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 a description of each.)
(for Face-to-Face AND Absence Learning)
Unit 1: STAGE
WEEK 1: Aug. 22-23, 2024 (Advisory + Hours 1-7) Welcome & "Composition"
WEEK 2: Aug, 26-29, 2024 (Hrs 1-7 / No school Fri.) Art on Stage / Exploration of Ideas
WEEK 3: Sept. 3-6, 2024 (Hours 1-7 / No school Mon.) Artistic Intention / Types of Stages
WEEK 4: Sept. 9-13, 2024 Stage Directions / Believability
WEEK 5: Sept. 16-20, 2024 Motivated Movement / Stage Terms / Unit Test Review
Unit 1 Summative Test (IB: Investigating)
Unit 2: STORY
WEEK 6: Sept 23-27, 2024 The "building blocks" of a good story / Unit 1 Summative (IB: Creating or Performing)
WEEK 7: Sept 30 - Oct 4, 2024 (Wed=Adv.+1-7; PT Conf M&Th) Read a Play / Plot
WEEK 8: Oct. 9-11, 2024 (Off M&T / Full Wed. / Hrs 1-7) Finish Play / Analyze character
WEEK 9: Oct. 14-18, 2024 Monologues (Physical Characterization Techniques & Rehearsal)
WEEK 10: Oct. 21-25, 2024 Monologues (Rehearsal & Performance)
Unit 2 Summative (Monologue) Performance (IB: Developing)
Unit 3: ....AAAND SCENE!
WEEK 11: Oct. 28 - Nov. 1, 2024 Scene Work: Determining and Showing Subtext
WEEK 12: Nov. 4-8, 2024 Help the Play Days / Intro to Writing a Play Review
WEEK 13: Nov. 11-15, 2024 (Fall Play Nov 14-16) Scene Work: A Scene's Beats / A Character's Wants > Blocking
Unit 2/3 Summative (Play Review) - click HERE (IB: Evaluating)
WEEK 14: Nov 18-22, 2024 Scene Studies: Naming Beats, Opening Beat, Playing the Action (verbs), Blocking Patterns
WEEK 15: Nov. 25-26, 2024 (Hrs 1-7 / No school W-F) Scene Work: Showing Build through Blocking
WEEK 16: Dec. 2-6, 2024 Scene Work: Blocking, Stage Business, Use of Props, Marking Blocking in a Script
WEEK 17: Dec 9-13, 2024 Scene Work: Independent Rehearsal
WEEK 18: Dec 16-20, 2024 Scene Work: Directed Scene Studies
WEEK 19: Jan 6-10, 2025 Final Rehearsals / Scene Performances
WEEK 20: Jan 13-17, 2025 Scene Performances / Course Growth Reflection
WEEK 21: Jan 21-24, 2025 (No Mon/full Wed/Exams on Th/F) Final Exam (Exam Study Guide)
Unit 3 Summative Directed Scene Study (IB: Developing)
Unit 3 Summative (Final) Performance (IB: Investigating, Creating or Performing)
Unit 1-3 Summative (IB: Evaluating)