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Part of Costume Design Unit

Part 1: The Costume Designer

by Karen Loftus

Students are exposed to research, concepts, and skill sets while they explore costume design and the role of the costume designer. They will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of costume effectiveness.
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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # stagecraft
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Part of Playwriting: Part 2 Unit

Session 1: Playwriting Project Introduction

by Lindsay Price

Students will receive the criteria for their play project and start work on their outline.
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# Playwriting # playwriting
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Part of Mock Audition Unit

Choosing a Monologue

by Lindsay Price

Students will continue their journey toward the Mock Audition by exploring what goes into choosing an appropriate audition monologue. This lesson takes 2 class periods.
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# Acting # audition # acting
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Part of Playwriting: Part 2 Unit

Session 6: Post-First Draft Questions

by Lindsay Price

Students are given time to work on their second draft. Students also review the Post-First Draft Questions to apply critical thinking skills to their draft.
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# Playwriting # playwriting
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Zombification of an Existing Story

by Matt Webster

Students will analyze a story/script and create the circumstances that turned the characters of the story into zombies.
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# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # makeup
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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 Improvisation Unit

Make Choices/Bring Information

by Karen Loftus

Students learn the word “endow” and apply the concept through the exercise Low Risk Endowment.
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# Acting # improv # acting
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Part of Devising Unit

Beginning to Write

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson, students begin putting the pieces together for their devised work. Students brainstorm on their topic, then participate in a movement piece and a forum theatre activity to explore their topic.
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# Playwriting # devising # playwriting
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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.
# Playwriting # playwriting # monologue
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Part of Props Unit

Props Challenges and How to Overcome Them

by Karen Loftus

To apply problem-solving skills with respect to props challenges.
# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # stagecraft
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Part of Drama One Final Project Unit

Week 1: Brainstorming, Start Writing

by Karen Loftus

Students will be given the expectations for the individual final project, starting with a playwriting assignment.
# The Basics
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Part of Pantomime Unit

Body Language

by Anna Porter

Students will explore body language by examining the art of flirting. Body language is further examined and explored through a living museum, as well as frozen scenarios that students will create.
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Part of The Role of the Theatre Critic Unit

Introduction

by Lindsay Price

In this introduction lesson, students will begin with terminology, discussion about their own knowledge and views, and try out the role of the critic in a low-stakes exercise. Is it possible to give an informed opinion about a crumpled up piece of paper?
# Analysis
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Part of Theatre of the Absurd Unit

Meaningless Language and The Bald Soprano

by Lea Marshall

Students will explore the absurdism theatrical convention of using meaningless language to communicate (or not communicate) a larger theme of interpersonal relationships and misunderstandings. Students will create nonsensical scenes using their own text messages.
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Part of Decolonizing Monologues Unit

What is a Monologue?

by Nicholas Pappas

Students will build upon the Overheard Dialogue lesson to write a first draft of an authentic, decolonized monologue that speaks to their interests and voice.
# Playwriting # monologue
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Emergency Lesson Plan: Pseudonyms, Stage Names, Alter Egos

by Lindsay Price

In this ELP, students will be introduced to pseudonyms and stage names and then create their own. This lesson can be extended to have students physicalize their pseudonym persona.
# Emergency Lesson Plans # emergency lesson plan
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Part of Theatre Etiquette Unit

Real World vs. Theatre World

by Kerry Hishon

Students will learn about creating a safe and professional space in the classroom and in the theatre, and how these principles can be applied to the real world. What are the best practices for etiquette in the classroom, which can also be used in rehearsal, and which can also be used in the real world.
# The Basics # etiquette
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Running List Exercise

by Kerry Hishon

To learn the importance of an organized backstage – through discussion, solving issues through performance, and applying knowledge.
# Stage Management & Technical Theatre # stage management
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Emergency Lesson Plan: My Relationship to Theatre

by Lindsay Price

In this ELP, students reflect on their relationship to theatre using quotes as a jumping off point.
# Emergency Lesson Plans # emergency lesson plan
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Part of East Meets West: Theatre Traditions Unit

Western Theatre

by Marsha Walner

Students will define Western theatre based on what we know about our culture and its storytelling traditions.
# Theatre History
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