Humanities I
Mrs. Cave-Mattie
Oedipus Rex
Culminating Project
Microsoft Publisher Creation: Playbill
As a culminating project for our studies on Greek Theater and Oedipus Rex, you
will create a Playbill for a performance of an Oedipus Rex play. This project will be
created in Microsoft Publisher, using the “Programs” option. You will first have to
decide if you would like to work alone or with ONE partner. You will NOT be given
class time to work on this project; therefore, should you choose to work with another
student, I suggest you consider the time element.
Other decisions you have to make are: who will play the roles of the characters
we have met in the play? In order to decide this, you will need to study the list of
characters and try to select the BEST actors and actresses to fulfill those roles. If you
were the casting director, who would you choose (from our many famous actors, of
course). Or, if you would like to be creative, and if you can get their permission, you can
choose members of the Humanities classroom to fill the roles. You would have to,
however, get their pictures, because pictures of the actors are required.
You will also have to decide who the director is, along with the sound director, set
manager, costume designer, make-up artist, etc. Again, these roles can be filled by
famous individuals, OR members of our classroom.
Overall, there are certain elements that you are REQUIRED to include in your
Playbill. These elements are: list of characters with a description of each character (not
the actor portraying the character, but the characters themselves, which means you need
to use your knowledge from our reading of Oedipus Rex to complete this), plot summary
(again, use your knowledge), setting (time and place), a breakdown of the episodes
(perhaps with a summary of each), and information on the playwright (use your
knowledge). You will also need to create the cover so that it looks like a traditional
Playbill. And, your Playbill MUST be printed in color! Optional items include a theatre
quiz, advertisements (appropriate, of course), perhaps a history of the theatre it is being
performed in, director’s notes, etc. You will want to include some pictures of the play
being performed. Obviously, you will need to find these online and “pretend” they are
your actors performing them. I will show you some examples of Playbills that were
created by my theatre classes in the past, but please remember that their requirements
were different.
Don’t procrastinate…..you have plenty of time to make these look fantastic. It
will be obvious to me if you waited until the last minute! Get to work planning NOW,
and if you have any technology questions or concerns, ask me SOON, rather than telling
me at the last minute you are running into difficulties.
Due Date: ________________________
Point Value: 60 points