INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING PRODUCTION PROPOSAL

 PRODUCTION PROPOSAL TASK INSTRUCTIONS 

(Honors & HL Theater)

#PAGES: up to 12 pages PLUS WORKS CITED - no more than 4,000 words.

TASK: Write a production proposal (PP) for your vision of how you would direct and design an entire production of your play.

FORMAT:

• Maximum of 12 pages of written text and images PLUS a SEPARATE Works Cited page(s.)

• 12-point font sans serif, single spacing. BUT, THIS IS A GRAPHIC PROPOSAL, SO LET’S TALK IF YOU HAVE A CREATIVE IDEA THAT INCLUDES ANY FONT CHANGES. There is no minimum, but if you are under ten pages, you probably missed something. **IF YOU ARE USING CANVA OR POWERPOINT, 12-POINT MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT SIZE FOR YOUR FONT - YOU MUST LOOK AT YOUR DOCUMENT AS A .PDF TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CORRECT FONT SIZE IS. MS. GUZOWSKI CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS.

• Write in first person.

• 12-point font sans serif, single spacing. BUT, THIS IS A GRAPHIC PROPOSAL, SO LET’S TALK IF YOU HAVE A CREATIVE IDEA THAT INCLUDES ANY FONT CHANGES.

• EXPLAIN YOUR IDEAS.

• USE IMAGES: The Production Proposal(PP) is a GRAPHIC PRESENTATION- you've seen the layouts, if you have questions, ask me. Recommended ways to make the pp: Canva, powerpoint/Google Slides or Word with images and text boxes inserted. I will also accept your DN as a website.

• First page should note  total page count. Works Cited is not counted in this page count.

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SIMPLE OUTLINE CREATED BY DP TEACHER KIERAN BURGESS:

 FULL GUIDE TO CREATING THE PRODUCTION PROPOSAL BY KIERAN BURGESS 

Your understanding of the text and intentions for your own take

Explain the ideas in your chosen play text, as presented by the playwright. Do your research! What themes, messages or opinions are present, and how does the playwright communicate these? (A1)

Then, tell the reader how you intend to stage this (hypothetical) production. What themes will you choose to spotlight? Why is this relevant to an audience today? What style and space will you utilise? (A2)

Visual Designs (B)

Convey your ideas for using production design to fulfil your intentions for the whole play. So, think about set, light, costume, props, sound and more: how will you utilise these elements to enhance your audience's understanding of your intentions?

The key to this criterion is visuals. This is a significant change in emphasis from the old Director's Notebook. Make sure you use both text and images to express how production elements will contribute towards meeting your intentions.

Zoom in to ONE moment (C1 & C2)

Intricate detail about one concentrated moment of Tension, Emotion, Atmosphere and/or Meaning (TEAM) is needed here. Give specifics about how performance and production elements will be used to create this TEAM, and how doing so in this way will enhance the intentions you have for this moment, and achieve the impact on the audience you want.

And finally...

This task is asking you to propose how you would stage your chosen play. It is not asking you to actually stage it. So you really do not have to be limited to only the school stage. In this hypothetical world, you have the finances you need, the space you want, and the crew and cast to make your exact wishes happen. As long as it is physically possible, and feasible (whilst it is physically possible, with the resources and permissions, to stage your play on a revolving stage atop the summit of Mount Everest, it certainly is not feasible), you can do it.

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CREATING YOUR PRODUCTION PROPOSAL: RUBRIC & TASK REQUIREMENTS by Ms. Guzowski & IB Theater Guide

• SECTION A: IDEAS & INTENTIONS

1.  Ideas and Intentions in the play. Explain the key ideas in the entire play text with close reference to the play text. Use specific examples from the text to support your explanations. (RECOMMENDED 2 PAGES)

   1. RUBRIC A1: To what extent does the student explain the ideas addressed by the chosen play text, with reference to the play text? (4 points)

