The Theater, Dance and Performance Studies Department at UC Berkeley will stage a production of Ishi: The Last of the Yahi at Zellerbach Theater on campus this Spring. If anyone in the course attends and chooses to do a review, I will post it on the course blog for a modest extra credit assignment. From the TDPS website:
Ishi: The Last of the Yahi
Written and Directed by John Fisher
Zellerbach Playhouse
March 2-11, 2012
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
On the centennial of his arrival at UC Berkeley, a story about the last remaining member of the Yahi tribe by acclaimed playwright and director John Fisher. After his discovery in 1911, Ishi lived and worked in UC’s Anthropology Museum as an object of study, where he helped reconstruct Yahi culture for his “keepers” before his death in 1916. A touching, revealing and tender look at the effect of “civilized” life on Ishi, and a key moment in UC Berkeley’s history.
needed..native peoples input
ReplyDeleteExtra Credit Assignment: Ishi: The Last of the Yahi
ReplyDeleteFor those of you who attended Ishi: The Last of the Yahi, write a 2-3 page review of the play that reflects your viewing experience and that provides constructive criticism about how the piece might be improved. As such, you are welcome to comment on the narrative of the play, the acting, the staging, the direction, or any other aspect of the production that you see worthy of commentary. If you’d like to discuss further these topics, then see me in office hours, or feel free to make an appointment. When you are finished with your review, please email me the assignment and I will post it on our course blog.
For a guide to writing reviews, see the University of Wisconsin’s Writing Center Website linked here for your convenience. (http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/PlaWriting.html)
And as always, if you need additional direction, please let me know.
All the very best, Brian