Scene Study

Dig into the work of the scene.

Scene study gives students a chance to explore objectives, tactics, relationships, conflict, and the choices that make a scene come alive.

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Acting Technique Scene Study

Introduction to Scene Analysis for Middle School Students

There are many different ways to analyze a scene for classroom study or performance: verbing, marking up the script, identifying subtext, making lists, and more. Some of these methods are easy and...

Acting Technique Scene Study

Scene Study: Realism

If you want students to learn the elements of a theatre history era, there’s no better way than to study a scene from a play that exemplifies that era. For example, look at the principles of the...

Acting Technique Scene Study

Stage vs. Screen: A Comparison of Acting Techniques

What do Julie Andrews, James Earl Jones, and Jim Parsons have in common? Besides names that start with J, these stars are among the many actors and actresses that enjoy successful careers both on...

Acting Technique Character Development

Script Analysis for Actors: Six Ways to Fill the Gaps

Looking for other script analysis articles? Click here! When you’re incorporating script analysis into your program, what do you do with a script that gives little to no character information? How...

Acting Technique Scene Study

Agatha Rex in the Classroom: Student Scenework

At a recent conference middle school teacher Adam Moreno from the University School of Milwaukee shared with me how he uses Agatha Rex in the classroom: students work on, self-direct, and present...

Acting Technique Scene Study

Script Analysis for Actors: Relationships

Looking for other script analysis articles? Click here! Here’s an activity that will give your students a lot of detail on their characters and their relationship with the other characters in the...

Acting Technique Scene Study

Script Analysis For Actors: Action Words

Adding on to our previous post on annotating a script for analysis, the next task for student actors is to explore their text through action words (“verbs” for you English majors). The idea is to...

Acting Technique Scene Study

Finding Different Meanings in a Scene

Consider this brilliant scene: “A: Do you like my dress? B: Yes, it’s beautiful.” Imagine you’re playing the role of B. And that is your only line in the entire show. The “obvious” choice is that B...