KRISTA D. PRICE

DAY 1:  (Note:  Only one class this week due to Mid-Winter Break & 2 snow days)

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1.)  Ms. Price announced/reminded: 

• Class Show Date(s):  May 24-26, 2021 

• We can not rehearse on stage May 24 (Awards night), so we need to discuss possible solutions

• (One solution would be to have our final tech rehearsal on Tuesday, and two performances on Wednesday)

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2.)  Ms. Price Read from "A Sense of Direction" and students responded in their Adv. Acting PROCESS Journal in Google Classroom to the following questions:

1. What does the author say is the most important characteristic of a work of art?

   • UNITY (= relationship to ITSELF)​

2. What, according to the author, is the second characteristic of a work of art?

   • REVEALS THE UNIVERSE (= relationship to a GREATER TRUTH)​

3. What is the third characteristic of a work of art?

   • AWAKENS THE SPIRIT (= relationship to ARTIST/AUDIENCE)​

4. What else is art/theatre expected to have that show business and television entertainment are not expected to have?

   • THE BEAUTY OF HUMANKIND (=our relationship to EACHOTHER)​

5. On what does an actor build his/her profession/craft/art?

   • BELIEF​

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3.)  Discussed:  Where does a director START when preparing to direct a show?

• KP's Method:  Start with the show's

  • "Emotional Center"​

  • Theme

  • (Style)

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4.) Discussed:  What is the "emotional center" of OUR show?

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5.) Discussed:

1. A show's DIRECTOR can't begin directing without knowing...?

   • Their design/director's CONCEPT​

   • The SET

2. A show's DESIGNER(S) can't begin designing without knowing...?

   • What the SCRIPT says is NEEDED

   • The design/director's CONCEPT

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6.)  Ms. Price shared Design teams for our show:

1. SM:  Callum / ASM:  Brooke

2. Set:  Drake, Brennan, Savannah, Sam

3. Costumes:  Janelle, Haley, Bella, Liv

4. Hair/Make-up:  Ava, Calleigh, Ashlynn

5. Props:  Ben, Macy, Aidan, Tanner

6. Sound:  Audrey

7. Lighting:  Nathan, Jamie

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7.) Design Groups began their script work (determining the "needs of the script" for each design area).

• Advice from Price:

  • Consider HOW things need to function, not just WHAT needs to be on stage.​

  • Determine your needs in SHOW ORDER (from beginning to end)

  • DON'T DESIGN yet - consider only what's NEEDED based on the SCRIPT.

  • Consider all needs - both stated and implied.  (If a character pulls an apple out of his pocket, it's implied that his costume needs a pocket - big enough for an apple.)

• Complete your Design "Needs" Spreadsheet in Google Classroom (ALL students must complete their own, but you can work together in teams to complete this assignment.  A show can't begin without it.)

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