Students will demonstrate an understanding of theatre for social change by performing an adapted fairytale that targets problems elementary students face.
Class Level:
Advanced
Main Concepts:
Children’s theatre, social agendas, invisible theatre, prison theatre
1994 National Standards:
CONTENT STANDARD 1: Script writing by improvising, writing, and refining scripts based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature, and history.
CONTENT STANDARD 7: Analyzing, critiquing, and constructing meanings from informal and formal theatre, film, television, and electronic media productions.
Lesson Plans
Lesson 1: Children’s Theatre and Media Students will demonstrate an emerging understanding of children’s theatre by brainstorming stories and issues to include in the final presentation.
Lesson 2: Theatre Written with Social Agenda Students will demonstrate an understanding of performing plays with a social agenda by participating in a stage reading and a discussion of the effectiveness of such works.
Lesson 3: Invisible Theatre/Boal Forum Theatre Students will demonstrate an understanding of Invisible theatre by writing a script for a possible invisible theatre performance in their community.
Lesson 4: Prison Theatre Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation for Prison theatre by listening to a lecture and presentation on prison theatre, participating in a discussion, and writing a short response to the presentation and a draft of an email asking how they could get involved.
Lesson 5: Work Day Students will demonstrate appropriate progress of their project by providing a preview performance for the instructor.
Lesson 6: Performance Day Student will demonstrate an understanding of theatre for social change by performing an adapted fairytale that targets problems elementary students face.
