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A backstage/scene shop reminder for student actors - printable poster.

A backstage reminder for student actors - printable poster.

Printable poster for the classroom "What are the Structural Elements of a Script?"

This handout describes the open/close circle, with a list of circle questions to use with your class to start and end each class.

This handout names and describes the structural elements of a script: character, objective, obstacle, tactics, and resolution.

Use this rubric to assess improv performance.

Use this rubric to assess two-person pantomime performance.

Masterclass is a series of one-on-one interviews with experts, creators and innovators in the world of Theatre that you can study in-depth, or share with your classes. Think of this series as ‘Inside the Actor’s Studio’ for Drama Teachers. This Masterclass with Jim Hoare from Theatrical Rights Worldwide is all about Musical Theatre Licensing, and is hosted by Matt Webster.

This exercise is a way for students to show how well they know a character.

In this exercise students will read a scene in its original form, read a modern adaptation, and then compare and contrast the two.

This production situation analysis allows a class to determine their needs, before they start a production class.

Use this handy chart to review Commedia stock characters and their descriptions.

This exercise helps to demonstrate the concept of status, and how the status of a character affects how they act and how they treat others.

This warm-up is great to integrate at the beginning of a year or term, to start creating community and cooperation within a class.

Use this checklist to help students assess their progress in a journal writing assignment.

In this Compare and Contrast Exercise students will read a scene in its original form, read an modern adaptation, and then compare and contrast the two. What are the similarities and differences?

Picture prompts are a great way to initiate student writing. They don’t have to have an idea, they simply respond to the picture. Have students study the picture and answer the provided questions. Each picture includes a character or a story element question.

Instead of having students answer questions, what happens when they have to devise the questions? Give students 20 answers. Divide students into groups and have them come up with the questions that would result in the provided answers.

This handout lists all of the roles and positions that make up a theatre company.

Try this exercise for generating ideas.