Week Twenty
Monday, 12/15/25
Prop and costume closet organization and clean-up.
Begin watching The Phantom of the Opera.
Begin working on exam review questions.
Tuesday, 12/16/25
Finish watching The Phantom of the Opera.
Continue working on exam review questions.
Wednesday, 12/17/25
Final exam review.
Thursday, 12/18/25
Final exam.
Week Nineteen
Tuesday, 12/9/25
Unit Test: Technical Theatre.
Line-work: The Angel in the Clearing.
Wednesday, 12/10/25
Line-work: The Angel in the Clearing.
Thursday, 12/11/25
Dress rehearsal: The Angel in the Clearing.
Final prep and speed-runs for the Winter Arts Festival, NHS Auditorium at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, 12/12/25
Work on make-up assignments and/or independent reading.
Week Eighteen
Monday, 12/1/25
Off-book run-through, The Angel in the Clearing.
Complete the Ch. 9 Worksheet.
Tuesday, 12/2/25
Off-book run-through, The Angel in the Clearing.
Review answers to Ch. 9 Worksheet.
Wednesday, 12/3/25
Off-book run-through, The Angel in the Clearing.
Quiz, Chapter 9.
Thursday, 12/4/25
First tech: The Angel in the Clearing.
Review for Unit Test: Technical Theatre (Ch. 3, 6, and 9).
Week Seventeen
Monday, 11/24/25
Review judge’s feedback from the super-regional theatre tournament.
Run-through: The Angel in the Clearing.
Begin watching Newsies.
Tuesday, 11/25/25
Finish watching Newsies.
Reminder: all students off-book for The Angel in the Clearing after Thanksgiving Break.
Week Sixteen
Monday, 11/17/25
Run-throughs of Flaky Lips and Angel in the Clearing.
Tuesday, 11/18/25
Line practice: Flaky Lips.
Wednesday, 11/19/25
Complete the Ch. 6 Worksheet.
When finished, work on line memorization.
Club Day Meetings, Block Two.
Thursday, 11/20/25
Run-throughs of Flaky Lips and Angel in the Clearing.
Angel in the Clearing pp. 1-13 off book.
Friday, 11/21/25
Quiz, Ch. 6.
Dress rehearsal of Flaky Lips and final preparation for the super-regional competition.
Week Fifteen
Monday, 11/10/25
Organize props.
Review feedback from sectional theatre.
Read-through of The Angel in the Clearing to p. 12.
Read-through of Flaky Lips with regional cast.
Tuesday, 11/11/25
Review questions for Directing Unit Test.
Flaky Lips photos for yearbook.
Run-through of Flaky Lips with regional cast.
Wednesday, 11/12/25
Distribute permission forms for super-regionals.
Directing Unit Test.
Finish blocking The Angel in the Clearing, pp. 13-27.
Thursday, 11/13/25
Chapter Three Worksheet.
Line work, Flaky Lips & The Angel in the Clearing.
Friday, 11/14/25
Line work, Flaky Lips & The Angel in the Clearing.
Reminder: The Angel in the Clearing off-book dates: 11/17 (pp. 1-13) & 11/24 (pp. 14-27).
Week Fourteen
Wednesday, 11/5/25
Reminder: field trip form due.
Full run-through of Flaky Lips, off-book (regular cast), with director's notes.
Run through The Angel in the Clearing to p. 12.
Club day meetings, Block Two.
Thursday, 11/6/25
Dress rehearsal # 1: Flaky Lips.
Continue blocking The Angel in the Clearing, pp. 13-20.
Friday, 11/7/25
Dress rehearsal # 2: Flaky Lips.
Finish blocking The Angel in the Clearing, pp. 20-27.
Reminder: wear drama shirts tomorrow, and meet at the back parking lot at 7:30 AM.
Week Thirteen
Monday, 10/27/25
YPF field trip.
Tuesday, 10/28/25
Distribute permission forms for the VHSL theatre festival on Saturday, 11/8.
Share YPF feedback forms.
Reminder: The Angel in the Clearing off-book dates: 11/17 (pp. 1-13) & 11/24 (pp. 14-27).
Full run-throughs of Flaky Lips (regular cast), with director's notes.
Wednesday, 10/29/25
Full run-throughs of Flaky Lips (regular cast and understudies), with director's notes.
Thursday, 10/30/25
Line runs of Flaky Lips, off-book (regular cast and understudies).
Friday, 10/31/25
Reminder: field trip forms due.
Line runs of Flaky Lips, off-book (regular cast and understudies).
