This mini-course will give you a toolkit to bring your shows to the next level by having an engaged, active, ensemble.
The ensemble is a critical part of a large cast show. But you can't leave them to fend for themselves. They need structure. They need exercises and activities.
In Strong Ensemble = Strong Play, you'll be given ensemble-building exercises. You'll also discover specific activities that will help your ensemble become three-dimensional characters who have something to do and something to play in every moment they are on stage.
We'll look at case studies that take the exercises learned in the course and apply them to specific shows.
5 Modules
1 hours, 8 minutes
2 Credit Hours
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TH:Pr4.1.8.a - Explore different pacing to better communicate the story in a drama/theatre work.
TH:Pr5.1.6.a - Recognize how acting exercises and techniques can be applied to a drama/theatre work.
TH:Pr6.1.6.a - Adapt a drama/theatre work and present it informally for an audience.
TH:Pr6.1.8.a - Perform a rehearsed drama/theatre work for an audience.
TH:Pr6.1.HSI.a - Perform a scripted drama/theatre work for a specific audience.
8.TH:Pr4.a - Explore different pacing to better communicate the story in a drama/theatre work.
6.TH:Pr5.a - Recognize how acting exercises and techniques can be applied to a drama/theatre work.
Acc.TH:Cr2.b - Cooperate as a creative team to make interpretive choices for a drama/theatre work.
6.TH:Pr6 - Adapt a piece of literature and present it for an audience.
67TH:Pr6 - Create through improvisation a drama/theatre work that will be shared with an audience.
8.TH:Pr6 - Perform a rehearsed, scripted scene from a drama/theatre work for an audience.
Prof.TH:Pr6 - Perform a rehearsed, scripted short drama/theatre work for a specific audience.
TH.912.S.2.4 - Sustain a character or follow technical cues in a production piece to show focus.
A.C.2.2 - Interpret scripts through formal and informal presentations.
Tennessee Theatre standards (2018) standards were built using the framework of the NCAS which is built on four key domains: Creating, Performing/Presenting/Producing, Connecting, and Responding. Within each of these domains are foundations and standards to support the development of curriculum, programs, and learning.
(source: Tennessee Department of Education, Tennessee Academic Standards for Fine Arts, Summer 2018)
Please refer to National Core Arts Standards to determine the standard that best suits your needs.
B.2.G - create improvised scenes that include setting, character, and plot.
13 - create antecedent action for character
2 - create, select and sustain physical details of the character from scripted material
5 - demonstrate a character’s main objective within a scene
6 - demonstrate a character’s immediate or moment-to-moment objectives within a scene
7 - demonstrate the ability to play a character from the character’s point of view
1 - display the ability to be still
10 - demonstrate focus, concentration and energy in all movement and gesture
15 - use basic locomotor movements (eg. walking, running, crawling) to explore space
16 - create and repeat patterns of movement
21 - demonstrate the ability to extend a movement
22 - translate words, images and emotions into movement
23 - demonstrate non-verbally the who, what, where, why and when of a story
24 - demonstrate understanding of mood, and communicate mood
develop recognition of and respect for excellence in drama and theatre
13 - control focus and energy in movement and gesture
2 - demonstrate awareness of personal and shared space
4 - recognize the need for and demonstrate warmup activities
7 - demonstrate awareness of his or her own body and its movement potential
9 - travel through space in a variety of ways e.g., running, creeping and jumping
1 - use warm-up techniques for preparation of body, voice and mind
10 - use essential story elements in spontaneous and planned scenes
12 - make logical choices within the boundaries of situation and character
4 - create experiences through imaging, visualizing and fantasizing
15 - use the body and body language to enhance characterization
19 - discover how feelings affect a character
20 - enter and exit in character
21 - sustain a character throughout an exercise or scene
22 - create business appropriate to character and situation
23 - demonstrate understanding of character motivation
24 - recognize that relationships exist between characters in given situations
Express, feelings, ideas, and experiences through the arts
Take creative risks to express feelings, ideas, and experiences
Express, feelings, ideas, and experiences through the arts
Take creative risks to express feelings, ideas, and experiences
Take creative risks to express feelings, ideas, and experiences
Collaborate through reciprocal relationships during creative processes
Demonstrate respect for themselves, others, and the audience
Apply feedback to develop and refine ideas
Describe, analyze, and respond using drama-specific language
Develop and refine performance skills in a variety of contexts
Demonstrate awareness of self, others, and audience
Receive and apply constructive feedback to develop and refine ideas
Develop and refine performance skills in a variety of contexts
Improvise and take creative risks using imagination, exploration, and inquiry
Receive, provide, and apply constructive feedback to refine dramatic works
Use self-reflection and awareness of audience to refine ideas