KRISTA D. PRICE
ACTING CLASS (2nd Semester)
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: January 22-26, 2024 (Winterfest Assembly Fri) Welcome & "Composition" (Snow Days Tues-Thurs / S1 Exams Fri)
WEEK 2: Jan 29-Feb 2, 2024 Art on Stage / Exploration of Ideas
WEEK 3: February 5-9, 2024 (Wed =Hrs 1-7 + Adv ) Artistic Intention / Types of Stages
WEEK 4: February 12-16, 2024 Stage Directions / Believability (Snow Day Fri)
WEEK 5: February 19-23, 2024 (Off M&T / Hrs 1-7 / Full Wed) (Mid-Winter Break followed by 2 ice days - if absent on Friday see Day 1 of next week)
WEEK 6: February 26-March 1, 2024 (PT Conf 2/28) Motivated Movement / Stage Terms / Unit Test Review
WEEK 7: March 4-8, 2024 (musical opens this week!) Musical Help / Unit 1 Summative Test (IB: Knowing/Understanding)
Unit 2: STORY
WEEK 8: March 13-17, 2023 (Musical Week) The "building blocks" of a good story
Unit 1 Summative (IB: Thinking Creatively)
WEEK 9: March 20-24, 2023 (Spring Break Next wk) Read a Play / Plot
Summative (Musical Review) - click HERE (IB: Responding to Art)
WEEK 10: April 3-7, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / Full Wed / No F) Analyze character / How to Physically Portray a Character
WEEK 11: April 10-14, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / Testing on April 12-13) Monologue Characterization Techniques
WEEK 12: April 17-21, 2023 Monologue Guided & Independent Rehearsals / Performance
Unit 2 Summative (Monologue) Performance (IB: Developing Skills)
Choose a Scene for NEXT Unit HERE
Unit 3: ....AAAND SCENE!
WEEK 13: April 24-28, 2023 Scene Studies: Determining Subtext
WEEK 14: May 1-5, 2023 (Hrs 1-7 / Carnival Wed = Sr. last day) Scene Studies: A character's Wants & A Scene's Beats
WEEK 15: May 8-12, 2023 Scene Studies: A scene's Beats, Opening Beat, Build, Climax, & Blocking WEEK 16: May 15-19, 2023 Scene Studies: Stage Business (and Rehearsal)
WEEK 17: May 22-26, 2023 Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)
WEEK 18: May 29-June 2, 2023 (Off M / Full Wed / Hrs 1-7) Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Scene Studies)
Unit 3 Summative Directed Scene Study (IB: Developing Skills)
WEEK 19: June 5-9, 2023 (M&T Hrs 1-7 / Exams W-F) Performance of Final Scenes
Unit 3 Summative (Final) Performance (IB: Know/Understand, Thinking Creatively)
Unit 1-3 Summative Course Growth Reflection (IB: Responding to Growth)
Final Exam (Exam Study Guide)