Kolb (theater)

Ms. Dena Kolb

dkolb@latinpcs.org

Day: 202.223.1111

Office: 124

2 Second Semester Theatre Reviews Due May 13

For help finding productions to see for the theatre reviews, please visit this site. It's a great resource for theatre in the DMV!

8th Grade Theater 2018-19

How to Write a Critique for a Theatrical Performance.pdf

Duet Scene Performance Rubric.pdf

Homework

Performance Order for tomorrow, Wednesday, 5/15. Whichever groups we don't get through tomorrow, we will finish on Thursday.

1.Anton/Murphy

2.Emma/Jazsmine

3.Max/Kayla

4.Lily/Dylan

5.Maren/Immanuel

6.Aimee/Adelaide

7.Charlie/Claire

8.Lauryn/Paulina

9.Zoe/Lorenzo

Duet Scene Performance Rubric is above. Please review so you know how you'll be graded.

Reminder: Lines must be memorized by May 6th.

Please start gathering costumes and props to work with in class.

Performances will be May 15th & 16th. Track kids and their partners will perform on the 16th.

For Monday, 4/22:

Please be prepared to answer the 10 Questions about your assigned character for the duet scenes you will be working on for the next few weeks.

For Tuesday, 4/16:

Quiz on the article, "Character building and what makes a truly great actor". You will need to know the ten questions Dee Cannon outlines and be able to paraphrase the explanation behind each question.

For Thursday, 4/11:

Complete the male character worksheet for class. You will present in class tomorrow with Ms. Kolb in the order listed below.

Please remember you will have a quiz on Tuesday, April 16th, on the article, "Character building and what makes a truly great actor". You will need to know the ten questions Dee Cannon outlines and be able to paraphrase the explanation behind each question. I've added the article to the wiki for your reference. The quiz is worth 10 points.

Order for presenting the male character tomorrow:

Aimee
Emma
Paulina
Immanuel
Kayla
Liam
Lily
Charlie
Jazsmine
Anton
Lorenzo
Zoe
Max
Dylan
Claire
Adelaide
Maren
Lauryn

Character building and what makes a truly great actor (ARTICLE)

Congratulations to the cast of Much Ado About Nothing!

Cast List

Beatrice: Paulina

Benedick: Adelaide

Don Pedro: Lily

Balthasar: Jazsmine

Don John: Max

Leonata: Emma

Claudio: Charlie

Hero: Aimee

Margaret: Claire

Ursula: Kayla

Friar Francis: Immanuel

Antonio: Anton

Dogberry: Murphy

Verges: Dylan

Conrad: Lorenzo

Borachio: Maren

Narrator: Lauryn

Homework

For Monday, 12/10:

Please read all of Act 4, pages 151-185 (right sides only).

For Tuesday, 11/20:

Please look over each of these before tomorrow so we can take a vote!

Richard III

Antony & Cleopatra

Julius Caesar

The Merchant of Venice

Romeo & Juliet

Much Ado About Nothing

As You Like It

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Taming of the Shrew

For Monday, 11/19:

Quiz on Iambic Pentameter and Poetic Devices on Monday. Please review your worksheets/handouts!
Share your assigned play research with me before Sunday evening. You can share in a google doc or as a powerpoint presentation. (dkolb@latinpcs.org)

Homework

For Tuesday, 11/13:

Invent two new words. Please write a definition for each word. You must be able to use it in a sentence. If I can search for the word on the internet and it comes up, then it doesn't count! It must not exist!

REMINDER:

Your first two theatre reviews are due before January 11th. Please remember that you can turn them in as you complete them and don't need to wait until January!

Ms. Kolb

If you wish to finish watching The Shakespeare Code, here it is!

Ms. Kolb

Homework

For Tuesday, 10/30:

There will be a quiz/worksheet on the film we watched today in class. I have included the film below, so if you weren't paying attention or didn't take any notes, please review it before Tuesday.

Homework

For Monday, 10/8:

We will begin performing the Partner Pantomime Scenes on Monday. The order of performances is as follows:

Aimee/Charlie
Maren/Dylan
Zoe/ Immanuel
Paulina/ Anton
Lauryn/Emma
Maxwell/Adelaide
Kayla/Liam
Lily/Lorenzo/Claire

For this week, 10/1-10/4:

Partner Pantomime Scenes

You will be picking your scene and rehearsing this week in class. Presentations will begin next week.

Maxwell/Adelaide
Maren/Dylan
Aimee/Charlie
Paulina/ Anton
Kayla/Liam
Lauryn/Emma
Zoe/ Immanuel
Lily/Lorenzo/Claire

2nd Pantomime Assignment

For Friday, 9/28:

Order of performances for tomorrow. Don't forget that because we are limited on time, we are skipping the warm-up and going straight the performances! Please don't be late to class!

Lily
Charlie
Lorenza
Claire
Lauryn
Emma
Adelaide
Aimee

For Thursday, 9/27:

Continue working on the pantomime scenes and begin deciding which three scenes you will present next week. Please prepare one scene from each heading: Exercise, Walking, Ideas.

1st Pantomime Assignment

Homework

For Monday, 9/17:

Create your bowling ball. Using the techniques below, you will present your bowling ball to the class on Monday.

Creating an object in pantomime
- Visualize the object. See it in your mind.
- Approach the object. Move toward it.
- Take the object. Make contact with it.
- Tell the audience its location, size, shape, weight.
- Release the object. Let go.

Homework

For Wednesday, 9/12:

Complete the History of Mime worksheet.

A History of Mime

For Wednesday, 8/28:

If you didn't complete your "Ten Reasons Why" packet, it is due tomorrow.

For Tuesday, 8/27:

Please complete the #theatreis tweet (140 characters or less).

Try #actingis if you would like, too.

Ms. Kolb's tweets:

That moment in the dark when the curtain opens and the lights come up. All is right with the world. #theatreis

Peeling away the layers. Transformation. Freeing. #actingis

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