Week Twelve
Monday, 10/20/25
Distribute YPF field trip forms (due Friday).
Full run-throughs of Flaky Lips, off-book (regular cast and understudies).
Tuesday, 10/21/25
Ch. 11 Worksheet.
Finish understudy run-through from p. 24.
Line work: Flaky Lips and Angel in the Clearing.
Update: The Angel in the Clearing off-book dates moved to 11/10 (pp. 1-13) & 11/17 (pp. 14-27).
Wednesday, 10/22/25
Review Ch. 11 answers.
Run-throughs of Flaky Lips, off-book (regular cast and understudies).
Club Day meetings, Block Two.
Thursday, 10/23/25
Reminder: YPF field trip forms due.
Quiz, Ch. 11.
Friday, 10/24/25
YPF field trip forms due.
Line work, Flaky Lips (regular cast and understudies).
Week Eleven
Monday, 10/13/25
Line work: Flaky Lips (regular cast and understudies).
Tuesday, 10/14/25
Line work: Flaky Lips.
Wednesday, 10/15/25
Prop organization for Flaky Lips.
Line work for Flaky Lips, (regular cast and understudies).
Club Day meetings, Block Two.
Thursday, 10/16/25
Full read-throughs of Flaky Lips, off-book (regular cast and understudies).
Week Ten
Monday, 10/6/25
YPF final drafts due by the end of the day.
Work on line memorization and/or midterm review questions.
Tuesday, 10/7/25
Midterm exam review.
Line work: Flaky Lips (regular cast and understudies).
Club Day meetings, Block Two.
Wednesday, 10/8/25
Study for midterms and/or work on line memorization.
Thursday, 10/9/25
Midterm exam.
Line work: Flaky Lips (regular cast and understudies).
Friday, 10/10/25
Line work: Flaky Lips (regular cast and understudies).
Reminder: Flaky Lips off-book (full play) next Thursday.
Week Nine
Monday, 9/29/25
Off-book run-throughs of Flaky Lips, pp. 5-17 (regular cast and understudies).
Reminder: students should be off book for pp. 18-30 by Monday, 10/13.
Tuesday, 9/30/25
Full-run throughs of Flaky Lips (regular cast and understudies).
Continue blocking The Angel in the Clearing, pp. 7-9.
Wednesday, 10/1/25
Reminder: speech is meeting during fourth block.
Chapter Eight Worksheet.
Full-run through of Flaky Lips (regular cast).
Club Day Meetings, Block Two.
Thursday, 10/2/25
Order props for plays.
Line work for Flaky Lips (regular cast and understudies).
Friday, 10/3/25
Chapter Eight Quiz.
Full-run through of Flaky Lips (regular cast).
Continue blocking The Angel in the Clearing, pp. 10-12.
Reminder: YPF final drafts due Monday.
Week Eight
Monday, 9/22/25
Pick t-shirt design.
Reminder: YPF drafts due to Google Classroom by the end of the day.
Read-through / line work for Flaky Lips (regular cast & understudies).
Flaky Lips, pp. 5-17 off book next Monday.
Tuesday, 9/23/25
Begin reading YPF drafts x 1.
Work on lines and/or play revision.
Wednesday, 9/24/25
Reminder: scholastic bowl is meeting during fourth block.
Chapter Five Worksheet.
Work on line memorization for Flaky Lips.
Club Day Meetings, Block Two.
Thursday, 9/25/25
Review Ch. Five Worksheet answers.
Continue reading YPF drafts x 1.
Full run-through: Flaky Lips (regular cast).
Friday, 9/26/25
T-Shirt design & sizes to Mrs. Kirk.
Open-note quiz, Chapter Five.
Finish reading YPF drafts x 1.
Full run-through: Flaky Lips (regular cast).
Reminders:
Flaky Lips pp. 5-17 off book on Monday (regular cast & understudies).
YPF final drafts due on Monday, 10/6.
Week Seven
Monday, 9/15/25
Door decoration.
Assignment: create a design for the drama t-shirt by Friday.
Reminder: YPF drafts due next Monday; Flaky Lips, pp. 5-17, off-book on Monday.
Tuesday, 9/16/25
Finish door decoration.
Run lines: Flaky Lips (regular cast & understudies).
Wednesday, 9/17/25
Chapter Two Worksheet.
Work on line memorization.
Club Day Meetings, Block Two.
Thursday, 9/18/25
Open-note quiz, Chapter Two.
Begin blocking The Angel in the Clearing, pp. 1-7.
