Analyze and compare one theatre history aspect (acting/design/staging/theatre buildings and architecture/theory) in two different historical periods

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Final Research project (paper) Assignment – Project #4 Due:  May 20, not this week! Analyze and compare one theatre history aspect in two different historical periods (such as during Medieval Europe with Greek or Kabuki with Greek etc. and then write include the below by analyzing, comparing – 1 page & a half for defining what you are writing about (e.g. Kathakali, 1 page & a half for interpreting and then 1 page & a half for writing about your reflections and assumptions on it – your views, understanding): Please write it in your own words, but you are welcome to take ideas/ use resources from outside. 1.     Select one of the following subject areas: acting (style, companies, gender construction, etc.) design (scenery, costumes, lighting [yes, you can discuss the lighting of these ancient historical eras] staging theatre buildings and architecture theory (i.e., Neoclassical versus The Poetics) 2.  Then, prepare a five-page comparative analysis of your subject area in two different historical periods examined this semester (Greek, Roman, Asian, Medieval Europe, Renaissance [select from Italian, England, Spain]).    For example, compare acting in Greek and Asian periods, or theatre architecture in the Italian Renaissance and the Medieval period.  Support your analysis from the following sources: the plays textbook – A Concise History of Theatre, Jim Patterson and Tim Donahue, Pearson Publishing, 2014, 1st edition. two other scholarly sources (for a total of five sources)  must cite your sources in the paper. 3.   Lastly, create a bibliography of your sources.   Refer to the BMCC Library’s guides to creating MLA format bibliographies on the BMCC library website.  Remember, the plays posted on Blackboard come from somewhere on the Web and thus, require the proper citation. Grading Rubric: Standard academic grammar and spelling (40 pts) Appropriate use of an MLA-formatted bibliography (40 pts) Appropriate use of evidence from plays, textbook, and two other scholarly sources (80 pts) Appropriate construction of a comparative essay (introduction, thesis statement, analysis and evidence, conclusion) (40 pts.) Total points — 200 pts