KRISTA D. PRICE
ACTING CLASS
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
Acting is an introductory course designed to encourage individuals of ALL talent levels to "step out of their comfort zones" in order to develop individual and group performance skills through the art of theatre.
UNITS:
Acting class is broken into three units: STAGE, STORY, aaand SCENE! (See syllabus above for description of each.)
(for Face-to-Face AND Absence Learning)
Unit 1: STAGE
WEEK 1: Aug. 24-25, 2023 (Advisory + Hours 1-7) Welcome & "Composition"
WEEK 2: Aug, 28 - 31, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / No school Fri.) Art on Stage / Exploration of Ideas
WEEK 3: Sept. 5-8, 2023 (Hours 1-7 / No school Mon.) Artistic Intention / Types of Stages
WEEK 4: Sept. 11-15, 2023 Stage Directions / Believability
WEEK 5: Sept. 18-22, 2023 (Assembly Friday) Motivated Movement / Stage Terms / Unit Test Review
Unit 1 Summative Test (IB: Knowing/Understanding)
Unit 2: STORY
WEEK 6: Sept 25-29, 2023 The "building blocks" of a good story / Unit 1 Summative (IB: Thinking Creatively)
WEEK 7: October 2-6, 2023 (Wed=Adv.+1-7) Read a Play / Plot
WEEK 8: Oct. 11-13, 2023 (Off M&T / Full Wed. / Hrs 1-7) Analyze character / How to Physically Portray a Character
WEEK 9: Oct. 16-20, 2023 Monologues (Physical Characterization Techniques)
WEEK 10: Oct. 23-27, 2023 Monologues (Rehearsal & Performance)
Unit 2 Summative (Monologue) Performance (IB: Developing Skills)
Unit 3: ....AAAND SCENE!
WEEK 11: Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 2023 Scene Studies: Determining Subtext
WEEK 12: Nov. 6-10, 2023 (Fall Play Nov 9-11) Fall Play Week (Help the Play Days) / Intro to Writing a Play Review
Unit 2/3 Summative (Play Review) - click HERE (IB: Responding to Art)
WEEK 13: Nov. 13-17, 2023 Scene Studies: Intro to character's Wants / Fall Play Review Due by Friday (see above)
WEEK 14: Nov 20-21, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / No school W-F) Scene Studies: A character's Wants & A scene's Beats
WEEK 15: Nov. 27 - Dec 1, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / No school Thurs.) Scene Studies: Blocking, Build, Climax
WEEK 16: Dec. 4-8, 2023 Scene Studies: Stage Business
WEEK 17: Dec 11-15, 2023 Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)
WEEK 18: Dec 18-22, 2023 Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)
WEEK 19: Jan 8-12, 2024 Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)
WEEK 20: Jan 16-19, 2024 (No Mon/full Wed/Exams on Th/F) Course Growth Reflection / Final Exam (Exam Study Guide)
Unit 3 Summative Directed Scene Study (IB: Developing Skills)
Unit 3 Summative (Final) Performance (IB: Know/Understanding, Thinking Creatively)
Unit 1-3 Summative (IB: Responding to Growth)