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.)
ACTING CLASS SCHEDULE:
(for Face-to-Face AND Absence Learning)
Unit 1: STAGE
WEEK 0: January 22-26, 2024 (Winterfest Assembly Fri) (Snow Days Tues-Thurs / S1 Exams Fri)
WEEK 1: Jan 29-Feb 2, 2024 Welcome & "Composition" / Theatre as Art
WEEK 2: February 5-9, 2024 Exploration of Ideas & Artistic Intention
WEEK 3: February 12-16, 2024 (Wed =Hrs 1-7 + Adv ) Types of Stages / Stage Directions
WEEK 4: February 19-23, 2024 (Off M&T / Hrs 1-7 / Full Wed) Believability / Motivated Movement / Stage Terms
WEEK 5: Feb. 26 - March 1, 2024 (PT Conf 2/27) Unit Test Review / Unit 1 Summative Test (IB: Knowing/Understanding)
Unit 2: STORY
WEEK 6: March 4-8, 2024 (musical opens this week!) The "building blocks" of a good story / Unit 1 Summative (IB: Thinking Creatively)
WEEK 7: March 11-15, 2024 (musical week) Read a Play / Plot
WEEK 8: March 18-22, 2024 (Spring Break Next wk) Read a Play / Character Analysis / How to Physically Portray a Character
Summative (Musical Review) - click HERE (IB: Responding to Art)
WEEK 9: April 1-5, 2024 (Full Wed Hrs 1-7) Monologue (Guided & Independent) Rehearsal / Performance
Unit 2 Summative (Monologue) Performance (IB: Developing Skills)
Choose a Scene for NEXT Unit HERE
Unit 3: ....AAAND SCENE!
WEEK 10: April 8-12, 2024 (Testing on April 10-11) Scene Studies: Determining Subtext
WEEK 11: April 15-19, 2024 Scene Studies: A character's Wants & A Scene's Beats
WEEK 12: April 22-26, 2024 Scene Studies: A scene's Beats, Opening Beat, Build, Climax, & Blocking
WEEK 13: April 29-May 3, 2024 (Hrs 1-7 / Carnival W) Scene Studies: Stage Business (and Rehearsal)
WEEK 14: May 6-10, 2024 Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Directed Scene Studies)
WEEK 15: May 13-17, 2024 Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Directed Scene Studies)
WEEK 16: May 20-24, 2024 (Off F / Full Wed / Hrs 1-7) Rehearsal of Final Scenes (and Directed Scene Studies)
Unit 3 Summative Directed Scene Study (IB: Developing Skills)
WEEK 17: May 27-31, 2024 (Off M / Full Wed / Hrs 1-7) Performance of Final Scenes
Unit 3 Summative (Final) Performance (IB: Know/Understand, Thinking Creatively)
WEEK 18: June 3-7, 2024 (M&T Hrs 1-7 / Exams W-F) Final Reflections
Unit 1-3 Summative Course Growth Reflection (IB: Responding to Growth
Final Exam (Exam Study Guide)