Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Mr. Hipius-IB Theater Project

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When searching use keywords. To expand your search, use synonyms for keywords. Use quotations when searching for the entire phrase.

Example questions:

1.  How might an actor prepare to effectively and accurately portray the role of Estragon in Waiting for Godot, emphasizing its natural "Theatre of the Absurd roots?"

Possible keywords:
Estragon and "Waiting for Godot" 
"Waiting for Godot" and "Theatre of the Absurd"
(to combine keywords use and) 



2. How would a director develop and lead a production of  'The Servant of Two Masters' in its original commedia dell' arte tradition?

Possible keywords:
"The Servant of Two Masters" and commedia dell 'arte


3. How would an actor develop and convey the character of Kristof in Anton Chekov's "The Cherry Orchard," employing the strategies of Stanislavski's acting method?

Possible keywords:
"The Cherry Orchard"
Chekov
Stanislavski and act* (truncation-asterisk); act, actor, acting, actress etc.)

      
NOTE: For your question, you may have to conduct multiple searches with a combination of your keywords.

For databases, using indexed subjects will provide better search results. Click on article; it will list all the subjects used to describe the article (e.g. "Waiting for Godot Theater Criticism interpretation"


Databases

Questia

Gale Power Search

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Search Engines

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