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Theatre in the Real World | Theatre Skills in the Real World

by Drama Teacher Academy

Drama skills, particularly those learned while studying acting, are used in everyday life. Drama skills are transferable skills that are used in everyday life, particularly in the working world. In this lesson, we will look at a few of them, and then students will improvise real-world situations that apply those skills.

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Materials

by Matt Webster

This lesson will focus on the materials needed to create various physical wounds using stage makeup. Students will interact with specialized makeup materials such as latex, nose and scar wax, and stage blood in order to become familiar with the materials and gain a basic understanding of how to utilize the materials in the execution of a stage-makeup design.

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Bruises

by Matt Webster

This lesson will focus on creating bruises with stage makeup. Students will reflect on what causes a bruise and will then create a bruise on a partner using stage makeup.

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Blisters and Burns

by Matt Webster

This lesson will focus on creating blisters and burns with stage makeup. Students will reflect on what causes a blister or burn and will then create a blister and/or burn on a partner using stage makeup.

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Scars, Scapes and Cuts

by Matt Webster

This lesson will focus on creating scars, scrapes, and cuts with stage makeup. Students will reflect on what causes these wounds and will then create a scar, scrape, or cut on a partner using stage makeup.

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Zombification of an Existing Story

by Matt Webster

This lesson will focus on creating zombie characters with stage makeup. Students will work in small groups to create the background stories for the “zombification” of their characters and design the zombie makeup of that character. Students will then execute their makeup designs on a group member using stage makeup.

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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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Exploring the Architecture of the Mask

by Allison Williams

Students will learn how to identify the architecture of a mask—that is to choose specific shapes that they can mimic in their bodies to find a mask character.

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Slide Deck Lesson 2

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Character Zero

by Allison Williams

In this lesson, students will learn what a character zero is, how to use the body to create a character zero, how to physically commit to that body before moving, and how to make bigger choices in their character zero and in their movement.

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The Qualities of Movement

by Allison Williams

In this lesson, students will explore the eight qualities of movement to give more variety, texture, and richness to their movement choices and then apply the qualities of movement to their mask work.

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Slide Deck Lesson 4

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Mask and Countermask

by Allison Williams

All masks can be played in more than one way, even if there’s a dominant look. In this lesson, students will explore how two physical interpretations paired with each other and opposite to each other become the mask and the countermask—the opposite reaction. They will then apply the qualities of movement to their mask/countermask.

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Slide Deck Lesson 5

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Mask Scenes

by Allison Williams

Short, simple scenes help the mask actors find character and start responding to each other in the moment as their characters. Students will explore solo, duo, and group scenes in their mask characters.

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Final Project

by Allison Williams

Students will take everything they’ve learned and use it to create an original mask duo scene.

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Emergency Lesson Plan: All About that Monologue

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will read through a handout that defines the monologue form and outlines what every monologue needs. Using these “must-haves,” students will brainstorm, outline, and write a monologue.

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Emergency Lesson Plan: From Storyboard to Scene

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will use the storyboard form to create pictures for each moment in a scene they plan to write. The key will be to really think about the key plot points and character motivations students want their scenes to both show and tell. Then, the focus will be to create visual representations of what the audience will see when they are watching the scene/play.

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Six Second Scenes Storyboard Handout

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Emergency Lesson Plan: Playwriting Concept - Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will read a text that shares a point of view on a specific playwriting concept. They will freewrite their first impression of the text, answer questions on the text to develop their own personal opinion, and then complete a theatrical response to the text. Do they agree with the text? Disagree? Do they theatricalize the concept? This could be a scene, monologue, performance poem, costume, or set design, anything that can be put on paper and submitted.

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Emergency Lesson Plan: Playwriting Concept - I Can Make People Laugh or Cry With My Words

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will read a text that shares a point of view on a specific playwriting concept. They will freewrite their first impression of the text, answer questions on the text to develop their own personal opinion, and then complete a theatrical response to the text. Do they agree with the text? Disagree? Do they theatricalize the concept? This could be a scene, monologue, performance poem, costume, or set design, anything that can be put on paper and submitted.

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Emergency Lesson Plan: Playwriting Concept - The Blank Page is a Gift

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will read a text that shares a point of view on a specific playwriting concept. They will freewrite their first impression of the text, answer questions on the text to develop their own personal opinion, and then complete a theatrical response to the text. Do they agree with the text? Disagree? Do they theatricalize the concept? This could be a scene, monologue, performance poem, costume, or set design, anything that can be put on paper and submitted.

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Emergency Lesson Plan: Playwriting Concept - Perfection is the Enemy of Art

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will read a text that shares a point of view on a specific playwriting concept. They will freewrite their first impression of the text, answer questions on the text to develop their own personal opinion, and then complete a theatrical response to the text. Do they agree with the text? Disagree? Do they theatricalize the concept? This could be a scene, monologue, performance poem, costume, or set design, anything that can be put on paper and submitted.

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Emergency Lesson Plan: Reading Reflection and Response - Writer's Block is a Beast!

by Drama Teacher Academy

Students will read the provided text that explores a playwriting “non-truth.” Students will summarize the main idea of the text and share their personal opinions of the concept by answering questions. They will then complete a theatrical response to the text. Do they agree with the text? Disagree? Do they theatricalize the concept? This could be a scene, monologue, performance poem, costume, or set design, anything that can be put on paper and submitted.

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