AE17.TH.ADV.3

Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 09-12 - Theatre

AE17.TH.ADV.3

Integrate cultural and historical contexts with personal experiences to create a character that is believable and authentic in a drama/theatre work.

Unpacked Content

Essential Questions

EU: Theatre artists work to discover different ways of communicating meaning.
EQ: How, when, and why do theatre artists' choices change?

Skills Examples

  • Students will work together to design a play for performance. They will use their knowledge in lighting, sound design, scenic design and costuming to create visuals that work as a unified vision for the production.
  • Students will design a soundscape of a play. They will create drafts, plots, cue sheets, sound effects, pre- and post-show music and wireless microphone schedules for the chosen play. They will pitch their design and work to the class, and one design will be chosen as the best design of the class.
  • Students will study the technique of Uta Hagen. They will use her acting technique to refine their rehearsal work. They will use her 9 Questions format to create strong characters for performance in class scenes or a play.
  • Students will study I Never Saw Another Butterfly. They will research the Holocaust and characters of the play. Students will use historical research and cultural contexts to rehearse and perform the play.

Vocabulary

Research
  • synthesizing research to adapt to the play or theater space
  • Using research to support design choices in the production meetings
Analysis
  • 9 questions
  • 7 steps to heaven
Vocal
  • Students lead warm ups
  • Students analyze the accent or vocal needs themselves
Movement
  • How does the body denote character and emotion
Characterization
  • Uta Hagen's 9 steps to creating character
  • Action Verbs for character work
  • Animal Work
Directing
  • Creating the ensemble
  • warm up exercises for your actors
  • table reads
  • walking the grid
Design
  • Unified vision
  • Scale Design
  • Transitioning from page to stage
Theatrical production
  • production concept
  • style
  • subtext

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
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