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To apply knowledge toward a pantomime performance.

To apply feedback and make revisions.

To recognize the importance of details in pantomime and practice pantomime details.

To learn how ground plans and stage directions can be used for pantomime.

To apply feedback and make revisions.

To apply knowledge through performance.

Students will explore elements of Absurdism in their chosen Absurd play.

After a warm up, student learn about onstage action. They will reflect on the question of how having something “to do” onstage can help overcome stage fright.

This is a simple project. Your students are going to tell a joke or riddle to the class. The reason to use a joke or a riddle (rather than a poem, prose piece, monologue, or scene) is students in the audience will want to hear the answer. They will be more engaged in the simple joke or riddle than passively listening to something else. See the add-on if you wish to have students apply projection and articulation to a scene.

Students identify the stage directions and actor needs to know onstage and the necessary shorthand notation for each. They then apply their knowledge in an exercise and exit slip.

The final project for this unit will be a modern version of the Ancient Greek play Medea. Students are exposed to the plot and characters, then create their own version to perform.

Students discuss myths, explore group movement and combine movement with choral speaking in a choral ode.

Students apply this guidelines through the games “Yes and…” “Yes Let’s,” and Low Risk Experts.

Students apply this guideline through the games Cars, Vans, Buses, Blocking on Purpose, Questions Only and Here Comes Charley.

Students discuss what it means to take the active choice and apply the concept in Quiet Scenes.

Students are introduced to aspects of Ancient Greek Theatre and the performing space. The session culminates in students creating their own choral ode in groups.

Students discuss and apply aspects of what makes a voice a “good voice:” projection, articulation, posture, proper breathing.

Students learn about the resonators and use them in an exercise.

The final project will allow students to demonstrate their improv skills in a two-person scene.

Students learn the word “endow” and apply the concept through the exercise Low Risk Endowment.