Alberta, Canada
Technical Theatre - Application
13 units • 7 professional development courses aligned to
12 - demonstrate understanding of and apply appropriate regulations, procedures and precautions to ensure safe working conditions
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12 demonstrate understanding of and apply appropriate regulations, procedures and precautions to ensure safe working conditions
This page lists 13 units and 7 professional development courses aligned to 12 from the Alberta, Canada. Designed for drama teachers, these resources directly address 12 - demonstrate understanding of and apply appropriate regulations, procedures and precautions to ensure safe working conditions
Unit
7
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7
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Drama Two
Curriculum
UNIT
Devising
by Corinna Rezzelle
13 lessons
While the Drama Two Curriculum has a focus on acting, it’s always important to include a unit on the technical theatre skills that are necessary to any production. Students will also be able to use what they’ve learned in this unit in their upcoming devising project.
Students will begin by exploring design for the stage by experimenting with line, shape, texture, size, and color. They will expand their understanding of stage properties and scenic flats. They will then apply their knowledge of these building blocks of design to create a high-concept design for a miniature “stage.”
Unit
2
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6
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Technical Theatre Mini Units
Curriculum
UNIT
Sound
by Josh Hatt
5 lessons
This is an introductory mini-unit to sound that you can use whether or not you have a sound system. Students will work toward being able to demonstrate their knowledge of sound effectiveness.
The questions of the unit include: What is effective sound? What sounds and music do we need in order to make our scene effective? How will we know our sound cues are effective?
Unit
3
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6
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Technical Theatre Mini Units
Curriculum
UNIT
Costuming
by Josh Hatt
5 lessons
If the costumes in a play are going to be effective, we need to be thoughtful about how we use them.
In this mini-unit, students will demonstrate their understanding costume effectiveness and address the following questions: What is the role of costume in the performance? How does color contribute? How does the style of costume affect a performance? How does costume indicate setting? Do you need costumes in a scene?
Unit
4
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6
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Technical Theatre Mini Units
Curriculum
UNIT
Staging
by Josh Hatt
5 lessons
This is a mini-unit on staging. Along with the driving question for the unit, students will explore about how staging affects the performance. Students will draw a plot design (ground plan) to emphasize the need to plan where scenic elements will be placed. They will also practice taking cues from the script, in order to create staging.
Unit
5
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6
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Technical Theatre Mini Units
Curriculum
UNIT
Free Play Makeup
by Josh Hatt
8 lessons
This is a student centred mini-unit on makeup design. Makeup is useful in transporting an audience to a different world.
The purpose is for students to understand that makeup is a tool that theatre technicians can use in order to contribute to effective performance aesthetics; to understand basic makeup rules and care instruction; to understand how to complete a makeup design plot; to look at a project and figure out for themselves what they need to succeed.
Unit
6
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6
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Technical Theatre Mini Units
Curriculum
UNIT
Culminating Project
by Josh Hatt
Once students have completed the five Tech Theatre Units (Lighting, Sound, Costume, Staging, Free Play Makeup), you can give them this culminating project.
Depending on how you structured your technical theatre unit, you can adapt this project to suit your needs and context.
Up to this point, all the work in the units have been exploratory. This is where students will apply their skills and knowledge.
UNIT
Theatre Etiquette
by Kerry Hishon
5 lessons
When teaching students who are brand new to theatre, it’s important to discuss and apply the expectations of the drama classroom and the theatrical world. How do you implement and instill theatre etiquette in your classroom and your rehearsals – before a show and backstage? A cohesive theatrical community starts with the rules and codes of behaviour both onstage and off.
Topics covered within the unit include: What is Etiquette, Real World vs Theatre World Etiquette, Audience Etiquette, Audition Etiquette, Pre-Show and Performance Etiquette. The unit ends with a culminating activity which included a rubric and reflection.
Unit
8
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13
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Stagecraft Without a Theatre
Curriculum
UNIT
Sound
by Karen Loftus and Josh Hatt
2 lessons
Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of sound effectiveness. How do we use sound to create a technically effective performance?
Unit
9
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13
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Stagecraft Without a Theatre
Curriculum
UNIT
Costume Design
by Holly Beardsley, Karen Loftus, and Josh Hatt
3 lessons
Students are exposed to research, concepts, and skill sets while they explore costume design and the different roles of the costume designer and the costumer. They will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of costume effectiveness.
Unit
13
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13
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Stagecraft Without a Theatre
Curriculum
UNIT
Culminating Project
by Karen Loftus
Now it’s time for your students to take everything they’ve learned and creatively apply those skills. The goal is for students to take what they’ve been exposed to, explored, and researched about each of the arts and crafts of technical theatre and apply it to a project.
Unit
11
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13
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Stagecraft Without a Theatre
Curriculum
UNIT
Make-Up Design
by Karen Loftus and Josh Hatt
1 lesson
Students will be able to explore the use of make-up as a theatrical tool and demonstrate their knowledge of make-up effectiveness.
UNIT
Old Age Makeup
by Matt Webster
8 lessons
In this unit, students will learn the terminology, technology, and application of old age makeup. It is designed to lead students through a hands-on exploration of the techniques used to create an old age effect with makeup. By breaking the entirety of the human face down into different, distinct areas, students will be able to concentrate on smaller, more focused lessons, building up to a complete old age makeup design.
UNIT
Blood, Blisters & Bruises Makeup
by Matt Webster
5 lessons
The most common special-effects makeup technique used with student performers is wounds such as cuts, bruises, and blisters. In order to create these wounds, students must understand what physically happens to the human body when a wound is suffered and then successfully recreate that wound with specialized makeup.
This unit will provide students with information they will need to successfully design and execute specific wound makeup techniques for the stage.
This unit is designed to lead students through a hands-on exploration of the techniques used to create a wound effect with makeup. By focusing on a variety of materials and techniques, students will learn the process of creating simple special-effects wound makeup designs.
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