Work on line memorization and/or YPF drafting.
Friday, 9/19/25
T-shirt designs due by Monday morning.
Turn in YPF draft into Google Classroom by Monday.
Work on Flaky Lips, pp. 5-17 lines; off-book moved to Monday, 9/29.
Week Six
Monday, 9/8/25
Read sample YPF plays.
Work on line memorization and/or YPF drafting.
Reminders, Flaky Lips off-book dates:
Pp. 5-17 due Monday, 9/22.
Pp. 18-30 due Monday, 10/6.
Tuesday, 9/9/25
Work on line memorization and/or YPF drafting.
Wednesday, 9/10/25
Underclass photo day.
Block Flaky Lips, pp. 21-31.
Homework: YPF drafting.
Thursday, 9/11/25
Full run-through of Flaky Lips with regular cast.
Full run-through of Flaky Lips with understudies.
Friday, 9/12/25
Read-through of The Angel in the Clearing.
Reminders, The Angel in the Clearing off-book dates:
Pp. 1-13 due Monday, 10/20.
Pp. 14-27 due Monday, 11/5.
Week Five
Tuesday, 9/2/25
Block Flaky Lips, pp. 11-20.
Homework: continue YPF drafting.
Wednesday, 9/3/25
Senior formal portraits.
Complete the Chapter Ten worksheet.
Continue YPF drafting.
Thursday, 9/4/25
Review for Unit Test One (Theatre Timeline + Ch. 1, 4, 7, and 10).
Work on YPF drafting and/or line memorization.
Friday, 9/5/25
Unit Test One.
Read-through of Angel in the Clearing.
Homework: continue YPF drafting.
Week Four
Monday, 8/25/25
Second read-through: Flaky Lips.
Produce properties list, assign tech responsibilities, and discuss costuming.
Homework: continue YPF drafting.
Tuesday 8/26/25
Begin blocking Flaky Lips.
Homework: continue YPF drafting.
Wednesday, 8/27/25
Complete the Chapter Four Worksheet.
Review for Chapters One & Four Quiz.
Library visit.
Homework: continue YPF drafting.
Thursday 8/28/25
Quiz on Chapters One & Four.
Continue blocking Flaky Lips.
Homework: continue YPF drafting.
Friday, 8/29/25
Complete the Chapter Seven Worksheet.
Second read-through: The Angel in the Clearing.
Produce properties list, assign tech responsibilities, and discuss costuming.
Homework: continue YPF drafting.
Week Three
Monday, 8/18/25
Audition pieces now due tomorrow.
Independent read-through of this year's one-acts (Flaky Lips and The Angel in the Clearing) and/or starting drafting ideas for this year's YPF.
Tuesday 8/19/25
Submit finalized character sheets and scripts.
Assign the playwrighting project for Barter Theatre's Young Playwrights' Festival.
Drafts due for workshop on Monday, 9/22.
Final plays due Monday, 10/6.
YPF RESOURCES:
Begin working on play drafting.
Wednesday, 8/20/25
Perform audition pieces.
Review notes on the theatre timeline.
Continue YPF drafting.
Thursday 8/21/25
Quiz: the theatre timeline.
Cast lists distributed.
First read-through: competition piece (Flaky Lips).
Highlight scripts.
Friday, 8/22/25
First read-through: winter festival piece (The Angel in the Clearing).
Complete the Chapter One Worksheet.
Week Two
Monday, 8/11/25
Theatre timeline, pp. 1-5, with worksheet.
Work on finding audition pieces and/or line memorization.
Tuesday 8/12/25
Complete Theatre Timeline Worksheet, pp. 6-10.
Cold readings of audition pieces.
Wednesday, 8/13/25
Complete Theatre Timeline Worksheet, pp. 11-15.
When finished, work on audition prep.
Thursday 8/14/25
Work on audition prep and memorization for Monday.
Alternatively, students may start working on ideas for short plays (YPF).
Friday, 8/15/25
Final prep for auditions on Monday. Remember that character sheets, audition forms, scoring, blocking, and memorized pieces are due Monday.
Week One
Thursday, 8/7/25
Distribution and review of the course syllabus.
Google Classroom enrollment.
Review the "Parts of the Stage" resource.
Freshman class meeting.
Tour of the theatre; complete the "Theatre Diagram" worksheet.
Friday, 8/8/25
Assign monologue/audition project and begin searching for pieces (choices must be made by Tuesday).
Theatre II students will help Theatre I students to search for pieces and review potential one-act scripts for the VHSL competition.