Theatre Production 1

Activities

THEATRE BASICS/FOUNDATIONS

Introductions
- Interest Inventory for Theatre Classes
  - Ensemble games
    - Prop Toss Game
    - Kitty Wants a Corner
    - Detective
    - Sequence Toss
    - Name Association Game
    - Telephone Game
Syllabus & Class Guidelines
- 10 Commandments of Theatre
  - Ten Commandments of Theatre (article)
- Code of Ethics of Theatre
Tours
- Theatrical Spaces in the School
- Website
Theatre Superstitions
Theatre Positions/Hierarchy
Careers in Theatre
- Practical Technical Theatre video - Careers in Theatre
Working in Theatre/American Theatre Wing - Before the Show
Types of Theatre Stages

THEATRE HISTORY

Greek Theatre
- Plato vs. Aristotle on Tragedy
Broadway
- Broadway: The American Musical - Episode One: Give My Regards to Broadway
- Broadway Musical Songs (one a day)
Current Events
- Broadway.com
Vocabulary
- 60 Words

BASICS OF THEATRE DESIGN

DEFINING SPACE
- The Design Idea - The Why of Theatre
- Storytelling
  - 6 Rules of Great Story Telling (As Told by Pixar) -Brian G. Peters
  - Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling (with movie stills)!
- The Launch Process
- Wire Project/Presentation - Defining Space Rubric
COSTUMES/MAKEUP DESIGN
- Working in Theatre/American Theatre Wing - Costumes, Wardrobe, Wigs, & Makeup
  - Costumes - https://americantheatrewing.org/working-in-the-theatre/costumes/
    - Take Measurements
      - Measurement Form
  - Wardrobe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDJBHpzMPU
    - Sew a Button
      - https://www.wikihow.life/Sew-a-Button
    - Thread a Sewing Machine
      - https://www.wikihow.com/Thread-a-Sewing-Machine
  - Wigs - https://americantheatrewing.org/working-in-the-theatre/wigs/
    - Intro to wigs
  - Makeup - https://americantheatrewing.org/working-in-the-theatre/makeup/
    - Into to makeup
      - Makeup Resources
- Read a Play
  - She Kills Monsters
- Create a Mood Board
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=44&v=QLTbT2bqsj0&feature=emb_logo
- Costume & Makeup Design/Presentation
LIGHTING
- Working in Theatre / American Theatre Wing - Lighting
  - Lighting - https://americantheatrewing.org/working-in-the-theatre/lighting-design/
- Practical Technical Theatre videos - Lighting Design
- https://learn.schooltheatre.org/virtual-lighting-design
  - Matt Kizer Lighting Design
    - Gobo Lab
    - Color Lab
    - Cue Builder
    - Dance Lab
    - Drama Machine
    - Vintage Lighting Instruments
    - Virtual Swatchbook
    - Production Machine (Coming in June)
- Lighting Design/Presentation
SET DESIGN
- Directing the Design
- Sketchup - https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-for-schools
- Read a Play
  - The Odd Couple
- Design Project - Ground Plan to Model
  - Create a Ground Plan
  - Scale Models with foam board or cardboard
- Ground plan & Set Design - Rubric
SOUND
- Practical Technical Theatre video - Audio for Theater
- Audacity
- Sound Project/Presentation - A Day in My Shoes Rubric

TECH CHALLENGE

Theatre Production 1 Curriculum