KRISTA D. PRICE
Stagecraft Week 9: What's BACK there?
(Stage Managers, Props Masters, Crew)
October 26-30, 2020
Important terms are in RED.
Google Classroom assignments are in BLUE.
If ABSENT, you are REQUIRED to read / understand / do all activities posted for that day, even if it's not an "assignment".
DAY 1:
1.) Reflected on individual goal from last week. (Be sure to answer the "end of week" reflection under Week 8 in your REFLECTION JOURNAL in Google Classroom.)
2.) Chose an area (from the IB Learner Profile) to individually focus on this week. (If Absent, be sure to complete this under Week 9 in your REFLECTION JOURNAL in Google Classroom. Discussed the class focus of PROBLEM-SOLVING for this week.
3.) Watched a video (Problem Solving in Mary Poppins).
4.) De-briefed the process of finding/documenting props for a production. (Students completed the task of reading a script and documenting all props last class.)
5.) Watched a video (Props with Austin) and discussed problem-solving with props.
6.) Discussed: After finding/documenting props needed for a production, what's next?
7.) Watched a video (Props Masters) and responded in REFLECTION JOURNAL (Journal Title: Gathering Props) about 3 things you learned about props masters from the video.
8.) Discussed what we've already learned about the role of Stage Managers (SM's).
9.) Watched a video (SM's: What do they do?) and discussed what NEW things were learned.
10.) Reviewed: callboard, "spiking a set", spike tape, gaff tape, glow tape
11.) Watched two videos of SM's "calling a show" and analyzed how each "called cues", what each was watching while calling the show, and the skills needed to call a show well.
12.) Learned about how SM's "spike" sets using groundplans (a scaled drawing of the stage/set).
13.) Learned how to use a scale ruler. (If ABSENT, read this handout and Ms. Price will work with you next class on this required skill for Stagecraft.)
DAY 2:
1.) Watched a video (Specialty Props) and responded in REFLECTION JOURNAL (Journal Title: Specialty Props) about 2-3 things you learned about the role of props designers from the video.
Watched a video (Working in Theatre: Stage Manager) and responded in REFLECTION JOURNAL (Journal Title: Role of Stage Manager) about 3 things you learned about stage management from the video.
2.) Reviewed how SM's "spike" sets using a groundplan (a scaled drawing of the stage/set).
3.) Learned how to work in scale using a scale ruler. This is a REQUIRED skill to master in this class. For more information click HERE.
4.) Ms. Price introduced next two projects:
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Project #1: Create a groundplan of the OHS stage (which will be used later in the semester when you design a set)
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This project requires you to work in scale (1/2" scale) using the actual measurements of the OHS stage to create a scaled "blueprint" of the stage. Your groundplan should include the center line, plaster line, legs, and apron.
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Project #2: Find/Make Props & Create a Props Table
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This project requires you to find props (in the OHS Props room) from a list of props you'll receive from Ms. Price. You will then create a backstage props table to display your props, using techniques shared in class.
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Go Deeper (Optional):
Additional Videos on Special Effects on Stage:
Additional Videos on Stage Management:
Additional Videos on Props:
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Props in Hamilton (Role of Props Master)
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Why Props Matter (Props in Film)