Students will demonstrate their understanding of a director’s role in a production by adapting and directing for the stage a 5-7 minute scene from a fairytale.
Level of Experience:
Beginning; for class periods of 80 minutes length
2014 National Arts Core Theatre Standards:
TH:Cr1.1.HSI Apply basic research to construct ideas about the visual composition of a drama/theatre work. TH:Cr3.1.HSI Practice and revise a devised or scripted drama/theatre work using theatrical staging conventions. TH:Pr5.1.HSI Practice various acting techniques to expand skills in a rehearsal or drama/theatre performance. b. Use researched technical elements to increase the impact of design for a drama/theatre production.
TH:Re7.1.HSI Respond to what is seen, felt, and heard in a drama/theatre work to develop criteria for artistic choices.
TH:Cn11.1.HSI Explore how cultural, global, and historic belief systems affect creative choices in a drama/theatre work.
LESSON OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to effectively adapt and write for the stage by writing a scene for a stage version of a given fairytale.
LESSON OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to gather information by giving a presentation about their fairytale and concept to the class.
LESSON OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to coach actors by directing a simple scene or providing feedback to the director of that simple scene.
LESSON OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their understanding of a director’s role when working with designers by creating their own simple design for another student’s fairytale production.
