March 23, 2015 - March 27, 2015 Agenda for World Theatre Class

Monday, March 23rd:

Emotional Cocktail Party
One person is on stage preparing for a party. The host decides on an emotion and plays that emotion as s/he is preparing for the party. The first party guest arrives with her/his own emotion which should not be the same emotion as the host. The host then changes her/his emotion as the guest's. As each new guest arrives with a new emotion, the host and the other party guests who are already at the party, change their emotions to fit the new guest's emotions. Then, the party guests exit in the same order they arrived and as they leave, they "take" their emotions with them; eventually, the host is alone on stage with her/his original emotion.

1^st Group: Ray, Cheyenne, Millenia, Jardine, Shawn

2^nd Group: George, Doug, Jess, Kyla, Esteban

Monologue: Tamani – “Mom or Me” – “A” (almost memorized)

Travione – “Dear Dad” – “A”

7 Scene Mini-Scenes:

Alien Invasion interrupts wedding, killing Granny Carter

Carter,  Henry, Daylan, Jaylan, Jack, Dunya, Ty, Amy M., Juan 

Tuesday, March 24th:
One-minute commercial

Break into groups and create a 30 second commercial. Must include the following:

1.     Jingle

2.     Slogan

3.     Dance

4.     Mom and Dad

5.     Dog

6.     Kids

7.     Young and beautiful model(s)

8.     Product

Groups:

Jack, Kenneth, Sabrina, Ray, Anthony, Tamara - 503

Jess, Kyla, Carter, Ashley, Doug - 502

George, Jaylan, Ty, Tamani, Millenia - 502

Jasmine, Ashley, Dunya, Henry, Esteban, Joanna - lobby

Precious, Cheyenne, Amy G., Nush, Juan - lobby

Michelle, Amy M., Jardine, Yanira, Annie – outside (between 503 & 504)

Travione, Guadalupe, Sarena, Shawn – outside (by the picnic tables by library)

Performed today:

Shawn’s – A

Carter’s – B+

George – B+

Tomorrow:

Ray’s

Jardine’s

Jasmine’s

Precious

Wednesday, March 25th:

4^th Period:

Guest Artists: Alicia and Melanie

The kids redid their 30 second scenes again.

1. Thirst Away: Shawn, Travione, Guadalupe, Sarena,  -  A+

2. Poop and Pee (Doggie training): Annie, Jardine, Michelle, Amy M. -  B

3. Potty Train: George (dog), Jaylan (announcer), Ty (A), Millenia (mom), Tamani (absent)  - B/C

4. i-Want: Sabrina (mom), Ray (bully), Kenneth (kid), Jack (anti-bully), Anthony (absent), Tamani (absent) – C

5. Spray Away: Jess (mom), Carter (mom), Kyla (presenter), Doug (boy), Ashley (model)

6. Click: Henry, Esteban (16 year-old dad), Dunya (pregnant 16 year-old) Jasmine, Henry (not a lot of lines) – B

7. Digital Nush Camera: Nush, Daylan, Juan, Amy, Precious (chewing gum)
Thursday, March 26th:
Not here. At dentist. Mr. Fox ran class. Students present scenes. Not prepared. 

Friday, March 27th: 

Shortened Day! Each class is twenty minutes!

Did Emotional Cocktail Party:

1^st group: Millenia, Travione, Henry, Ashley, Jess

Thursday, March 19th Agenda and Theatre Games

Thursday, March 19^th:

4^th Period:

Guest Artists here today: David and Sarah

Hollywood Mystery:

7 Scenes:

Funeral or wedding, an animal, thirty seconds of continuous action, everyone has to be in every scene, people can play plants, animals or building, various scenes in which people travel using some form of transportation

“Zombie Love”: Sabrina, Ray, Ashley, Millenia, Cheyenne, Esteban, Amy G., Doug

Long and rambling: Funeral, zombies, Dr. Phil Show, a wedding between Doug and Cheyenne, Millenia – now a zombie – is in love with Doug and heartbroken he is marrying another.

Travione read “Dear Dad”

5^th Period:

Going away party for Mr. Fox.

