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ADVANCED ACTING CLASS
(2022-2023 S2)

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:

The purpose of Advanced Acting is to learn about the process and product of theatre through the hands-on activity of producing a show for the greater Oxford community.  All shows for Advanced Acting are produced in the OHS Black Box Theatre.

The shows produced in Advanced Acting change each year.  Some former Advanced Acting shows include 1984 (2014), The Crucible (2015), Our Town (2016),  Animal Farm (2017), Fools (2018), Lost in Yonkers (2019), The Uninvited (2020 - never performed due to Covid shut-down), and The Giver (2021). Click titles for photos of each.

SYLLABUS

ADV. ACTING CLASS SCHEDULE:

(for Face-to-Face AND Absence Learning)

Task 1:  Creative Collaboration

WEEK 1:  January 23-27, 2023                                           Getting to Know You / Creative Collaboration

WEEK 2:   Jan 30 - Feb 3, 2023   (Winterfest Assembly Fri)          The Creative Process / Show Selection (Read the Script)

  

Task 2:  Pre-Production Planning / Script Analysis 

WEEK 3:  February 6-10, 2023 (Wed = Hrs 1-7+Adv.)  ​              Script Analysis / Start Scenic Design Process

WEEK 4:  February 13-17, 2023                                         Role of the Director (Pre-Production) /  Backward Planning

Task 3:  Show Prep (Preparing for Acting/Design Roles) 

(ACTORS / SET & PROPS / COSTUMES & HAIR/MAKE-UP  / LIGHTING & SOUND / SM)

WEEK 5:  February 20-24, 2023 (Off M&T / Hrs 1-7 / Full Wed.)  (Mid-Winter Break followed by 2 Ice Days)

WEEK 6:  February 27-March 3, 2023 (PT Conf 2/28)           Preparing for Acting and/or Design Roles

WEEK 7:  March 6-10, 2023                                                Research & Planning for Acting & Design

Task 4:  The Rehearsal & Design Process 

(ACTORS / SET & PROPS / COSTUMES & HAIR/MAKE-UP / LIGHTING & SOUND / SM)    

WEEK 8:  March 13-17, 2023 (Musical Week)                            Rehearsal & Design Process (week 1)

WEEK 9:  March 20-24, 2023 (Spring Break next week)                Rehearsal & Design Process (week 2)

Week 10:  April 3-7, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / Full Wed / No F)                        Rehearsal & Design Process (week 3)  

WEEK 11: April 10-14, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / Testing April 12-13)             Rehearsal & Design Process (week 4)    

WEEK 12: April 17-21, 2023                                                    Rehearsal & Design Process (week 5)

WEEK 13:  April 24-28, 2023                                                 Rehearsal & Design Process (week 6)

Task 5:  Dress / Tech / Performance Process

(ACTORS / SET & PROPS / COSTUMES & HAIR/MAKE-UP / LIGHTING & SOUND / SM)     

WEEK 14:  May 1-5, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / Full Wed = Sr. Last Day)             Dress / Tech Rehearsals (After-school rehearsals:  May 1, 2, 4, 5)

WEEK 15:  May 8-12, 2023                                                       Final Dress/Tech & Show!  (Show Dates:  May 10-11, 2023 @ 6:00 & 8:00 p.m.)

Task 6:  The Post-Performance Process

WEEK 16:  May 15-19, 2023                                               Strike & Reflection

Pre-Planning for 2023-2024

WEEK 17:  May 22-26, 2023                                                   Prep for 2023-2024 Theatre Season

WEEK 18:  May 29 - June 2  (Off M / Full Wed / Hrs 1-7)      Exam Prep

WEEK 19:  June 5-9, 2023  (M&T Hrs 1-7 / Exams W-F)               Exams / Goodbyes

         

 

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