Post date: Jan 28, 2021 3:11:16 AM
LEARNING GOAL: Begin a cold read to get familiar with the script.
DO NOW: Does It Fit?
Watch “High School Musical Jr” Trailer (1 minute)
Take notes (5 minutes) on:
1) What do you see that we won’t be able to do in a virtual production?
2) What do you see that we can do?
3) What could we do to make up for our restrictions?
Discuss your answers from above. (10 minutes)
DO NEXT: Cold Read
A “cold read” is the first read-through of a script, when most of the actors haven’t seen the script before. This will be our first read-through of High School Musical, Jr. (It’s the “Jr” version, because it’s slightly shorter than the full version.)
The script is available here.
We will skip the songs for now.
We need volunteers to read each scene, and we will change readers after each scene.
Scene 1 - Troy, Chad, Sharpay, Gabriella, Taylor (x5 readers)
Scene 2 - Jack, Ms. Darbus, Chad, Taylor (x4 readers)
Scene 3 - Jack, Gabriella, Troy, Sharpay (x4 readers)
Scene 4 - Coach Bolton, Troy, Chad (x3 readers)
Scene 5 - Ms. Tenny, Gabriella, Sharpay, Taylor, Ryan (x5 readers)
Scene 6 - Jack, Ms. Darbus, Coach Bolton, Troy, Chad, Gabriella, Taylor, Sharpay (x8)
Scene 7 - Jack, Ms. Darbus, Kelsi, Ryan, Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay (x7 readers)
Scene 8 - Sharpay, Ryan (x2 readers)
TICKET OUT: 3:25. Quick Jot
Which character are you most similar to?
What makes you say that?