Card and cupcakes and cookies

The Echo Poem

Using Soroyan’s poem, but any poem can do, the poem is broken into lines. Give the poem as a whole to the class. Read it aloud. Then give the poem, divided into lines,  to the class and have them read the poem silently to themselves and write a response to each line.  After one person reads a line from the poem, someone else reads his/her personal thought/reaction to the line.

6^th Period:

Warm-up:

Random topic: coffee, liars, etc.

Someone lays down a beat

Others in a group create a song, or a rap about the subject

Shakespeare Scene Rehearsal:

Katia, Xocee: Julius Caesar

As the actors read the scene, the actors toss a ball back and forth. The ball encapsulates the idea or objective or desire of the line. The actor throws the ball in the way that expresses her/his objective.

Wednesday, March 18th Agenda

Wednesday, March 18th: 

4th Period:

See the final three scenes: 

"A Fine Line Between Love and Hate" 

"When We Grow Up'

"Who Cares?"

Hollywood Murder Mystery: 

Create a short play that tells a story in 7 scenes.

Each scene must have a clear beginning, a middle and an end. You can separate the scene by using a "Blackout/Lights Up" or you can use other transitions, like a narrator, or a written sign, or singing, for example. 

Each actor may play either multiple roles or play one character that appears throughout the play. 

Each actor MUST appear in every scene, even if s/he does not say anything. For example, sometimes an actor can play an animal, furniture, a potted plant or any other scenic element. 

Your scene must include: 

Settings, scenery, location or modes of transportation created by the actors' bodies (cars, horses, camels, elephants, boats, etc.)

Sound effects created by the actors' voices

Music or singing

Dancing or some kind of choreography

A death 

A romantic relationship

A surprise 

A character who gets what s/he wants

A character who doesn't get what s/he wants

A wedding or a funeral 

At least one animal played by an actor

A murderer

A victim

A detective

A chase

A conflict

A climax

A resolution 

1. Shawn, Kyla, Jess, Precious, George, 

Shawn and Jess set George up for the murder of his wife, Jess. George gets sent to prison and Shawn and Jess run off to be married. Her friends, Kyla and Precious, are left to mourn their friend whom they think is dead. 

2. Millenia, Cheyenne, Esteban, Sabrina, Michelle, Ashley, Amy, Doug

Ashley is the corpse at a funeral. Her friends are there for her funeral but seem pretty indifferent to her death. After everyone leaves, Ashley wakes up and finds out she is a zombie. However, things don't seem to go her way in zombie land for Doug and Esteban, who are zombie guys,  are not interested in her. 

Period 5:

Carnival!

Statues:

Four actors are on stage. One of the actors becomes the sculptor and begins to sculpt the actors into poses like sculptures. Once the “sculptor” is finished, the actors then begin an improv based on their poses.

Class breaks into their scenes. Each scene has a student director who helps block the scenes.

At end of class, the students show their work.

6^th Period:

Warm-ups:

Cat and Mouse

Students pair up

Students decide which is the cat and which is the mouse.

The cat chases the mouse. If the cat eats the mouse then the cat becomes the mouse. The mouse can avoid the cat if s/he links up with another pair. The person furthest away from the mouse becomes a dog and chases the cat.

Statues:

Four actors are on stage. One of the actors becomes the sculptor and begins to sculpt the actors into poses like sculptures. Once the “sculptor” is finished, the actors then begin an improv based on their poses.

No one’s scene partner is here.

Class is divided into two groups

Each group creates an improv composition:

The improv composition must contain:

The way things look in this world

The way things sound in this world

The way people are in this world.

There must be a:

30 seconds of simultaneous action

Revelation of an object (for example: a box is opened and a knife is revealed.)

A scenery

A mode of transportation

An animal

Sound effects from any source

Music

A funeral or a wedding

A surprise

One word or phrase which must be repeated as many times as possible.

First Group: Amber, Tigran, Katia, Chynna, Roger
The Way the World Should be: Two couples are on stage; soft music playing. 
The Way the World Is: Chynna and Roger are fighting 
The Way the World Is: Tigran proposes to Katia who accepts. 

Second Group: Jeriah, Aaron, Erick, Jayna, Katia, Karla

Warm-ups

"Bombs and Shields”

Pick one person in group who is your bomb but do not tell that person s/he is your bomb; now, choose someone who is your shield, but do not tell that person s/he is your shield. When the director yells, “Bomb!” if the shield is 

not between you and your bomb, then you are dead!

