Radio+Play

 1. Choose a scene that includes as many significant characters as you have group members.  2. Determine who will read which part. Students should also focus on the // non-reading/acting // aspects of the performance.  3. Perform a 5-minute “radio play” to the class, followed by any relevant information about the performance choices made. The group will also serve as the leaders of a class discussion of the scene’s significance in the larger work. Discussion will range from 6-8 minutes.  4. A written justification of your group’s performance must be posted on your scene’s WIKIpage by Friday, March 18th. Explain why this extract was chosen and why it is significant within the play as a whole. Convey your interpretations of character and explain what sound effects are used and justify their use. Five-hundred word maximum with subtitles and bulleted points. ** Guidelines and reminders:  ** --cohesiveness and fluidity of presentation; --preparedness and demonstration of understanding and literary insight ||  50 || --demonstration of understanding and literary insight  ||  50   ||
 * // The House of Bernarda Alba  // ** Radio Play
 * ** Act  **  ||  **  Cutting  **  ||  **  Cast  **  ||
 * One ||  Bernarda’s entrance  ||  Teresa, Pamela, Emily, Kate  ||
 * Two ||  Conversation between Poncia & Bernarda  ||  Evan & Liam  ||
 * Two ||  Final scene  ||  TJ, Abhinav, Avril, Adrian  ||
 * Three ||  Adele’s suicide/ Pepe’s “death”  ||  Daisy, Crystal, Alice, Maura, Lesedi, So Yeon  ||
 * Have a clear introduction and conclusion to the radio play: “Welcome back to Radio ISB’s….”
 * Sound effects beyond the talking of the actors are // expected //.
 * Awareness and consideration of a character’s tone of voice is vital. You are showing characterization through voice.
 * You need to know the lines! You can have then in front of you but stumbling over them or reciting them in monotone will ensure poor marks. Interpret the characters, and recite the lines in the way you feel the playwright intended.
 * ** Performance  ** ||  --use of voices and sound effects;
 * ** Explanation  ** ||  -- discussion and written justification of choices
 * ** Total  ** ||  --marks evenly distributed among group members  ||  ** 100 **  ||