Theatre Related Senior Project Help?

College Majors Theater/Drama Majors
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<p>Hahahhahah, I'm so obnoxious when it comes to threads. I'm sorry.</p>

<p>I am a junior as I have stated before in other threads and the next few days we need to think about what we're doing for our senior project. YES THIS RELATES TO THEATRE, HOLD ON! :)
Anyhoo, we have to write about a 10 page paper and next December give a 30 minute presentation on whatever topic we chose. Since I am planning on going into a double major of english education and theatre, I was trying to decide what to write about. I was going to either write about different teaching styles, which sounds rather boring. Then I figured I could write about different learning disabilities, but I know that tons of other people who are going to be teachers do that topic. Then I thought I could do different learning styles, but my sister did that for hers and the school will think I copied her because they probably still have it on file.
So, I thought, why don't I do something acting related? That would for sure keep my interest more than types of learning, if you ask me. We have to 7 sources, three different types - books, magazine, online article - and so I was just wondering if any of you have any ideas?
I was thinking perhaps theatre throughout the years. Or perhaps just acting as a whole throughout the years (old style theatre, silent films, todays entertainment with CGI?) Or perhaps I could do different types of acting - improv, TV/Film, theatre?
I don't know, just putting this quick thread to see if any of you have any ideas. Thanks!</p>

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<p>paige, off the top of my head I think you could do yourself a big favor in this and make it useful for your audition process. Over the next few months you’ll be choosing your final monologues and researching the plays they come from. I think if you choose a monologue (or more than one) that you plan to use for college auditions and do a really good research paper on the play it is from, on the playwright, and on the historical/artistic context, you will have a wonderful Senior project AND something that will really wow them at auditions, since they do expect you to have read and understood all of your plays, anyway.</p>

<p>A general topic on theatre of course would also be great!</p>

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<p>that’s really an AWESOME idea, actually!!! i didn’t quite think of that. i’ll talk to my teacher tomorrow. i was having MAJOR issues today during class trying to think of a topic, so tomorrow i’ll run it by him seeing if i can possibly do one play, or possibly do the steps of the audition process. or the process of putting on a show (using stories and stuff from my current acting class). i don’t know for sure but i will definitely ask my teacher about it so he can help me :slight_smile: i definitely want to do something relating to acting rather that teaching. just cause itd be so much more interesting in my opinion!</p>