August 18 |
- 1. All Classes Meet
2. Introductions
3. Class Overview
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August 21/22 |
- 1. Review Syllabus and take it home to be signed
2. How to navigate the web site and Facebook
3. Finish Partner Introductions
4. Ball Game
5. CORE (get notes from classmate)
--Switch Freeze, play it with CORE in mind
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Print Terms List |
August 23/24 |
- 1. Check off Terms List Handout and collect syllabus
2. Give terms for Quiz 1 (get from instructor or classmate) and study
3. CORE continued
--Watch Examples of Whose Line...
--The Dating Game
--Party Quirks
--Switch Freeze
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Study for Quiz 1 |
August 25/28 |
- 1. Terms Quiz 1
2. CORE continued
--Play Party Quirks, Switch Freeze, go into Long form, "I Was Just Leaving..."
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August 29/30 |
- Warm Up and hand back terms quiz
- Tableaus -- What are they? How do they help tell the story?
- In small groups, create tableau scenes and play them to the class
- Small groups Jump Freeze
- Finish with a round of Jump Freeze as a class
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August 31/Sept 1 |
- Fairy Tale Scenes -- Receive a fairy tale in class and in a small group, find a new way to tell the story -- Improvise the lines, but know the scenario. Focus on CORE
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September 5/6 |
- Work on Fairy Tale Scenes
- Begin Seeing Scenes
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September 7/8 |
- Finish Seeing Fairy Tale Scenes
- Basketball Improv -- Final Rehearsal
- Final assessment next class
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1. Print Improv Rubric for Assessment next class |
September 11/12 |
- Final Improv Assessment
- Read Theatre Etiquette handout if time allows
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September 13/14 |
- Theatre History Assignment: explain and begin working
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September 15 |
- Final work day for History Presentation
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September 18/19 |
- History Project Presentations
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September 20/21 |
- Brainstorm the roles of theatre artists on board and write in notebook
- Lecture notes on costume design (get from classmate)
- With a partner, begin the costume design project. Supplies available in class
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September 22/25 |
- Work on Costume designs
- Due next class
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September 26/27 |
- Present Costume designs
- Goethe's Principles on Theatre Criticism Receive assignment for seeing the shows at Lakewood
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1. Terms for Quiz 2 |
September 28/29 |
- Terms Quiz 2
- Notes on Scenic Design (get from a classmate)
- With a partner, receive at "At Rise" moment (get from instructor) and begin designing a set for your assigned moment
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October 2/3 |
- Work on Scenic Designs
- Due next class
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1. Terms for Quiz 3 |
October 5/6 |
- Terms Quiz 3
- Finish Scenic Designs
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October 9/10 |
- Present Scenic Designs
- Review "The Director's Role"
- Receive a design group and review the Design Final
- Begin reading scripts as time allows
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October 11/12 |
- Read One Acts
- Begin Brainstorming design ideas, research the story, look at images
- Begin Design Process
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October 16/17 |
- Work on Group Design Project
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October 18/19 |
- Work on Group Design Project
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October 20/23 |
- Final Group Design Work Day
- Presentations next class
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October 24/25 |
- Group Design Project Presentations
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October 26/27 |
- Voice
- Finding the articulators and projection mechanism of the body
- diaphragm and tongue twisters
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October 30/31 |
- Physicalization
- Movement like an animal
- Terms for Quiz 4
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November 1/2 |
- Terms Quiz 4
- Duet Scene Assignment
- Receive partners and begin working on duet scenes
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November 3/6 |
- Duet Scene rehearsals
- Terms for Quiz 5
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November 7/8 |
- Terms Quiz 5
- Duet Scene Rehearsals
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1. Be off book by next class
2. Get 12th Night tickets |
November 9/10 |
- Terms Quiz 5
- 12th Night!!
- Begin Duet Scene Coachings
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1. See 12th Night
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November 13/14 |
- 12th Night Discussion
- Reviews due next class
- Duet Scene Coachings
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1. 12th Night Reviews due next class |
November 15/16 |
- Collect 12th Night Reviews
- Duet Scene Coachings
- Complete Peer Evaluation of another group (questions on the board/get from a classmate)
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1. work on coaching feedback for scene |
November 17/27 |
- Final Duet Scene Coachings
- Performance Next class
- Turn in the following:
- Character Questions (2)
- Character Analysis (2)
- Bird's Eye (1)
- Rubric (1)
- Peer Evaluations (1-2)
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1. Be ready for duet performances next time |
November 28/29 |
- Duet scene performances
- Turn in all paperwork
- Final reflection on Duet Work
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November 30/Dec 1 |
- Finish final duet reflection if needed
- Review final project rubric
- Assign groups
- Begin writing scripts
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December 4/5 |
- Write scripts
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1. Final Script work day next class |
December 6/7 |
- Finish script and share by the end of class
- Begin technical design work if time allows
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December 8/11 |
- Stage group scenes and run lines
- Work on paperwork
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1. Work on technical designs at home |
December 12/13 |
- Stage and Rehearse
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1. Be off book for next class |
December 14/15 |
- Scene Coaching
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1. Have all paperwork ready to turn in next class |
December 18/19 |
- Final Scene Performance
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