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HS Theatre Arts A period

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A period begins work on their class project, Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN.

Cast List

Remember your due dates until Thanksgiving Break:

  • Character Warm-ups due each class day (see your assigned time posted in class on window or click on class document to right)
  • Thursday, Nov. 13th
  • Friday, Nov. 21st
  • Wednesday, Nov. 26th
  • The class we have immediately upon return from Thanksgiving Break--all cast members with less than 30 lines are to be COMPLETELY off book (memorized).  Cast members with MORE than 30 lines should see me to contract a memorization point.

ASSIGNMENTS DUE:

1:  Character Bio

2:  More Character Work (choose 2): 

  • character soundtrack
  • character collage
  • character box
  • character monologue

3:  Blogs (4 total--must be at least 1 page each):

  • What are ways in which you are LIKE your character?  Unlike?  Think of all facets--physical, emotional, familial, social, etc.
  • Based on the rehearsal process and your character development so far, would you consider yourself an "outside in" or an "inside out" performer?

Uta Hagen's Top Ten Traits of a Skilled Actor

Character Development Questions:

http://www.ifvchicago.com/process/wr_characters_questions.shtml

Information on PBS TV Movie (Masterpiece Theatre) of OUR TOWN, starring PAUL NEWMAN: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/americancollection/ourtown/index.html

CLIFF's NOTES website for more indepth OUR TOWN info:  http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/Our-Town.id-186.html

 Super cool character info from people like Paul Newman, Cynthia Nixon (Miranda, Sex & The City), and Eric Stolz (Lincoln Center production's "George"), etc.

Arden Theatre Company's trailer/behind the scenes (via Comcast cable)

Lincoln Center's OUR TOWN production clips:

Random OUR TOWN trailer from Arts Canterbury organization (?):

 

Support Local Theatre--Go see... Annie!which will be
held in the National Theater/Teatro Nacional starting Oct. 10th and continuing each
weekend until Oct. 26th. The tickets can be purchased from the National
Theater ticket office, Club de Lectores Listin Diario, La Sirena (Ave.
Churchill), Pola (Ave. Sarasota), Pola (Ave. Lopa de Vega). The price
of the tickets are: $1500 Platea; $1000 Balcon. The performances held
on Friday nights will begin at 8:30PM; Sat/Sun performances will begin
earlier at 7:00PM.

 

HS Theatre Arts B period
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B period begins work on their class project, Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE, this cycle (Cycle 6).  We will be reading through the play and students will be assigned roles and begin character development work. 

Remember your due dates until Thanksgiving Break:

  • Character Warm-ups due each class day (see your assigned time posted in class on window or click on class document to right)
  • Thursday, Nov. 13th
  • Friday, Nov. 21st
  • Wednesday, Nov. 26th
  • The class we have immediately upon return from Thanksgiving Break--all cast members with less than 30 lines are to be COMPLETELY off book (memorized).  Cast members with MORE than 30 lines should see me to contract a memorization point.

ASSIGNMENTS DUE:

1:  Character Bio

2:  More Character Work (choose 2): 

  • character soundtrack
  • character collage
  • character box
  • character monologue

3:  Blogs (4 total--must be at least 1 page each):

  • What are ways in which you are LIKE your character?  Unlike?  Think of all facets--physical, emotional, familial, social, etc.
  • Based on the rehearsal process and your character development so far, would you consider yourself an "outside in" or an "inside out" performer?

Uta Hagen's Top Ten Traits of a Skilled Actor

The acting exercises we've been doing in class come from Acting Teacher Sanford Meisner.  Here is more info on Meisner:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meisner_technique

Character Development Questions:

http://www.ifvchicago.com/process/wr_characters_questions.shtml

Crucible information on Cliff's Notes.com: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/The-Crucible.id-68.html

Fun Crucible clips on YouTube:

Steppenwolf Theatre Co.'s (highly acclaimed Chicago Regional theatre)production:

History of American Women site with interesting historical info on CRUCIBLE period and witch trials:

http://womenhistory.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html

When doing your character analysis/bio work--remember--most of the people in the play were REAL people.  Here's another site to check out for geneaological/historical info: http://www.coryfamsoc.com/resources/articles/witch.htm

CBS mini-drama about Witch Trials:  http://www.cbs.com/specials/salem_witch_trials/

 

Support Local Theatre--Go see... Annie!which will be
held in the National Theater/Teatro Nacional starting Oct. 10th and continuing each
weekend until Oct. 26th. The tickets can be purchased from the National
Theater ticket office, Club de Lectores Listin Diario, La Sirena (Ave.
Churchill), Pola (Ave. Sarasota), Pola (Ave. Lopa de Vega). The price
of the tickets are: $1500 Platea; $1000 Balcon. The performances held
on Friday nights will begin at 8:30PM; Sat/Sun performances will begin
earlier at 7:00PM.

 


 

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