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Part of Tech Theatre Unit: Costuming When You Don't Sew Unit

Part 2: Lesson 1: Analyzing Your Show

by Drama Teacher Academy

In this lesson, students start the costuming process for a specific play through analysis. Then they will be assigned (or choose) the character they will design for, as well as a specific costume. They will be given time to answer some analysis questions for this specific character and costume. Students complete these analysis questions in advance of the next lesson.
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Part 2: Lesson 2: Inspiration Collage

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Students will take what they’ve learned so far to create a digital Inspiration Collage as a way to help them visualize the costume they will create.
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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 Tech Theatre Unit: Costuming When You Don't Sew Unit

Part 2: Lesson 4: Costume Workshop

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In this lesson, students will learn some distressing techniques and complete a distressing activity. After this activity, students will start pulling items for their costume designs as indicated by their Inspiration Collages. Students will then prep for a design presentation and costume parade after a work period in the next class.
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Part of Tech Theatre Unit: Costuming When You Don't Sew Unit

Part 2: Lesson 5: Design Presentations and Costume Parade

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Students will show their Inspiration Collages, their costumes, and their slide decks. They will explain why they made their choices and how it reflects their understanding of the character and the play. Students will do as much as possible to realize their costumes, given the resources available and the time they’ve had to work on the project, and describe what they would do to complete their costumes.
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Research, Analyze, and Respond: Jagged Little Pill and the Character of Jo

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Students will research the character of Jo from the musical Jagged Little Pill. The character, allegedly, started out as nonbinary and was changed to cisgender for the Broadway run. When confronted with this change, those involved with the production stated that Jo was always intended to be cisgender and was written as cisgender. This confused many in the LGBTQ+ community. What is the background to this situation? What is the origin story to the character and the actor playing the character? Why did the creative team react the way they did and what was the response to their reaction? Who is right? Students will research, analyze, and come to their own conclusions and then express their conclusions in a response.
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Monologue Character Beyond the Norm

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Students will reflect on common societal norms and expectations. Who decided these norms? Why do we follow them? What happens when we don’t? They will then write a monologue for a character who doesn’t fit within the common societal norms and expectations construct.
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Research, Analyze, and Respond: West Side Story and the Character of Anybodys

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Students will research how the character of Anybodys was changed from a tomboy in the original West Side Story movie (and musical) to a transgender character (played by nonbinary actor iris menas) in the 2021 Steven Spielberg version. Students will research the change through articles and video and come to their own conclusions about the change. Students will then apply what they have learned by creating their own scenes with a character change.
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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 Realism and Naturalism Unit

Set the Stage for Realism and Naturalism

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In this lesson, students will be introduced to the precursors of Realism/Naturalism. Students will complete a research project on the sociopolitical and STEM background of the era to set the stage for Realism/Naturalism.
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Early Realism and Naturalism

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In this lesson, we will define realism and naturalism. Students will then participate in a number of activities to apply the definitions. In the second class, students will read scenes from a Realism play and a Naturalism play and then contrast and compare. Finally students will create a theatrical moment to bring to life their interpretation of either “ism.”
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Independent Theatre Movement

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At the time, Realistic and Naturalistic plays were not welcome at established theatres. Other venues had to be found, which led to the Independent Theatre Movement. Students are introduced to the movement and do their own activity “making theatre happen.” They will then be introduced to more playwrights of the time and read scenes. Finally, students will adapt a scene into the 21st century and apply modern social issues into the scene’s framework.
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Stanislavski

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In this lesson, students will learn about Constantin Stanislavski, an actor and theatre director who profoundly affected modern realistic theatre with his system of actor training specifically for realistic plays. Students will participate in exercises from the Stanislavski system.
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Meanwhile, in America

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In this lesson, we will review what was happening in America during this era: vaudeville and Broadway in its early days. Students will try out a vaudeville routine and read a scene from a 1920 Broadway play. This lesson also highlights Black performers of the time. Then we’ll follow Eugene O’Neill as he brings realism to the American stage.
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Culminating Activities

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Decide how students will demonstrate their knowledge of the unit. You can choose to have all your students do the same activity or allow students to choose from the provided activities to demonstrate their knowledge. You could also give students the choice to create their own assignment to demonstrate how they have mastered the content.
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Ira Aldridge: Changing The Story

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American actor Ira Aldridge was a pioneer and an activist. He was a celebrated 19th-century Shakespearan actor in England and Europe and one of the first black men to play the role of Othello. In this lesson, students will learn more about his story and about how he changed his story several times throughout his career. Students will reflect on the concept of changing one’s story in the face of adversity. Rubrics are provided.
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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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Part of 30 Second Monologues Unit

One-Line Monologue

by Lindsay Price

Students further develop what they learned during the nonverbal monologue exercise by adding a single sentence. How can you communicate a character to an audience when you only have limited dialogue?
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Three-Line Monologue

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will work on a three-sentence monologue to address both issues. Everyone will do the same monologue, so there is also the opportunity to talk about individual character choice, physical expression, and verbal expression.
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30-Second Monologue

by Lindsay Price

Students will apply what they have learned in previous lessons to a 30-second memorized monologue. They will pick their own monologue to perform, design a beginning and end, create the character’s physical expression, and decide on their matching/opposing movement. They will add their thoughts on vocal variety. Finally, students will complete a post-performance monologue reflection.
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