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: February 7-10, 2022 Welcome & "Composition"
WEEK 2: February 14-18, 2022 Art on Stage
WEEK 3: February 23-25, 2022 Exploration of Ideas & Artistic Intention / Types of Stages
WEEK 4: Feb 28-March 4, 2022 Performance / Types of Stages
WEEK 5: March 7-11, 2022 Believability / Stage Directions / Motivated Movement
WEEK 6: March 14-18, 2022 Stage Terms / Unit Test Review / Unit 1 Summative (Test) (IB: Knowing/Understanding)
Unit 2: STORY
WEEK 7: March 21-25, 2022 Intro to Story Unit / The "building blocks" of a good story
WEEK 8: April 4-8 & 11-12, 2022 Story Performance / Unit 1 Summative Performances (IB: Thinking Creatively)
WEEK 9: April 18-22, 2022 Reading a Play / Plot
WEEK 10: April 25-29, 2022 , Analyze character / How to Physically Portray a Character
WEEK 11: May 2-6, 2022 Monologues (Rehearsal) & Performance
Unit 2 Summative (Monologue) Performance (IB: Developing Skills)
Unit 2 Summative (Play Review) - click HERE (IB: Responding)
Unit 3: ....AAAND SCENE!
WEEKS 12: May 9-13, 2022 Wants, Obstacles, Tactics
WEEK 13: May 16-20, 2022 Blocking with Wants / Rehearsal
WEEK 14: May 23-27, 2022 Beats & Blocking / Rehearsal
WEEK 15: May 31-June 3, 2022 Blocking Scenes / Final Rehearsal
WEEK 16: June 6-7, 2022 Unit 3 Summative (Final Project) Performance (IB: Knowing/Understanding, Developing Skills)
Course Growth Reflection (IB: Responding)