Our time together is almost over! But before we part.....one-acts! Rehearsal time continues Mon, Tues, and Wed and then our first performance is on Thurs. Be sure to communicate with one another in your one-act groups about how you will best spend your last rehearsal time. I want to be able to give each group at least 20 minutes rehearsing in the space so you can plan blocking, etc.
It's almost vacation!
We'll get some rehearsing in on Monday and then have some drama fun on Tuesday. When we return, there are only a few days until we begin the one-act projects. Be sure to memorize your lines over vacation. Performances begin on Jan 8. This week's activities will help you to prepare thoughtfully for your one-act performances which will begin on Jan 8.
Mon: table reading & characterization (each of you will hand in a character analysis of your character that cites specific text for your interpretation) Tues: table reading & tech (your group will develop and hand in a prop list, set design, lighting concept and costume sketches) Wed: table reading & blocking (your group will develop and hand in initial blocking notes) Thurs & Fri: on your feet rehearsal *Start memorizing your lines now! You need to be completely off-book when we return to school on Jan 5. Believe it or not, we have only 4 weeks left!
We will begin working on final projects for Drama: the one-act plays This week we will focus on play selection, casting, and table readings of our plays. Monologues are happening this week!
Prep days: Mon & Tues Monologue performances: Wed, Thurs, Fri Next week: we begin to assign one act plays for our final project! Mon: blocking monologues
Tues: rehearsing monologues Wed: preview monologues Monologue performances will begin next week! Monologue work this week. We'll begin with some characterization work and then move on to script analysis to prepare our monologues.
Performances will begin Mon Nov 25. Mon & Tues: it's the event everyone's been waiting for....the lip sync contest! (remember, it's not just for fun! This is important preparation for the monologue performances)
Wed - Fri: introduction to the monologue unit and preparation Monologues will begin next week We finish our warm-up scenes for the characterization unit on Monday.
We are headed toward the monologue presentation which is a major assessment. Begin researching monologues to find one classic and one contemporary monologue that you will prepare and perform The warm-up to the monologue performances is the lip-sync contest! Anyone who wants to perform may do so! Choose a song this week. NOTE: Our field trip to OUR TOWN is on Thursday. We'll prepare on Wed in class (video from Long Wharf & a bit of discussion of the play). Dismissal for the trip is at 9:30am. We will return at 2:30. Bring a lunch that you can eat on the bus. We'll finish the last ensemble scene presentation on Monday.
On Tuesday, we move on to our characterization unit. This week we'll do some reading and discussion and short exercises will improv and text analysis. The characterization unit leads up to monologues and the ever-popular lip sync contest! Marking period 1 ends Wednesday, Oct 27. |
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