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Character Development in the Shakespearean Monologue

by Lindsay Price

To demonstrate how modern character development exercises apply to Shakespearean characters. Students apply exercises to a character from Shakespeare by examining at the character’s foreground and background, answering character questions, and creating the character’s physicality. This will demystify the process of preparing a Shakespearean monologue and give students the tools they need to prepare a monologue on their own.
# Shakespeare # character development # monologue # Shakespeare
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Emergency Lesson Plan: Who Am I?

by Lindsay Price

In this ELP; students study a picture, create a character profile for the person in the picture, and then write an inner monologue for that character.
# Emergency Lesson Plans # emergency lesson plan # character development
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I am a Fortress: Character Development

by Lindsay Price

Students create physical and vocal attributes based on a visual - images of buildings. Students will also take turns coaching the exercise to the class to demonstrate their comprehension. Includes images and two assessment rubrics.
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Emergency Lesson Plan: What Happens After “The End”?

by Lindsay Price

You have finished studying a text in class. What happens next? In this Emergency Lesson Plan, students discuss and decide what happens next in a play. What happens after “the end?” Where do the characters go? What path will their lives take? Students will turn this discussion into a scene.
# Emergency Lesson Plans # emergency lesson plan # character development
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Preparing a Scene

by Lindsay Price

What tools do students need to properly prepare a scene? What exercises? This multi-class lesson plan models and practices those tools and exercises with the full class before they have to take on a scene for assessment.
# Character Development # Acting # acting # character development
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Part of Theatre of the Absurd Unit

Cliches, Stereotypes, and Overused Phrases

by Lea Marshall

To compare modern-day clichés and stereotyped phrases to those used in Theatre of the Absurd Plays to convey that style’s message of language’s meaninglessness.
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Part of Playwriting: Part 1 Unit

Conflict

by Lindsay Price

Along with character, conflict is one of the backbone elements of a good play. In this lesson, students will work on a conflict profile.
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# Playwriting # playwriting
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Part of Theatre of the Absurd Unit

Impossible Things are Happening Every Day

by Lea Marshall

Students will explore the Absurdist plot convention of impossible things seen as normal or unremarkable.
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Part of Scene Staging Unit

Removing Actor-Driven Movement

by Lindsay Price

In this rehearsal, students will share their scenes with another group with the specific focus of examining it for actor-driven movement rather than character-driven movement: shuffling their weight back and forth between their feet, playing with their hair, vaguely gesturing with their hands, etc.
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Part of Ancient Greek Theatre Unit

Presentation & Reflection

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students present their topics, lead the class through an activity, and provide a reflection. They also self-evaluate the process.
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Part of Old Age Makeup Unit

Nose, Lips, and Chin

by Matt Webster

This lesson will focus on the nose, lips, and chin. Students will work with a partner to examine the structures of the nose, lips, and chin. Once students identify where the highlights and shadows are located in that portion of the face, they will use the appropriate makeup to enhance the highlights and shadows.
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Part of Stage Movement Unit

The Technicalities of Stage Movement

by Karen Loftus

Students discuss and apply technical aspects of moving on stage: sightlines and staying open. They then apply these aspects in a short scene.
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Part of Commedia Dell'Arte Unit

Stock Character Walks

by Karen Loftus

Students continue their exploration of commedia dell’arte by practicing the specific character walks of Arlecchino, Pantalone, and Capitano.
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# Acting # Commedia # commedia # acting
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Part of Theatre of the Absurd Unit

Meaningless Language in The Bald Soprano

by Lea Marshall

Students will explore the Absurdism theatrical convention of using meaningless language to communicate (or not communicate) a larger theme of interpersonal relationships and misunderstandings through the text of Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano.
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Part of Theatre of the Absurd Unit

Acting the Absurd

by Lea Marshall

Students will explore acting the absurd by taking a blank scene and adding specific absurd acting choices.
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Part of Virtual Introduction to Stanislavski Unit

Performance and Evaluation

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will demonstrate their knowledge of everything they have learned through scene performance. They will watch the scenes afterward to self-evaluate. An optional quiz is provided.
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Part of Introduction to Mask Unit

Introduction and the Running Man

by Allison Williams

Students will be introduced to the unit through the running man exercise. This exercise demonstrates how physically committing to a specific set of actions creates a sense of emotion without the actor having to play the emotion.
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Part of Scene Staging Unit

Character Physicalization, Part 1

by Lindsay Price

In this lesson, students will explore their character’s physicality. These exercises don’t require any assigned blocking, and students only have to memorize one line.
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Part of Scene Work: Part 1, Tools of Scene Work Unit

Session 1: Introduction

by Lindsay Price

Students create a situation from a picture and examine the given clues to help fill in the gaps. Students then examine the clues in a contentless scene, fill in the gaps, and create their own scenario to perform.
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Theatre in the Real World | Research Lesson Plan: Theatre Company Profile

by Kerry Hishon

To research in order to expand knowledge of how theatre is used in the real world. Students will research an existing theatre company and complete a project that demonstrates their knowledge (be it a written response, slide deck presentation, or a physical display board/presentation).
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