Carnival!

Actors stand in a circle. Someone steps into circle to introduce a sound and a movement; everyone imitates; another person enters from the circle to take over and introduce another sound and movement. 

Cat and Mouse

Students pair up

Students decide which is the cat and which is the mouse.

The cat chases the mouse. If the cat eats (catches) the mouse then the cat becomes the mouse. The mouse can avoid the cat if s/he links up with another pair. The person furthest away from the mouse becomes a dog and chases the cat. 

Statues: 
Four actors are on stage. One of the actors is the sculptor who "sculpts" the actors into poses like sculptures of people. Once the "sculptor" is finished the actors then begin a scene  based on their poses as sculptures. 

Symphony of Emotions:
Actors are given emotions to express through  sound and movement. The actors are then assigned different emotions and the director "directs" them in a symphony of emotional sounds.
 The actors then say their lines from their  scene  using the emotion assigned. The actors all stand onstage and say their lines simultaneously.

Statues: actors strike different pose each time director strikes drum, creating different emotionally expressive poses..

Statues 

music playing

Students walking  about

Director says:

Statue - actors stop and strike a pose

Statue - different pose

Statue - different pose

Director says walk and the actors start walking

Statue - diffferent pose

Statue - different pose 

Addition/Subtraction: students in circle; 1st actor starts with a number; 2nd says plus or minus; 3rd says another number; 4th says equals the number; next go around kids change the numbers to silly objects

Props: kids take an object and turns it into whatever it is not and creates an issue with it, drawing everyone into the drama; for example, a sweater turns into a radio which will not work. Everyone tries to make it work. Then  the sweater is thrown to another student, where it will become something else.

Acting Exercise: Hollywood Murder Mystery

Hollywood Murder Mystery: 

Create a short play that tells a story in 7 scenes.

Each scene must have a clear beginning, a middle and an end. You can separate the scene by using a "Blackout/Lights Up" or you can use other transitions, like a narrator, or a written sign, or singing, for example. 

Each actor may play either multiple roles or play one character that appears throughout the play. 

Each actor MUST appear in every scene, even if s/he does not say anything. For example, sometimes an actor can play an animal, furniture, a potted plant or any other scenic element. 

Your scene must include: 

Settings, scenery, location or modes of transportation created by the actors' bodies (cars, horses, camels, elephants, boats, etc.)

Sound effects created by the actors' voices

Music or singing

Dancing or some kind of choreography

A death 

A romantic relationship

A surprise 

A character who gets what s/he wants

A character who doesn't get what s/he wants

A wedding or a funeral 

At least one animal played by an actor

A murderer

A victim

A detective

A chase

A conflict

A climax

A resolution 

Examples: 

1. Shawn, Kyla, Jess, Precious, George, 

Shawn and Jess set George up for the murder of his wife, Jess. George gets sent to prison and Shawn and Jess run off to be married. Her friends, Kyla and Precious, are left to mourn their friend whom they think is dead. 

2. Millenia, Cheyenne, Esteban, Sabrina, Michelle, Ashley, Amy, Doug

Ashley is the corpse at a funeral. Her friends are there for her funeral but seem pretty indifferent to her death. After everyone leaves, Ashley wakes up and finds out she is a zombie. However, things don't seem to go her way in zombie land for Doug and Esteban, who are zombie guys,  are not interested in her. 

March 17th Agenda

4^th Period

Watched the recorded final performances of these scenes: 

"The Dog Ate My Homework"

"Student Counselor" 

"The Nothing Club"

"Show and Tell" 

"Betraying the Blues" 

The Self-Reflection Paper is due tomorrow. 

March 16, 2015 - March 20, 2015 World Theatre Class Agenda

Monday, March 16th:

30 Second Commercial complete with product, slogan and music

1. Tamani, Yanira, Millenia, Amy M. - Tricks' Secret - chastity device for teen girls
2. Jenae, Kaila, Shawn, Jess, - Super Bra
3. Nush, Annie, Jasmine, Sarena - Eyebrow Oils
4. Carter, Juan, Henry, Ty - Punches by Henry -
5. George, Doug, Danya, Cheyenne, Esteban - Ogels - self protective device
6. Traviane, Jaylan, Precious, Guadalupe - Teen Diapers
7. Daylan, Michelle, Ashley - Instant Taco Maker

Sent Jack, Kenneth, Sabrina, Ray, Anthony to Essick Allen 

Tuesday, March 17th:

Watched the recorded final performances of these scenes:
"The Dog Ate My Homework"
"Student Counselor"
"The Nothing Club"
"Show and Tell"
"Betraying the Blues"

The Self-Reflection Paper is due tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 18th:

See the final three scenes:
"A Fine Line Between Love and Hate"
"When We Grow Up'
"Who Cares?"

