Extra-Credit Opportunity for Wednesday, 05-04-16

Dear Satirists,

Here’re some details on an extra-credit opportunity I'd like to offer you, good for up to 40 points on your quiz scores. If you decide yes, it will be due on Wednesday, May 4, by 11:00 p.m. I’ve added it to the online course Calendar.

Attend my Comedy class's production of The Squirrels (7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, in Filene. Then write a 600– to 800–word review of the production in which you address the following topics:

• The relationship of the performers to the audience;
• The satirical elements of the play (remember how Horace, at least, traces Roman satire back to Athenian Old Comedy);
• The production’s stance on community issues; and
• Anything you noticed after studying Roman satire that you wouldn’t have without the ancient lens.

Reviews must be typed and double-spaced, with numbered pages.  In addition to whatever title you invent, your review should contain a header like those of professional reviews, indicating the show, the date, the venue, and the company.

Reviewers will be award up to 40 additional points to their overall quiz scores for thoughtful reviews.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC