Blues for an Alabama Sky Table of Contents Performance Policies and Procedures……………………………………………….2 New York State Learning Standards………………………………………………...4 Audience Role and Responsibility…………………………………………………..17 One-Minute Etiquette Reminder…………………………………………………….18 Technical Elements………………………………………………………………….19 Dramatic Criticism…………………………………………………………………..21 Characters, Setting, and Synopsis…………………………………………………...24 Pearl Cleage…………………………………………………………………………26 Interview with Timothy Douglas……………………………………………………28 Who’s Who………………………………………………………………………….35 The Harlem Renaissance…………………………………………………………….45 Poetry………………………………………………………………………………..46 Questions for After Reading the Story (or Script)…………………………………..52 Post-Performance Questions………………………………………………………...53 For Further Discussion………………………………………………………………54 Writing Assignments………………………………………………………………..56 Arts Activities……………………………………………………………………….57 Quotations from the Play……………………………………………………………59 Vocabulary…………………………………………………………………………..60 Works Consulted and Photographs………………………………………………….63
Dramaturgical research for Blues for an Alabama Sky prepared by Pat Pederson, Education Associate, and Rachel Edwards Harvith, Literary Assistant. Curriculum activities prepared by Richard Keller, Director of Dramaturgy and Education.
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