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Unit One - Introduction to Drama Unit One Introduction Module 1: Basic Skills Lesson 1- Trust Lesson 2- Impulse Lesson 3- Status/Conflict Lesson 4- Concensus Lesson 5- Improvisation Module 2: Actor's Tools Lesson 1 - Indentifying Objectives Lesson 2 - Obstacles Lesson 3 - Movement (physical warm-up included) Lesson 4 - Voice (vocal warm-up included) Lesson 5- Concentration and Focus Lesson 6- Imaging (*Optional Lesson) Module 3: Understanding Yourself (*Optional Module) Lesson 1 - Who am I? Lesson 2 - Setting Goals Unit Two - Theatre History Unit Two Introduction Module 1: Understanding Historical Context (*choose one of the following) Lesson 1 - Classical Theatre Lesson 2 - Shakespearean Times Lesson 3 - Neo-Classical Theatre Lesson 4 - Realism & Contempoary Theatre Lesson 5 - World Theatre Module 2: Jesters, Tricksters and Fools (*choose one of the following) Lesson 1- The Role of the Trickster and Fool Lesson 2- Commedia del 'Arte Lesson 3- Clown Character Lesson 4- Learn to Juggle Module 3: Relating the Arts (*choose one of the following) Lesson 1 - Film Review Lesson 2 -Understanding the Arts Module 4: Theatre Era Project Lesson 1 - Process to Performance Lesson 2 - Evaluation and Reflection Unit Three - Character Unit Three Introduction Module 1: Ways into the Work Lesson 1 - Overcoming Personal Obstacles Lesson 2 - What is a Monologue? Lesson 3 - Objectives and Obstacles Module 2: The Written Word Lesson 1 - Comparing Monologues Lesson 2 - Writing Your Own Monologue Lesson 3 - Developing the Monologue Module 3: Developing Character Lesson 1 - Working Externally (Biography) Lesson 2 - Working Internally (Hotseat) Lesson 3 - Improvisation Lesson 4 - Physicality & Mask Work Module 4: Performing Lesson 1 - Acting Technique Lesson 2 - Working with a Director Lesson 3 - Rehearsals Lesson 4 - Performance Project Lesson 5 - Evaluation and Reflection Unit Four - Script and Play Analysis Unit Four Introduction Stage Struck - an alternate directing project for online learners Module 1: Play Structure Lesson 1- Types of Plays Lesson 2- Play Structure (*Optional Lesson) Lesson 3- Stage Directions Module 2: Text (*Optional Module) Lesson 1- "Medea" and establishing meaning Lesson 2- "Everyman" and finding emotion Lesson 3- "Much Ado About Nothing"- finding subtext and reviewing plays Lesson 4- "A Doll's House"and finding objectives Module 3: Blocking Lesson 1- Making Pictures and Levels Lesson 2- Character and Conflict Lesson 3- Falls and Stage Fighting (*Optional Lesson) Lesson 4- Blocking Assignment Module 4: Directing Lesson 1- Looking at Script and Reading Lesson 2- Stumbling Through Lesson 3- Problem Solving (*Optional Lesson) Lesson 4- Directing Assignment Unit Five - The Collective Lesson 1 - Getting Ideas (*Optional Lesson) Lesson 2 - the Collective Process Sample Collectives Learning to Fly - script, pdf Learning to Fly - link to web site
Unit One - Introduction to Drama Unit One Introduction Module 1: Basic Skills Lesson 1- Trust Lesson 2- Impulse Lesson 3- Status/Conflict Lesson 4- Concensus Lesson 5- Improvisation Module 2: Actor's Tools Lesson 1 - Indentifying Objectives Lesson 2 - Obstacles Lesson 3 - Movement (physical warm-up included) Lesson 4 - Voice (vocal warm-up included) Lesson 5- Concentration and Focus Lesson 6- Imaging (*Optional Lesson)
Module 3: Understanding Yourself (*Optional Module) Lesson 1 - Who am I? Lesson 2 - Setting Goals
Unit Two Introduction
Module 1: Understanding Historical Context (*choose one of the following) Lesson 1 - Classical Theatre Lesson 2 - Shakespearean Times Lesson 3 - Neo-Classical Theatre Lesson 4 - Realism & Contempoary Theatre Lesson 5 - World Theatre Module 2: Jesters, Tricksters and Fools (*choose one of the following) Lesson 1- The Role of the Trickster and Fool Lesson 2- Commedia del 'Arte Lesson 3- Clown Character Lesson 4- Learn to Juggle Module 3: Relating the Arts (*choose one of the following) Lesson 1 - Film Review Lesson 2 -Understanding the Arts Module 4: Theatre Era Project Lesson 1 - Process to Performance Lesson 2 - Evaluation and Reflection
Unit Three Introduction Module 1: Ways into the Work Lesson 1 - Overcoming Personal Obstacles Lesson 2 - What is a Monologue? Lesson 3 - Objectives and Obstacles Module 2: The Written Word Lesson 1 - Comparing Monologues Lesson 2 - Writing Your Own Monologue Lesson 3 - Developing the Monologue Module 3: Developing Character Lesson 1 - Working Externally (Biography) Lesson 2 - Working Internally (Hotseat) Lesson 3 - Improvisation Lesson 4 - Physicality & Mask Work
Module 4: Performing Lesson 1 - Acting Technique Lesson 2 - Working with a Director Lesson 3 - Rehearsals Lesson 4 - Performance Project Lesson 5 - Evaluation and Reflection
Unit Four - Script and Play Analysis
Unit Four Introduction
Stage Struck - an alternate directing project for online learners
Module 1: Play Structure Lesson 1- Types of Plays Lesson 2- Play Structure (*Optional Lesson) Lesson 3- Stage Directions Module 2: Text (*Optional Module) Lesson 1- "Medea" and establishing meaning Lesson 2- "Everyman" and finding emotion Lesson 3- "Much Ado About Nothing"- finding subtext and reviewing plays Lesson 4- "A Doll's House"and finding objectives Module 3: Blocking Lesson 1- Making Pictures and Levels Lesson 2- Character and Conflict Lesson 3- Falls and Stage Fighting (*Optional Lesson) Lesson 4- Blocking Assignment
Module 4: Directing Lesson 1- Looking at Script and Reading Lesson 2- Stumbling Through Lesson 3- Problem Solving (*Optional Lesson) Lesson 4- Directing Assignment
Lesson 1 - Getting Ideas (*Optional Lesson) Lesson 2 - the Collective Process
Sample Collectives Learning to Fly - script, pdf Learning to Fly - link to web site
