KRISTA D. PRICE

 

 

Day 1:  Subtext

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(Anyone who has not yet performed their monologue did so.  If you were absent, be sure to be ready to perform FIRST THING NEXT class.)

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1.) Completed a Monologue Reflection in Google Classroom (if absent, be sure to do so after your monologue is performed).

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2.) Ms. Price introduced students of the details of our final acting project:  preparing and performing a SCRIPTED scene with a partner.  To read/explore/choose a scripted scene, click HERE.  

• If absent, you must still choose a scene and partner by deadline. Be sure to read the scenes at the bottom of this webpage or read descriptions of the play and scenes at link above.

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3.) Learned about Scene Studies and how we will be using them for scene work instruction/guidance in class during this unit.

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4.)   Discussed:  How can you build believable interactions on stage with other actors?  Discussed how we're moving from building individual characters (monologues) TO building believable scenes (acting with others).​

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5.) Learned about subtext (the unspoken meaning beneath the lines/text) and how important it is to developing a believable scene by

 

6.) Participated in a Subtext acting activity led by Ms. Price.

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7.) Analyzed the subtext in the scene from the play, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday  (If absent, be sure to read the play synopsis below before reading the linked scene above.  You MUST read/understand this scene for future activities in class. 

A brief synopsis of the play, To Gillian...:

David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years prior (to this scene) in a boating accident. David deals with his overwhelming grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during nightly walks on a beach with her "ghost". While David lives in the past, other family problems crop up in the present/real world. Esther and Paul (David's sister-in-law & brother-in law) come for a visit to try to help Rachel (David's daughter), as David's neglect of his daughter and preoccupation with his late wife grows.  Rachel has lost her mother and needs her father to snap back into the real world to help her through her own loss and grief.  (Source)

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Day 2: Script Analysis / Scene Study

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1.) Finished final monologue performances.

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2.) Discussed/Reviewed final acting project:  Scene Work (you and a partner will perform a full scene as your final project).  You must have your scene and your partner chosen by TODAY!

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3.)  Signed up for your chosen partner & scene.

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4.) Reviewed our working definition for Acting:  Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.

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5.) Analyzed the subtext in the scene from the play, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday  (If absent, be sure to read the play synopsis below before reading the linked scene above.  You MUSTto read/understand this scene for future activities in class. 

A brief synopsis of the play, To Gillian...:

David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years prior (to this scene) in a boating accident. David deals with his overwhelming grief by continuing his romance with Gillian during nightly walks on a beach with her "ghost". While David lives in the past, other family problems crop up in the present/real world. Esther and Paul (David's sister-in-law & brother-in law) come for a visit to try to help Rachel (David's daughter), as David's neglect of his daughter and preoccupation with his late wife grows.  Rachel has lost her mother and needs her father to snap back into the real world to help her through her own loss and grief.  (Source)

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6.) Learned about the  W's of script analysis:  

If absent, read/understand the following for  To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday  

Step #1:  Analyze WHAT is going on (on the surface and beneath the surface - subtext)

Step #2:  Analyze WHY the scene is happening (What's important to show the audience about the RELATIONSHIP?)

Step #3:  Analyze WHERE the scene is taking place?  (What is the "set"?  You can't block a scene without knowing what your set is.)

Step #4:  Analyze how you can show the WANTS of the scene.  In acting, we determine a character's intentions/motivations/wants by assigning a VERB to what our character is trying to do TO another character with his/her words.  ("My character wants to ___________ him/her" with this line.) 

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7. Did a scene study for To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday with volunteer actors.  (Analyzed the scene and applied choices to the scene collectively under the direction of Ms. Price.)

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Day 3:  Researching your scene   (Sub Today)

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1. Complete the assignment in Google Classroom entitled Get Curious! (Researching your play/scene).  Once complete submit (due by the end of class/day).

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2.) BRING a printed copy of your scene to NEXT CLASS.  (You can print in Media Center BEFORE next class if you don't have a printer at home...print ONE sided. All scenes are linked below.)

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FINAL PERFORMANCE SCENES:  

    (You will be required to choose a partner & a scene - read descriptions of the play the scene comes from HERE)

 

     Scenes with 1  male & 1  female:

• scene from Rabbit Hole  (dramatic)

• scene from Of Mice & Men  (dramatic/difficult)

• scene from The Crucible  (dramatic)

• scene from Proof  (dramatic)

• scene from The Diary of Anne Frank  (option #1)

• scene from The Diary of Anne Frank  (option #2)

• scene from Fools  (comedic)

• scene from Rumors (comedic timing)

• scene from Whose Life is it Anyway?

• scene from Wit

     Scenes with 2 females:​

• scene from Ascension Day 

• scene from Proof (dramatic)

• scene from Steel Magnolias (dramatic) 

     Scenes with 2 males:

• scene from Of Mice & Men  (dramatic but light)

• scene from Duck Hunter Shoots Angel  (comedic)

• scene from The Odd Couple (option #1 - comedic)

• scene from The Odd Couple (option #2 - comedic)

• scene from The Odd Couple (option #3 - comedic)

• scene from The Odd Couple (option #4 - comedic)

• scene from The Odd Couple (option #5 - comedic)

• scene from 1984 (dramatic/intense)