First Week and Safety
Week One (Jan. 21-25)
Week One (Jan. 21-25)
Tuesday Jan. 21:
HW: Get syllabus signed and sign-up for Remind by Thursday.
Wednesday Jan 22:
- Who is Who In the theater?
- Note Taking Hierarchy Map
- Presentation Link
HW: Get syllabus signed and sign-up for Remind due tomorrow
Thursday Jan 23:
- What is What in the Theater? (Chapter 1 of Stagecraft Fundamentals)
- Stage Types and stage parts
- Stage Direction Mapping and Annotations
Due Today: Signed Syllabus
Friday Jan 24:
- Visit the theater and get a tour :)
- Simon says: Stage Directions
- Freewrite: What has been interesting to you so far? Which jobs? What are your goals for the course now that you know a few things about the theater?
HW: Review Ch. 1 of Stagecraft Fundamentals
Week Two (Jan. 27th - 31st)
Week Two (Jan. 27th - 31st)
Monday Jan. 27:
- Circle
- Safety Presentation
- Review of Safety Manual (We will use this version, as the same rules apply to our theater)
- Safety Review Questions: Treat this like a practice quiz!
HW: Read safety manual, please have your parent or guardian sign the safety contract. Review materials from today and last week for quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday, Jan 28:
- Review of Safety (Practice Scenarios and Practice Quiz)
- First Read Script: Variations on the Death of Trotsky
HW: Study for safety quiz
Wednesday Jan 22:
- Quiz: Safety and Parts of the Theater
- Play Breakdown: What do we need to produce this script?
HW: Finish your play breakdown by Friday
Thursday Jan 23:
- Review the Design Process (Presentation here)
- Watch videos from designers about the process:
- War Horse (sound)
- Newsies (set)
- Bettlejuice (lighting)
- Lion King (costumes)
- Time to work on script breakdown
Due Today: Safety Contract
HW: Finish Play Breakdown
Friday Jan 24:
- Watch the following video with notes on prop design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xWMtFtzRC0
- Time to finish play breakdown for "variations on the death of trotsky"
Due Today: Play Breakdown