Written Response format requirements

Every written assignment you turn in MUST meet these requirements totaling 40 points of your final grade. I reserve the right to not grade any assignment not meeting these requirements.

written-response-directions

 

Theatre 1 Assignments

Check here for the downloadable documents for each assignment. You can click on the corresponding week on the calendar for each week’s work.

Syllabus/Contract/Handbook

 

Article 1 Response

Vocab- quiz every 3 weeks

stage diagram

Vocab Week 1

Vocab Week 2

Vocab Week 3

Vocab Week 4

Vocab Week 5

Vocab Week 6

Vocab Week 7

Vocab Week 8

Vocab Week 9

Vocab Week 10

 

Parts of a Theater

Parts of a theatre glossary

Parts of Theater Assignment: write all the parts of a theater on the theater map.

 

Slate 

How to Slate in an Audition

Slating Assignment: Create a professional slate to perform in class. Write your slate and blocking. 

 

Actor’s Toolkit

Actor Preparedness Kit

how-to-apply-makeup

Theatre Etiquette

Toolkit Makeup Assignment: Draw two “normal” human faces and one old age face

 

Warm Ups

Warm-Ups-handout

Warm Ups Assignment: Create your own 1-3 minute warm up routine. Must include verbal and physical warm ups.

 

Voice/Enunciation

Taking-Care-of-Your-Voice

enunciation-projection-directions

Enunciation Assignment: Memorize a tongue twister, perform tongue twister. Tongue Twister must be 5-10 lines. Create a google doc for research and enunciation work. Code Tongue Twister for correct pronunciation.

 

Greek Theatre

history of greek theatre

Greek Assignment #1: Work on a scene from Medea together as a class. Code script and work on blocking using Greek methods of acting. 

Greek Assignment #2: Break into casts and work on a scene from Antigone using all Greek methods of acting.

 

Stanislavsky Method

stanislavsky-information

the-stanislavsky-system-the-process

stanislavsky-directions

Stanislavsky Assignment #1: Choose one part of the Stanislavsky Method to research and present in class.

Stanislavsky Assignment #2: Using the Method, work on Act 1 from You Can’t Take It With You.