Theatre 2 Syllabus for 2008-2009
FESTIVAL is always the name of the game!
For the third year in a row - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! -
T2 will plan, write, produce & perform an original piece for the Mass High School Drama Guild Festival. You all are in charge! Start brainstorming topics and ideas y'all 'cause here we go again...
But FIRST - There are some changes...
Theatre 2 General Description & Grading
Theatre 2 is the section that meets E Block. Below is a course description along with the syllabus, (which is a vision subject to flexibility & change!)
Theatre Workshop 2 takes experienced students on a more in-depth exploration of acting, directing and production skills. Curriculum will be layered & tailored to meet the individual needs of students grades 9-12, while supporting the structure of THE ENSEMBLE. Daily vocal & physical warm-ups, fine tuning the "Critical Eye" (critiquing self & others,) and development of technical skills are emphasized through lessons & projects.
Emphasis will be placed on advanced vocal techniques, exploration of scripts & characters and critical analysis. *All Theatre Workshop students are required to help with current drama department productions, by working a minimum of 5 after school hours in a technical area of choice.
The Theatre Class is divided into 5 Units - This syllabus is a VISION...
Grading
Journal = 20%
Class Participation = 30%
Projects = 40%
Production Tech (Final) =10%
Texts & References Included in this Course
Introduction to Theatre Arts 2 (ITA2)..........................................................................Suzy Zimmerman
Group Improvisation The Manual of ensemble improv games (GI)...Peter Gwinn & Charna Halpern
The Perfect Stage Crew (PSC)...................................................................................................John Kaluta
Young Playwrights 101 (YP1)...............................................................................................Jonathan Dorf
Teaching Shakespeare (TS)........................................................................................................Rex Gibson
Set Design A Guide To The Stage (SDGS)...........................................................................Henning Nelms
Semester 1 Syllabus
Unit 1: Improvisational Writing & Material Exploration:
Pre-production planning MHSDG Festival: (Wks 1-4)
Week 1: Intro/Syllabus/Goals/Req. & Policies
Warm-up: Vocal/Physical Work out! Responsibilities (Sign-up)
Festival: Drama festival plan
Bell Work: ITA Evaluation p 16
WK2: Event: Auditions for Fall Show! (Wed & Thursday)
Festival: Intro to Playwriting & Improvisational scripting YP1 ch 1
Audition Workshop
Review Character Analysis expectations
Bell Work: ITA 2 Script Planning p 104-106
WK3: Festival: Improvisational scripting & THEME CHOICE!
Production: Prep for Festival: Role choices
Virtual Theatre Exercise
Begin Genre Monologue work: Monologue Selection
Begin reading play for monologue work
WK4: Festival: Writers begin Festival scripting (continue improv work)
Production: Prep for Festival
Virtual Theatre Exercise
Genre monologue Work: Continue Reading plays
Unit 2: Genre Monologues: In-depth Character Study
(Continue production planning MHSDG Festival): (Wks 5-8)
WK5: Festival: Writers continue festival scripting around theme
Production:
Genre Monologues: Finish play and Write in-depth Character Analysis
Rehearse & Work
WK6: Festival: Writers continue festival scripting around theme
Production:
Genre Monologues: Lines Due!
Rehearse & Work
WK7: Festival: Writers continue festival scripting around theme
Production:
Genre Monologues: Costume & Set plan
Rehearse & Work
WK8: Festival: Writers continue festival scripting around theme
Production:
Present: Genre Monologues!
Unit 3: Ensemble Work (Wks: 9-12)
WK9: Festival: Writers continue festival scripting around theme
Production:
Ensemble Focus:
Festival script reading for editing purposes
WK10: Fall Show "Hell Week"!!!!!!
Festival: Writers continue festival scripting around theme
Production:
Ensemble Focus:
Festival script reading for editing purposes
WK11: Event: Teaser & Fall Show!
Festival: Writers continue festival scripting around theme
Production:
Ensemble Focus:
Festival script reading for editing purposes
WK12: Event: Auditions for Winter Musical! (Mon. - Wed.)
Festival: Writers continue festival scripting around theme
Production:
Present: Ensemble Project
Unit 4: A Living Theatre History:(Wks: 13-16)
WK13: Festival: Writers continue festival scripting around theme
TG Break Production:
Theatre History Living Timeline Mini Project: play pieces, playwrites as chacters
Festival script reading for editing purposes
WK14: Present: Festival: Writers: COMPLETED SCRIPT
Production:
Theatre History: Cont. Living Timeline Project: play pieces, playwrites as chacters
WK15: Festival:
Production:
Present: Theatre History: Living Timeline Project
WK16: Festival:
Production:
**** Begin Winter Break!!!! ****
WK17: Festival:
Production:
WK18: Festival:
Production:
WK19: Festival: Wrap up details & plans for Festival: Paperwork out!
Production:
Course Wrap-up
~End First Semester~
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Semester 2 Syllabus
Wk. 1:
WK2:
WK3:
WK4: Festival Wrap-up & Review/Reflection
Unit 3: Performance History: Puppetry, Radio, Film & Television (Wks: 9-12)
WK9:
Production:
Puppetry: create puppets & short puppet scripts project
WK10:
Production:
Radio Plays: short radio plays project
WK11:
Production:
Silent Film: short silent film project
WK12:
Production:
Television: short commercial project:
WK5: New Unit - Tech: Light, Set Design, Costume
WK11: New Unit: Short Scene & Play work
WK17: Brainstorm Next years Events!!!
THEATRE WORKSHOP II: MVRHS Course Catalogue Description
5/2.5 Credits Full/Semester Unweighted
Prerequisite: Theatre Workshop I or recommendation of the department. Students will explore intermediate to advanced acting skills, including improvisation, dance and stage movement, vocal and dialect coaching, scene study and monologue work, advanced stage terminology, and writing/directing techniques. Students will create a piece for the Massachusetts High School Drama Guild Festival and participate in the competition second semester.
