Performance Treatment

The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Performances (attend only one): May 29th, 30th, 31st, June 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th all at 7:30 pm
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The performance treatment assignment is meant to apply things we’ve been learning in class directly to a
theatrical production created by the Department of Theatre.

QUESTIONS YOU MUST ADDRESS: We do expect formality and proper academic writing style in your
answers. Any supporting outside research should be cited properly using the appropriate MLA style guide.
For such a style guide you might visit the library, an internet resource, or the Writing Center. It should be
about 4-6 pages in length.

1. Would you describe the production of The Brothers Size as Presentational or Representational?
(See text pgs. 15-16 for definitions.) Give examples to support your conclusions.
2. Describe the central conflict of The Brothers Size as you understood it from the production. (See
text pg. 34 for definitions.)Give examples to support your conclusions.
3. Examining the actor’s work- would you describe the acting in The Brothers Size as “OUTSIDE”
(or external/presentational) or “INSIDE” (or internal/representational)? (See text beginning on
pg. 40 for definitions.) Give examples to support your conclusions. It is possible there existed a
mix of the two- be sure to support your claims with specific examples.
4. Examining the director’s work- what specific elements of staging within the production stick out
in your mind and what made them memorable? (See text pg. 167 for staging examples.) Be sure to
include specific supporting examples from the production.
5. Please offer your thoughts as to why the University of Illinois Department of Theatre would
choose to produce The Brothers Size. Support your conclusions with specific examples.
6. What do you feel this production of The Brothers Size communicated to the audience? Support
your conclusions with specific examples.
7. What appealed to you about the production and why? (You don’t have to “like” the whole
production, but we do want you to focus on at least one something that appealed to you. Provide
a specific example and explain why.)

HOW WILL I BE GRADED? This assignment is worth 180 points. 26 points will be assigned based on
evaluation of format (spelling, grammar, punctuation, and the like). Each question above will be worth 22
points each. You will be evaluated by assessment of the following: Did you completely answer the
questions provided? How successfully did you apply concepts from class to practices in production
through your brief answers? Is it clear you attended the production?

Note: Should it be determined that you did not attend the performance, you will forfeit the grade for this
assignment. By submitting a performance treatment for a production which you did not attend you will
also be subject to the course plagiarism policy- please see the syllabus for details.

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