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Part of Stage Management Unit

Calling a Show

by Karen Loftus

Calling cues requires the ability to analyze, strategize, and problem solve. Calling cues becomes easier each time, but every show is different and presents new challenges. In this lesson, students practice the act of calling a show. What are the types of cues that can be used? How are they notated in a script?
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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # stage management
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The Musical Theatre Audition Slate

by Annie Dragoo

Making a first impression is the most important part of an audition. By learning to slate with confidence, students will learn how to introduce themselves in an musical theatre audition.
# Acting # Musical Theatre # acting # musical theatre
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Part of Stage Management Unit

Rehearsals Part Two: Tracking

by Karen Loftus

In this lesson, students practice some of the tracking tasks required of the stage manager in rehearsal: blocking, scene shifts, and props/costumes.
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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # stage management
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Part of Unit Four: Intro to Scripted Scenes Unit

Intro to Set and Stage Notes

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students will learn the terminology needed to identify different parts of the stage and to create a set design that uses levels in an effective and appealing way. Students create a basic kitchen set design for a kitchen set design that applies their new knowledge of stage parts, levels and scenery.
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# Character Development # middle school friendly
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Part of Unit 5: Asian Theatre Unit

Kabuki

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students will be introduced to Kabuki, the staging, the plays, the acting style, makeup, and the all-important climatic pose—the mie. They will apply their knowledge by creating their own mie and walking like a Kabuki actor. Finally, they’ll create a mini modern-Kabuki scene.
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# Theatre History # theatre history
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Part of Monologues - Part 2 Unit

The Rashomon Monologue

by Lindsay Price

Students will learn the Rashomon plot device, then put it into practice through improvised character monologues.
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# Character Development # monologue
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Part of Unit Six: Directed Scenes Take 1: Same Scene, Different Visions Unit

Objective and Tactics

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students will complete four rehearsals of their scenes using Objective and Tactics Rehearsal Checklist, focusing on objective and tactics.
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# Directing # directing # middle school friendly
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Medieval Drama - The Mystery Play

by Lindsay Price

Lessons cover two class periods. Students learn the elements of a Medieval Mystery Play cycle and then create their own Mystery cycle within a modern context. Includes handouts, assignment sheets, and rubrics.
# Theatre History # theatre history
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Part of Sound Unit

Sound Design

by Karen Loftus

To be able to demonstrate knowledge of sound effectiveness.
# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # stagecraft
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How to Practice Cold Reading

by Kerry Hishon

The objective of this lesson is to introduce the concept of cold reading to your students, and provide them with an opportunity to practice and perform cold readings within the classroom.
# Acting # acting
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Part of Playwriting Unit: Beginner Unit

Character

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will work on a character profile and apply character development details to a monologue or scene. Students will also receive the criteria for their culminating project and start work on their outlines.
# Playwriting # playwriting # character development
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The Masque of Red Death and Coronavirus

by Lindsay Price

In this compare and contrast lesson, students will read a dramatization of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of Red Death. This story is the ultimate example of “social distancing.” Students will compare and contrast the dramatization to the current events surrounding Coronavirus and then write an adaptation focusing on modern viruses.
# Playwriting # Analysis
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Part of Unit Four: Intro to Scripted Scenes Unit

Scene Performance Assessment

by Lindsay Johnson

Students will review the various techniques we’ve explored this unit (voice, movement, set design, projection, etc.) to convey meaning in a contentless scene. Students will perform their final partner scene for assessment in front of the class. They will also completed an audience feedback sheet where they give their peers feedback on Rubric skills.
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Part of Unit Five: Intro to Script Writing Unit

Scripted Scene Performance Assessment

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students will perform their final partner scene for assessment in front of the class. They will also complete an audience feedback sheet where they give their peers feedback on rubric skills.
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# Playwriting # playwriting # middle school friendly
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Masterclass with Reay Kaplan Maxwell: Puppeteering

Masterclass is a series of one-on-one interviews with experts, creators and innovators in the world of Theatre that you can study in-depth, or share with your classes. Think of this series as 'Inside the Actor's Studio' for Drama Teachers. In this masterclass, Matt Webster talks to to Reay Kaplan Maxwell, an actress and professional puppeteer. This discussion focuses on her experience as a professional puppeteer.
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Part of Unit Six: Directed Scenes Take 1: Same Scene, Different Visions Unit

Directed Scenes Performance Assessment

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students will perform their scene for assessment in front of the class. They will also complete an audience feedback sheet where they give their peers feedback on rubric skills.
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Part of Unit Seven: Directed Scenes Take 2: A Variety of Scenes Unit

Performance Assessment

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students will perform their final scene for assessment in front of the class. They will also complete an audience feedback sheet where they give their peers feedback on rubric skills.
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Analyzing a Play Through Socratic Seminar

by Annie Dragoo

In this two-part lesson, students will analyze a script using a specific method and practical critical thinking skills.
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Part of Unit Eight: Theatre of the Oppressed Unit

Image Theatre, Day 1

by Lindsay Johnson

Students will be introduced to Boal’s Image Theatre. They will review the concept of tableau (frozen picture) from Lesson 1, and they will be introduced to the tableau rubric and the three tableau skills (frozen bodies, 3+ levels, and character). In small groups, they will create tableaux that capture an image of “Family” (whatever that word means to them).
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# The Basics # middle school friendly
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Part of Unit Six: Directed Scenes Take 1: Same Scene, Different Visions Unit

Introduction to Directors and Close Reading of Scene

by Lindsay Johnson

In this lesson, students are introduced to the different tasks the director and the actor take on in a scene, complete an application for which role they would like to take on, and tackle a close reading of the unit scene.
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# Directing # directing # middle school friendly # popular
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