If for some reason you must miss class, please notify me in advance. Unexcused absences will affect your grade adversely . Please prepare for each meeting by reading the plays in advance, before we're scheduled to discuss them. Ask questions or prepare comments. Your grade in this area will reflect your participation in class discussion and evidence that you have read and thought about the material assigned for each day.
All performances are free.
Such preparation will involve careful study of the play and open discussion among yourselves about the script and the problems it presents. You do not have to memorize the text. Your grade will not be based on your acting ability, or the technical execution of the play. There will be three short writing assignments for you to complete. The dates these assignments are due is noted on the course schedule.