College Class Recommends Seeing A Theatre Production?

Question

I was just looking through a course catalogue, trying to decide which classes I'm going to take through our local community college for my first year. I am doing my entire first year online (I should actually be a senior in High School this year, but I'm taking all college courses this year for dual credit to get an early start). I am a huge fan of theatre, and although it's not what I'm looking at going into (although I'd LOVE to!), I thought it might be fun to take it, since you have to take so many electives anyway. So I read the course description, and at the end it says that it recommends you see a production. Does this mean a REAL broadway tour? Or just a performance put on by the college? And also, do they buy you the ticket, or do you have to buy it??? Any help on this would be great!!!

Answer 1

I taught Community College level theater for a year for some extra money.  The classes I taught pretty much had the same description, so I think it's same to assume it'll be run at least close to the same way.

Q:  Does this mean a REAL broadway tour?  Or just a performance put on by the college?

A: I really can't imagine any community college requiring students to see a broadway tour.  I'm 95% sure this is to see any stage performance.  Some of my students even went to see them at their old high schools.  At my college, the students were required, meaning a part (10%) of their grade, to see 3 shows.  Coincidently the college was putting on 3 of its own productions (performed by students) that semester.  We also had professional groups coming through.  It also said "recommends you see a production".

Q:  Do they buy you the ticket, or do you have to buy it?

A:  The college will definitely not buy you the tickets, even if it's required to go see as part of the grade.  Definitely plan on paying for your own ticket.

Answer 2

When I taught such classes, my students had to buy their tickets, and I usually gave them a list of shows to see or required that they all see a certain one so we could all share info about it.

Answer 3

If it recommends that you see it, then I doubt they'd be paying for the ticket... I'm sure they'd accept you seeing a local preformance because they can't force you to spend money on a Broadway play, much less getting to it. I think you should take the class, even if you don't plan on doing that with your life.