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You are a first year drama teacher or a more experienced one who wants/needs some new ideas about running an extracurricular drama program. Have I got the answer for you. This is a comprehensive guide on how to get prepared for and produce a play from dealing with the administration to using PSAs.
Table of Contents:
1 ….. Acknowledgments and Credits
3 ….. Introduction
9 ….. Prologue: Checking Out the Responsibilities
11 ….. Chapter 1: Starting Out
18 ….. Chapter 2: Budget
27 ….. Act I: Preparing the Script
29 ….. Chapter 3: Play Choice
41 ….. Chapter 4: Script Exploration
51 ….. Chapter 5: Rehearsal Schedule Made Easy
57 ….. Act II: Getting the Show on the Road
59 ….. Chapter 6: Tryouts
77 ….. Chapter 7: First Rehearsal
83 ….. Chapter 8: Blocking Rehearsals
93 ….. Chapter 9: Off-Book Rehearsals
97 ….. Act III: Working Rehearsals
99 ….. Chapter 10: Working Rehearsals
114 ….. Chapter 11: Final Rehearsals
123 ….. Act IV: Performing the Play
125 ….. Chapter 12: Performance and Post Performance
135 ….. Chapter 13: Publicity
145 ….. Curtain Call: Technical Aspects
147 ….. Chapter 14: Introduction to Technical Aspects
151 ….. Chapter 15: Costuming
176 ….. Chapter 16: Props
182 ….. Chapter 17: Lighting
188 ….. Chapter 18: Hair and Makeup
205 ….. Chapter 19: Set
227 ….. Epilogue: Additional Resources
229 ….. 12 Weeks of Production Check List (Reproducable)
233 ….. 1st Play Read-Through Form (Reproducable)
234 ….. 2nd Play Read-Through Form (Reproducable)
235 ….. 3rd Play Read-Through Form (Reproducable)
236 ….. Floor Plan Template (Reproducable)
237 ….. Basic Rehearsal Schedule (Reproducable)
238 ….. Tryout Information Sheet (Reproducable)
239 ….. Parent Letter/Theatre Contract (Reproducable)
240 ….. Character Analysis #1 (Reproducable)
241 ….. Character Analysis #2 (Reproducable)
242 ….. Character Analysis #3 (Reproducable)
244 ….. Character Analysis #4 (Reproducable)
246 ….. Shakespeare Character Analysis (Reproducable)
247 ….. General Insert Form (Reproducable)
248 ….. Glossary
254 ….. Further Reading
256 ….. About the Author
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This book covers aspects of classroom theatre arts. It is not a complete semester/year’s course but rather 8 units I felt were important for my students to know and understand.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments and Credits ….1
Introduction …..3
..Philosophy of Teaching..Assignments
..Sources
..Lessons For Substitute Teachers
Unit 1 The First Week ….11
…Course Management and Content
…Grades
…Productions Around Your Community
…Theatre Behavior
…Basic Critique Format
…Letter to Parents
…Introduction Activities
…Large Group Activities
…A Short History of Improvisational Theatre
…The Dos And Don’t of Improvisation
…A Great 2-Minute Improvisation Game To Start Your Drama Class
… Kindergarten Class
…Trip To New York
…Students Creating Their Own Large Group Improvisation
…Evaluation
Unit 2 Technical Theatre …..34
…Why Technical Theatre?
…Use Of Class Time
…Evaluation
…A Fun Pre-Test
…First Eight Days
…Jeopardy Theatre Style
…Second Eight Days
…Opportunity To Do Tech Theatre?
Unit 3 Choral Reading …..38
…Why Choral Reading?
…A Very Short History
…So How Do We Start?
…Working With Smaller Groups
…Evaluation
…Anguish Languish
…Two More Choral Reading Activities / Evaluation
Unit 4 Mime ……..55
…Why Mime?
…A Short History
…Group Warm ups
…Basic Mime Techniques
…Evaluation
…Activities With Small Groups
…Fun Two / Four Person Activities
…Evaluation
…Solo Activities
…Solo Evaluation
Unit 5 Stage Fighting ……..77
…Preparing For Stage Fighting
…Slapping /Punching
…Hair Pulling
…Choking
…Kicking Someone When They Are Down
…Eye Poking
…Evaluation
Unit 6 Several Solo and Duo Acting Activities ……..88
…Personal Commercia
…Name Cheer
….Academy Award Game
….Commercial
….Evaluation
Unit 7 Working with Monologues ……..92
…A Ten Day Assignment Using Monologues For Character Development Evaluation
…A Seven Day Assignment Using Modern Monologues / Second Monologue For Further Character Development
…A Four-Day Assignment Having Students Create Their Own Character
…Evaluation
Unit 8 Students Writing Their Own Show……..107
…No Technical Aspects
…Time Limit
…Writing The Show
…Three Samples Of Student’s Writing
…Opening Number
…Selecting The Order Of Acts & Tying It Together
…What’s Left?
A Final Note or Two ……..118
Appendix……..120
About the Author ……..173