CSET: Theatre (223/224) case studies
CSET: Theatre (223/224) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
CSET: Theatre (test codes 223 and 224) is a California Subject Examinations for Teachers content exam used to demonstrate subject-matter competence in theatre for prospective and current teachers. It matters most to candidates in teacher preparation programs, to teachers adding a theatre authorization, and to out-of-state or internationally prepared teachers pursuing California certification. The CSET: Theatre (223/224) case studies are 5 cases and about 4,050 words.
1Playing an 1890s Melodrama Without Winking at It
A 180-seat regional theatre is producing an 1890s melodrama in the public domain. The script, reconstructed from a promptbook, calls for eight scene changes, a train effect, and a climax in which the heroine is tied to a railroad track.
810 words, about 4 min2Grief, Affective Memory, and a Student Disclosure
A suburban high school with 1,100 students is staging a contemporary one-act about a family grieving a deployed parent. Rehearsals are 90 minutes, four days a week, for eight weeks; the cast is 16, and two actors double as understudies.
810 words, about 4 min3Eight Working Dimmers, a Two-Story Unit, and a Fire Marshal
A black-box theatre measures 40 by 40 feet with a 14-foot grid. The lighting inventory includes twelve dimmers, but four have failed; the remaining eight are 20-amp circuits at 120 volts, fed from a 100-amp service.
827 words, about 4 min4A Donor, a Restricted School Edition, and a Four-Show Season
A 200-seat community theatre is planning a four-show season. The board projects 65 percent attendance, or 130 people per performance, and an average ticket price of 18.
776 words, about 4 min5Devising Immigration History with a Vulnerable Student in the Room
A teaching artist is placed at a Title I middle school for 12 sessions with one sixth-grade class of 30 students. Each class is 45 minutes, and the school has scheduled the culminating share on a Thursday afternoon in the cafeteria, with no stage lighting and a portable sound system.
827 words, about 4 min