of Shakespeare.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theatrehistory.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theatrehistory.com/"><U><U>http://www.theatrehistory.com/</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Discover an interesting fact about either of these British theatres - The Rose Theatre, or The Globe</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theatron.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theatron.org/"><U><U>http://www.theatron.org/</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Find a picture of an ancient theatre, Greek or Roman.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/williams_t.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/"><U><U>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/williams_t.html</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> What else did Tennessee Williams write apart from The Glass Menagerie which we read last year?</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Part II   Print and Database Resources</div> <bR> <div> 1. Using Athena in the “Library” folder of your Programs menu, write down the title and call number of a book</div> <div>  of monologues for your gender.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 2. Write down the title and call number of the audio recording of one of your favorite musicals.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 3. Does the Hall Library own the vocal score to the musical from #2? If your answer is “no”, write down </div> <div> the name of one vocal score that can be checked out of the Hall Library.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 4. Write down the name of a magazine in the library that has articles about theatre, dance, or music.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 5. Go to <A HREF="http://www.cayermedia.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cayermedia.com"><U><U>www.cayermedia.com</U></U></A> and click on iCONN on the top left. Scroll down to “Biography Resource Center.” </div> <div> Click on “Category Browse” and choose “Actors.” Click on your favorite actor and write down his/her name and birthdate. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 6. Using the Cayermedia website, click on “Literary Reference Center” (in red). Type in: <B>william shakespeare characters. </B></div> <div> Click on “Plot Summaries.” Click on any Shakespeare play from the list and read the character bios in that play. </div> <div> List the title of the play you chose, the character, and one fact about him or her.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> 7.  Using the Cayermedia website, click on “Nettrekker” (in blue). (If the next screen is NOT the search screen, </div> <div> click on “Login” in the orange square.) When you get to the search screen, click on “Famous Person” under Features.</div> <div>  Scroll down to Occupation/Profession and check the box next to Entertainers/Musicians. Click Search. </div> <div> Choose one entertainer and write down one fact about him or her.</div> <bR> <div> ******************************************************************************************************************************************************</div> <div> <B>Mr. Harris, Period 1 (2007-08)</B></div> <bR> <div> Monologues and Character Analysis</div> <bR> <div> 1.  Use Athena to locate a monologue of your choice.</div> <bR> <div> 2.  Find the full text of the play, if available.</div> <bR> <div> 3. Use materials in the Reference collection as well as electronic resources to research your character.</div> <div> Among the best electronic resources we have available are the following:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <A HREF="http://www.cayermedia.com/iconn.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cayermedia.com/iconn.htm"><U>iCONN</U></A>, especially the Discovering Collection database and the National Newspapers database which includes the NY Times and </div> <div> the LA Times</div> <div> <A HREF="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&custid=hallhs&profile=lrc" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?a"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">EBSCO's Literary Reference Center</U></A> for reviews and criticisms</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Try using the <A HREF="http://www.lii.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lii.org"><U>Librarian's Internet Index</U></A> and the <A HREF="http://www.ipl.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ipl.org"><U>Internet Public Library </U></A> for background information about the playwright, the play, and the </div> <div> character.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0ff000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Check valuable websites such as the <A HREF="http://www.ibdb.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ibdb.com"><U>Internet Broadway Database</U></A> for more information.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>