Hollywood Murder Mystery:
Create a short play that tells a story in 7 scenes.
Each scene must have a clear beginning, a middle and an end. You can separate the scene by using a "Blackout/Lights Up" or you can use other transitions, like a narrator, or a written sign, or singing, for example.

Each actor may play either multiple roles or play one character that appears throughout the play.

Each actor MUST appear in every scene, even if s/he does not say anything. For example, sometimes an actor can play an animal, furniture, a potted plant or any other scenic element.

Your scene must include:
Settings, scenery, location or modes of transportation created by the actors' bodies (cars, horses, camels, elephants, boats, etc.)
Sound effects created by the actors' voices
Music or singing
Dancing or some kind of choreography
A death
A romantic relationship
A surprise
A character who gets what s/he wants
A character who doesn't get what s/he wants
A wedding or a funeral
At least one animal played by an actor
A murderer
A victim
A detective
A chase
A conflict
A climax
A resolution

1. Shawn, Kyla, Jess, Precious, George,
Shawn and Jess set George up for the murder of his wife, Jess. George gets sent to prison and Shawn and Jess run off to be married. Her friends, Kyla and Precious, are left to mourn their friend whom they think is dead.

2. Millenia, Cheyenne, Esteban, Sabrina, Michelle, Ashley, Amy, Doug
Ashley is the corpse at a funeral. Her friends are there for her funeral but seem pretty indifferent to her death. After everyone leaves, Ashley wakes up and finds out she is a zombie. However, things don't seem to go her way in zombie land for Doug and Esteban, who are zombie guys,  are not interested in her.

Thursday, March 19th:

Guest Artists here today: David and Sarah

Hollywood Mystery:

7 Scenes:

Funeral or wedding, an animal, thirty seconds of continuous action, everyone has to be in every scene, people can play plants, animals or building, various scenes in which people travel using some form of transportation

“Zombie Love”: Sabrina, Ray, Ashley, Millenia, Cheyenne, Esteban, Amy G., Doug

Long and rambling: Funeral, zombies, Dr. Phil Show, a wedding between Doug and Cheyenne, Millenia – now a zombie – is in love with Doug and heartbroken he is marrying another.

Travione read “Dear Dad”

Friday, March 20th:
I was not here today. Mr. Alex Fox ran the class.

March 9, 2015 - March 13, 2015 Weekly Agenda for World Theatre Class

Monday, March 9th:
Guest Artist: James

Two performances today: 

Recorded

“The Nothing Club” 

Cheyenne -  B; went up on lines

Kenneth - F; no attempt whatsoever

Tamani - C; went up on lines; broke character; commented on scenes

Annie - B; tried; went  up on lines; 

Jasmine - C; tried, but role was very small

Critiques

“The Dog Ate My Homework” 

Shawn - A; went up on lines; great performance; connected

Travione - B; tried; went up on lines

Jack - B; small role; tried 

Critiques 

Tuesday, March 10th: 

Theatre Games: 

Genre

Travione, Ray, Daylan, Tamani, Jess, Kyla, Doug, Jasmine 

Performances: 

Recorded

"Betraying the Blues"

Nush - B; went up on lines; broke character, yelled at Jack from stage

Millenia - B; went up on lines

Sabrina - C; went up on lines; blocking didn't make sense 

Critiques

Wednesday, March 11th:

Theatre games:
Death
Do You Like Your Neighbor?
Palm Trees


Scenes:
Show and Tell
Jaylan: A
Ray: C
Michelle: C
Juan: C
Esteban: C

Critiques

When We Grow Up:
Yanika: C
Amy: C
Days: C

Critiques

Friday, March 13th:

Anyway, I set up an Imaginative Obstacle Course on stage. This is an exercise I used once as my audition for two productions of Peter Pan that I directed with younger teens in Washington (see plan for details).The kids really seemed to enjoy it, but it took nearly the whole period to get everyone of them through it, mostly because of all of the regular nonsense from all of the regular people. Positive standouts from this exercise were: Esteban, Shawn, Carter, Jessalie, Travione, & George.

