Aug 28- Sept 1
Day 1 Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it. ~Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
Subject introduction. (Rules & Policy, coarse syllabus, materials, ECT)
Intro to Auditioning.
Day 2 The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. ~Khalil Gibran
Intro to Auditioning. The First audition.
Day 3 Feelings are like toes! They have to breathe free or they'll stink to high heaven! ~Animal Crossing: Wild World
Intro to Auditioning. Practice rounds.
Day 4 Music!—who loves it not? who has not felt his soul soothed and softened by its sweet influence? ~F.B.
Intro to Auditioning. Practice rounds.
Day 5
Improve with Improve! (Theatre Games)
Sept 5 -8
labor Day
Day 6 Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis
Caveman story telling. (Assignment)
Day 7 The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. ~Anaïs Nin
The Origins of theatre (Worksheet & Class Discussion)
Rehearse your Caveman performances
Day 8 The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. ~Elbert Hubbard,
The Origins of theatre Due.
Rehearse your Caveman performances
Day 9
Presenting the Caveman performances
Improve with Improve! (Theatre Games)
Sept 11 - 15
Day 10
Presenting the Caveman performances
Day 11
Presenting the Caveman performances
Day 12
Improve with Improve! (Theatre Games)
Day 13
The lives and plays of the Greek Authors. due. Day 15
Day 14
The Greek Period introduction.
Working on Greek Authors.
Plays
Working on Greek Authors. (continued)
Improve with improve! (Theatre Games)
Sept 18 - 22
Day 15
"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. " Aristotle
first 50 words memorization due.
Monologue practice. Audience criticism.
Day 16
Day 17
The Greek Monologue Memorization grade. first 70 words.
individual memorization time.
Day 18
Reading and performing a Greek monologues.
Monologue selection and practice.
Day 19
Improve with Improve! (Theatre Games)
Sept 25 - 29
Day 20
first 100 words memorization due.
Large group Monologue selection practice with peer criticism
Selected Greek Reading
Day 21
Monologue Practice
Day 22
Monologue Practice
Day 23
Monologue Practice
Day 24
Improve with Improve! (Theatre Games)
OCT 2 - 6
Day 25
Monologue Rehearsal
Day 26
Monologue Rehearsal
The Greek Period introduction.
Day 27
Final Monologue memorization
Day 28
Monologue Rehearsal
Day 29
Improve with Improve! (Theatre Games)
The lives and plays of the Greek Authors Public Reading.