2. State your interpretation of the play and use your interpretation to develop and explain your theatre-maker (artistic) intentions for the staging of the entire play. *This is a director's/designer's vision for the staging of the full play. You MUST address the full play and indicate the  (RECOMMENDED 2 PAGES)

   1. RUBRIC A2: to what extent does the student explain their intentions for the entire play? (4 points)

3. FOR BOTH RUBRICS:

   1. 0 Did not do the task (0%)

   2. 1-2 LISTS, LIMITED, IRRELEVANT, SIMPLISTIC, SUPERFICIAL (70% or below)

   3. 3-4 OUTLINES, ADEQUATE, ATTEMPTED, UNDERDEVELOPED, UNEVEN (71-82%)

   4. 5-6 GOOD, ACCURATE, FOCUSED RELEVANT (89-94%)

   5. 7-8 EXCELLENT, DISCERNING, INSIGHTFUL, THOROUGH(95-100%)

• SECTION B: DESIGN PROPOSAL

1. Present your production designs visually with an explanation and justification of the performance space choice and how you would use production elements (design elements) to achieve your artistic intentions. These are overall design proposals and not necessarily a detailed analysis of a specific moment in the play. Your designs must, however, address your approach to the entire play. (RECOMMENDED 4 PAGES)

   1. RUBRIC B: To what extent does the student present their visual production design ideas with an explanation of how these will be used to achieve their intentions in the staging of the ENTIRE play? (4 points)

   2. RUBRIC:

      1. 0 Did not do the task (0%)

      2. 1-2 LISTS, LIMITED, IRRELEVANT, SIMPLISTIC, SUPERFICIAL (70% or below) Lists ideas

      3. 3-4 OUTLINES, ADEQUATE, ATTEMPTED, UNDERDEVELOPED, UNEVEN (71-82%) Outlines ideas

      4. 5-6 GOOD, ACCURATE, FOCUSED RELEVANT (89-94%) Describes ideas

      5. 7-8 EXCELLENT, DISCERNING, INSIGHTFUL, THOROUGH(95-100%) Explains ideas.

• SECTION C: STAGING OF ONE MOMENT OF THE PLAY

1.  Choose ONE MOMENT in your play to explain how you would direct and design this moment to effectively create tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (TEAM). This should be a very detailed proposal for staging one specific moment that helps you to achieve your artistic intentions (think about how you want to affect the audience). (RECOMMENDED 4 PAGES)

   • RUBRIC C1: To what extent does the student explain how they would use performance elements to effectively create tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (TEAM) in ONE SPECIFIC MOMENT they have chosen to stage?

2. FOR THIS SAME ONE MOMENT explain how you would use PRODUCTION ELEMENTS to effectively create tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (TEAM). This should be a very detailed proposal for how you would use design in one specific moment that helps you to achieve your artistic intentions (think about how you want to affect the audience).

   • 1. • RUBRIC C2: To what extent does the student explain how they would use production elements to effectively create tension, emotion, atmosphere and/or meaning (TEAM) in ONE SPECIFIC MOMENT they have chosen to stage?

3.  IF YOU DO NOT ADDRESS TEAM, YOU EARN A ZERO.

4. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE ABOUT ALL OF THE TEAM ELEMENTS, CHOOSE WHAT IS APPROPRIATE. ONE ELEMENT DONE WELL IS IB'S RECOMMENDATION.

5. FOR BOTH RUBRICS:

   • 0 Did not do the task (0%).  - ****IF YOU DO NOT ADDRESS TEAM, YOU EARN A ZERO.****

   • 1-2 LISTS, LIMITED, IRRELEVANT, SIMPLISTIC, SUPERFICIAL (70% or below)

   • 3-4 OUTLINES, ADEQUATE, ATTEMPTED, UNDERDEVELOPED, UNEVEN (71-82%)

   • 5-6 GOOD, ACCURATE, FOCUSED RELEVANT (89-94%)

   • 7-8 EXCELLENT, DISCERNING, INSIGHTFUL, THOROUGH(95-100%)

• WORKS CITED: This includes all images, text, etc.

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