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Part of Devising Unit

Rehearsal / Character Development

by Corinna Rezzelle

Students continue to rehearse. In this lesson, character development exercises deepen the students’ experiences and final products.
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Part of Devising Unit

Rehearsal

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson, students finalize casting, then start rehearsing. Focus the rehearsals on blocking. What is the necessary movement to communicate the content of the scene?
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Part of Devising Unit

Post-Show Discussion and Reflection

by Corinna Rezzelle

This lesson happens after the performance. Post-show discussion questions are included as well as a post-show reflection.
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Part of Introduction to Mask Unit

The Qualities of Movement

by Allison Williams

In this lesson, students will explore the eight qualities of movement to give more variety, texture, and richness to their movement choices and then apply the qualities of movement to their mask work.
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Formatting Unit Unit

Basic Screenplay Elements 3

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will continue to learn some basic screenplay formatting elements: transitions and shots.
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Part of Decolonizing Monologues Unit

Workshopping and the Second Draft

by Nicholas Pappas

Students will use a workshop process to build upon the first draft of their monologue and write a second, stronger draft of their monologue.
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Part of Unit 9: Romanticism Unit

Set the Stage for Romanticism

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In this lesson, students will be introduced to the 19th century and the Romantic period. They will complete a research project on the sociopolitical and cultural background of the era to set the stage for Romanticism.
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Part of Scene Work: Part 2, Student Self Staging Unit

Session 10: Removing Actor-Driven Movement

by Lindsay Price

The rehearsal period is coming to a close, and it’s almost time to present. In this rehearsal, students will share their scene with another group with the specific focus of examining it for actor-driven movement rather than character-driven movement: shuffling your weight back and forth between your feet, playing with your hair, vaguely gesturing with your hands, etc.
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Part of Playwriting: Part 2 Unit

Session 5: First Draft Submission

by Lindsay Price

The first draft is due in this class. Students will have time to work and then submit.
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Part of A Midsummer Night's Dream Unit

Reading Act IV | Character Interpretation

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In this lesson, students will read Act IV in sections. Students will also go through an acting technique that can help them become confident performers of Shakespeare. Students will research and discuss character interpretation.
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Formatting Unit Unit

Read and Watch

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will apply their knowledge by reading and watching a screenplay.
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Part of Laban: Advanced Characterization Unit

Character Creation: Part 2

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In this lesson, students will spend one class rehearsing their characters. In the second class period, students will receive three additional assignments that they will use as part of their capstone performance. They will have two class periods (Classes 2 and 3) to work on these assignments, with the understanding that they will have to complete any unfinished work on their own time. In the fourth class period, students will participate in a Character Showoff.
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Part of Pantomime Unit

The Specifics of Holding an Object

by Karen Loftus

Students are introduced to the techniques of hand position, tension, follow through, action/reaction/interaction.
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Part of Screenplays 101: Basic Structure Unit Unit

Theatre vs Film from the Writer's Point of View

by Nicholas Pappas

In this lesson, students will learn about the differences between screenplay writing for film and stage playwriting for theatre.
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Part of Theatre of the Absurd Unit

Impossibilities and Rhinoceros

by Lea Marshall

Students will act truthfully in fictitious circumstances, as they physically act as humans turning into rhinoceroses. They will be introduced to Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros.
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Part of Anti-Realism Unit

Dadaism

by Wendy-Marie Martin

This lesson introduces the characteristics of Dadaism, through Ubu Roi, Dadaism manifestos, Voltaire, and Dada art. Students will learn how to write a Dada poem of their own.
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Part of 30 Second Monologues Unit

Nonverbal Monologue

by Lindsay Price

Students start the monologue process nonverbally. They will present an entrance, an action, and an exit that shows a story without dialogue. In a monologue, the physical body is an important communication tool—just as important as dialogue. And that’s the focus of this lesson. Physical action can demonstrate location, mood, age, and subtext.
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The 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.
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Part of Tech Theatre Unit: Costuming When You Don't Sew Unit

Part 2: Lesson 3: Measuring, and the Three Stitches

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will learn how to set up the costume racks to prepare for costuming a show. Students will then learn how to take proper measurements by measuring each other. They will fill out a standard costume measurement form. Then, after instruction on how to do the three stitches that can help them to complete alterations, they will practice these stitches by creating a pincushion.
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Part of Ancient Greek Theatre Unit

The Festival of Dionysus

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students trace the journey from ancient storytelling to modern day theatre thousands of years later. One of the main reason theatre evolved like it did was because of performance opportunities during City Dionysus festivals in tribute to Dionysus. The performance framework moved from one person telling a story to a group, to a choral group performing, to one person stepping out in front of the chorus as an actor and so on. It’s interesting for students to see that the more you perform a form, the more that form evolves.
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