Obstacle Course:
Run across - stop midway - Stream stone hop - Target shoot (did you hit it?) - Broad jump across the moat - Raise the flag - Slo Mo finish line 

Moving on, here are the groups I've made. There are three larger home groups for games (these could also be used for the multi-scene mini productions you were talking about, or they could be broken down further for that).

I've also made smaller improv-composition scene groups, which I had hoped to use on Friday, but was not able to get to due to lack of time. Check these out and let me know what you think.

Home Groups:

Red Group  Purple Group  Blue Group

Improv Groups:

1. Amy G Ashley Michelle Daylan
2. Doug George Cheyenne Danya Esteban
3. Precious Travione Guadalupe Jalen
4. Ray Anthony Jack Kenneth
5. Sabrina Juan Tamara Joanna Henry
6. Shawn Jenae Kyla Jessalie
7. Carter Annie Ty Sarena Jasmine
8. Tamani Milenia Amy M. Yanira 

March 2, 2015 - March 6, 2015 Weekly Agenda for World Theatre Class

 

 

 

^{Monday, March 2nd:} 

Students watch their scenes and write their reflection.

1.     Student Counselor

2.     A Fine Line Between Love and Hate

3.     Betraying the Blues

4.     The Nothing Club

5.     Teacher’s Assistant

Rehearse their scenes

Today, the casts from A Fine Line Between Love and Hate and The Nothing Club watched their scenes.

The students will watch the following actors perform their scenes.

Scenes Performing:

1.     Betraying the Blues: Millenia, Sabrina, Nush is not here today.

2.     Show and Tell – did not perform. Will perform tomorrow.

3.     Genae needs to perform her monologue, “Who Cares?

Performed:

Betraying the Blues:

Sabrina: “C-”; did not know lines

Millenia: “B+”

Serena: extra credit for filling in for Nush 

Tuesday, March 3rd: 

Students will turn in their self-reflection on their performances.

The  students in the following scenes will watch the recording of their progress performance: 

Student Counselor: Kyla, Ray, Amy, Ty, Henry

Betraying the Blues: Sabrina, Millenia, Serena

Teacher's Assistant: Carter, Jess, Precious, Doug, Ashley

When We Grow Up: Amy, Yanira, Danya 

The following scenes will rehearse their scenes:  

Show and Tell: Jaylan, Daylan, Michelle, Esteban, Juan

Who Cares?: Genae Morris-Jones

The Dog Ate My Homework: Travione, Shawn, Jack 

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate: Anthony, Guadalupe, Sarena, George

The Nothing Club: Cheyenne, Annie, Tamani, Jasmine, Kenneth 

The following scenes will perform today: 

Show and Tell: Jaylan, Daylan, Michelle, Esteban, Juan 

Who Cares?: Genae Morris-Jones

Wednesday, March 4th: 

Students will turn in their self-reflection today.

The following students will watch their scenes today:

Show and Tell: Jaylan, Daylan,  Michelle, Esteban and Juan

Who Cares: Genae Morris-Jones

Teacher’s Assistant: Carter,  Jess, Doug, Precious, Ashley

 The following scenes will rehearse their scenes:  

When We Grow Up: Amy, Yanira, Danya

Betraying the Blues: Sabrina, Serena, Millenia

The Student Counselor: Kyla,  Ray,  Amy,  Ty,

The Dog Ate My Homework: Travione, Shawn, Jack 

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate: Anthony, Guadalupe, Sarena, George

The Nothing Club: Cheyenne, Annie, Tamani, Jasmine, Kenneth 

Tamara and Joanna need to rehearse “He Promised Never Again!” 

Thursday, March 5th: 

  Students will rehearse their scenes in preparation for their performances tomorrow. 

 

Friday, March 6th: 

Fifteen minutes to rehearse prior to performance

Performed Today: 

Teacher's Assistant: Carter, Jess, Doug, Precious, Ashley

Student Counselor: Kyla, Ray, Amy, Ty