KRISTA D. PRICE
ADVANCED ACTING
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
The purpose of Advanced Acting is to learn about the process and product of theatre through the hands-on activity of producing a show for the greater Oxford community. All shows for Advanced Acting are produced in the OHS Black Box Theatre.
The shows produced in Advanced Acting change each year. Some former Advanced Acting shows include 1984 (2014), The Crucible (2015), Our Town (2016), Animal Farm (2017), Fools (2018), Lost in Yonkers (2019), The Uninvited (2020 - never performed due to Covid shut-down), The Giver (2021 - performed on MainStage due to Covid), The 39 Steps (2023), and Love (2024). Click titles for photos of each.
(for Face-to-Face AND Absence Learning)
Task 1: Creative Collaboration
WEEK 1: August 22-23, 2024 (Advisory + Hours 1-7) Getting to Know You / Creative Collaboration
WEEK 2: August 26-29, 2024 (Hrs 1-7 / No school Fri.) The Creative Process / Show Selection (Read the Script)
WEEK 3: September 3-6, 2024 (Hours 1-7 / No school Mon.) Audition Process / Exploring Style & Theme in Scripts
Task 2: Pre-Production Planning / Script Analysis / Scenic Design Process
WEEK 4: September 9-13, 2024 Script Analysis / Start Scenic Design Process
WEEK 5: September 16-20, 2024 Role of the Director (Pre-Production) / Backward Planning
WEEK 6: September 23-27, 2024 Intro to this Semester's Theatre/Design Project
Task 3: Theatre / Design Project
(Project = 1st Sem. / Show = 2nd Sem.)
WEEK 7: Sept 30 - Oct 4, 2024 (PT Conf M&Th / Wed=Adv.+1-7) Research & Planning for Theatre/Design Project
WEEK 8: October 9-11, 2024 (Off M&T / Hrs 1-7) Inspiration & Planning for Theatre/Design Project
WEEK 9: October 14-18, 2024 Design Concept & Planning for Theatre/Design Project
Week 10: October 21-25, 2024 Logistics & Planning for Theatre/Design Project
WEEK 11: Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2024 Final Planning for Theatre/Design Project
WEEK 12: Nov 4-8, 2024 Performance of Project
Task 4: Pre-Production: Second Semester Black Box Show
(ACTORS / SET & PROPS / COSTUMES & HAIR/MAKE-UP / LIGHTING & SOUND / SM)
WEEK 13: Nov 11-15, 2024 (Fall Play Nov 14-16) Script Analysis
WEEK 14: Nov 18-22, 2024 TBA
WEEK 15: Nov 25-26, 2024 (Hrs 1-7 / No school W-F) Pre-Production Planning (Theme & Style)
WEEK 16: Dec 2-6, 2024 Pre-Production Planning (Character Study)
WEEK 17: Dec 9-13, 2024 Pre-Production Planning (Rehearsal & Design Calendars)
WEEK 18: Dec 16-20, 2025 Pre-Production Planning (Promotions & Box Office)
WEEK 19: Jan 6-10, 2025
WEEK 20: Jan 13-17, 2025
WEEK 21: Jan 21-24, 2025 (No Mon/full Wed/Exams on Th/F) Course & Personal Growth Reflection