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Critical Thinking: Fight Scene Analysis

by Drama Teacher Academy

Stage combat is a form of storytelling. The fights need to continue the story that the actors are telling through their lines and scene work. And what makes a fight look even better is the performers’ actions and reactions to the fight. If a character resorts to violence, they’re obviously feeling strong emotions. This lesson allows students to think critically about how a fight affects a character physically and mentally and how the fight tells the story.
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Emergency Lesson Plan: Write the Ending

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will read a text. They will respond to post-reading questions. They will then write their own versions of the next scene. What happens after the last line of dialogue? How will it end for the characters? What happens next, positively and negatively?
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Part of Absurdism: Beyond the Origins Unit

Absurdism and Other Isms

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will define the different eras of the beginning to the middle of the 20th century and apply their knowledge in exercises.
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Part of Absurdism: Beyond the Origins Unit

The Theatre of the Absurd

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will be introduced to the traditionally studied playwrights of the Theatre of the Absurd era.
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Part of Absurdism: Beyond the Origins Unit

Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will move beyond the traditional origins of Theatre of the Absurd through two different playwrights: Vaclav Havel (Audience) and Issam Abdel-Masih Mahfouz (The Dictator), both of whom write about environments where power has created a distorted reality. Students will be introduced to these playwrights and then write their own version of a distorted reality.
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Part of Absurdism: Beyond the Origins Unit

Through the Lens of Women Writers

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will be introduced to Sheila Callaghan and Caryl Churchill, who bring their own lens to the absurd. Students will then write their own scenes using the same meme that inspired Sheila Callaghan to write her play Women Laughing Alone with Salad.
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Part of Absurdism: Beyond the Origins Unit

A World Which No Longer Makes Sense

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will be introduced to a Black writer who explores racism through the absurdist form: Adrienne Kennedy.
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Part of Absurdism: Beyond the Origins Unit

Unit Projects

by Lindsay Price

Decide how students will demonstrate their knowledge of the unit. A variety of activities have been provided. 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. Rubrics are provided.
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Part of Design Unit

Texture

by Matt Webster

Students explore the design concept of texture and how it can be used by a designer to affect an audience. They will also combine what they have learned thus far to create a dream room.
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Part of Devising Unit

Characterization

by Corinna Rezzelle

Students explore what makes a character interesting through the examination of physical objects. What do objects say about us? What can you infer about a person by the objects they carry with them? Students will role-play in process drama activities to explore characters and to create their own.
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Physicalization / Stage Movement

by Corinna Rezzelle

Students explore how body language can show a story (i.e. how someone is feeling, character traits, relationships between characters, etc.). The lesson culminates in students using a physical elliptical scene (a scene with just stage directions) and adding movements, gestures, and body language.
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Contentless Scenes / Building Scenes

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson, students will start their scene work first with a contentless scene, a one-minute scene, and then (for homework) write a one-page scene based on a real life experience.
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Choosing a Topic

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson, students discuss and choose a topic for their devised piece.
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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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Building the Play

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson, students continue to build the play by writing and revising scenes, reading each other’s work, and providing feedback.
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The Ren Run

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson, students will work in groups to create transitions in improvised tableaux and movement pieces. They will also participate in a “ren run” to practice improv blocking.
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Revision

by Corinna Rezzelle

In this lesson students watch the Ren Run then discuss the topic of revision. What is the message of the play? How do the scenes communicate the message? Note: Depending on the amount of revisions your students feel the play needs, revising might take longer than one lesson. Feel free to add time, if need be.
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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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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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Rehearsal / Designing the play

by Corinna Rezzelle

Students continue to rehearse. They also move on to the design phase of the project. The group will decide upon costuming and props for the performance. NOTE: Keep costumes and props simple. Black works well for costumes with colourful accents.
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