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Part of Playwriting Unit: Beginner Unit

What is Theatricality?

by Lindsay Price

Students will answer the question “What is theatricality?” in terms of what makes a play stageable. Students will apply this concept to a stageability exercise.
# Playwriting # playwriting
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Part of Playwriting: Part 2 Unit

Session 3: What is Theatricality?

by Lindsay Price

Students will discuss the question “What is theatricality?” in terms of what makes a play stageable. Students continue to work on their first draft.
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# Playwriting # playwriting
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Part of What is Theatre? Unit

What is Theatre?

by Karen Loftus

Students will explore the question “What is theatre?” and start a conversation about the difference between theatre and film. Students will also participate in a warm-up ensemble-building activity that requires students to work together and an exercise that demonstrates what it means to have a “dramatic moment.”
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# The Basics
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Shakepeare's Words: Iambic Pentameter

by Kerry Hishon

The objective of the lesson is for students to learn what iambic pentameter is and to have the opportunity to create their own monologues using iambic pentameter. This lesson is a useful complement towards studying classical works by playwrights such as William Shakespeare.
# Playwriting # Shakespeare # playwriting # Shakespeare
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The Globe Theatre

by Lindsay Price

Students will read The Globe Theatre Handout. Based on the given information, students will re-create the experience of going to The Globe and complete a compare and contrast assignment.
# Theatre History # theatre history
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Becoming a Professional Actor: Headshots

by Lindsay Price

Many students dream about becoming a professional actor. The headshot is one of the most important calling cards of the professional actor. A bad headshot can get an actor rejected before they step through the door. Students will complete exercises that respond to the question What makes a good Headshot?
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Part of Scenic Design Unit

What is Scenic Design?

by Karen Loftus

Students begin their exploration of scene design by defining the role of the scenic designer, learning what kind of sets shows can have, and applying their knowledge with a practical exercise.
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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # technical theatre
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Using Theatre to Share and Celebrate History

by Kerry Hishon

The objective of the lesson is for students to explore historical events that are significant to them through various theatrical mediums that may seem unusual or “out of the box.” The inspiration for this lesson plan comes from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s theatrical hit Hamilton, which utilizes rap and hip-hop music and colourblind casting to tell the story of the American founding fathers.
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Part of Performing Shakespeare Unit

Unit Project: Performing a Shakespearean Scene

by Matt Webster

Students analyze, rehearse, and perform Shakespearean scenes using the concepts introduced over the course of the unit.
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# Shakespeare # Shakespeare
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Part of Stage Management Unit

Rehearsals Part One: Responsibilities

by Karen Loftus

In this lesson, students practice some of the rehearsal responsibilities of a stage manager such as keeping rehearsals running on time through proper communication, line notes, and completing a rehearsal report.
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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # stage management
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Part of Unit One: Ensemble Building and Class Norms Unit

Review Journal and Intro to Say Yes Rubric

by Lindsay Johnson

In this second lesson, students continue to practice classroom norms and interact with a second element of the Weekly Ensemble Rubric: SAY YES. Students will role-play a column of the SAY YES category of the Weekly Ensemble Rubric in small groups via a performance task.
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# The Basics # middle school friendly
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Part of Performing Shakespeare Unit

Acting Shakespeare Style

by Lindsay Price

Students will perform a modern scene the same way that Shakespearean actors performed text. They will also compare and contrast the experience to preparing a scene for class.
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# Shakespeare # Shakespeare
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The Environment of Sound

by Lindsay Price

Certain sounds are always connected to certain objects - the slam of a door, cowbell, a ringing phone. How does the environment change if the sounds are changed? Does the change of sound change the scene? Includes a list of websites to use for free sound effects.
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The Fourth Wall

by Elisabeth Oppelt

The fourth wall is an imaginary wall that stands between the actors and the audience. As actors we tend not to speak to, look at or acknowledge the audience when we are performing. We want the audience to be observers but not necessarily involved in the scene. There are times however when we want to speak directly to the audience. When we do, that is called breaking the fourth wall. It is a technique that can be useful in specific instances but should not be abused by actors.
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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.
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Part of Creating Your Own Musical Unit

Musical Theatre Form; Sweeney Todd

by Laramie Dean

In this lesson, we begin viewing Sweeney Todd. Students will watch carefully in order to complete the required sections in their study guide.
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Part of Mock Audition Unit

Becoming a Professional Actor - Headshots

by Lindsay Price

While the Mock Audition does not require students to bring in a headshot, it is an essential document in the “real world” audition process. A good headshot will help a director remember an actor. A bad headshot can get an actor rejected before they step through the door. Students will complete exercises that respond to the question What makes a good headshot?
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Part of Monologues - Part 2 Unit

Monologue Writing: The Need to Speak

by Lindsay Price

Students will complete exercises that demonstrate how a character’s need to speak results in a better monologue. They will then write a monologue that applies this knowledge.
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# Acting # monologue
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Part of Agatha Rex and Ancient Greek Theatre Unit

Aristotle's 6 Elements of Drama

by Angel Borths

Students will be able to identify Aristotle’s 6 Elements of Drama and analyze their application to modern theatre and media.
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# Theatre History # ancient greek theatre
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Part of Introduction to Mask Unit

Character Zero

by Allison Williams

In this lesson, students will learn what a character zero is, how to use the body to create a character zero, how to physically commit to that body before moving, and how to make bigger choices in their character zero and in their movement.
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