pre-Theater 2/26

Good afternoon, actors! Tomorrow, our main focus will be imagining the scenery for our play, plus talking about how costumes help to define our characters. Here's what we'll be up to:

Vocal/Body Warm-Ups
Read Today I Feel Silly (& Other Moods That Make My Day)
Painting Your Box: An imaginative scene-setting game.
Here's The Scene: We'll draw pictures of our class play and its scenery.
Rehearse!

pre-Theater 2/19

I'm really excited to work on developing the story for our play tomorrow!

Vocal/Body Warm Ups: A few simple games and songs to get us moving and talking.

Conflict and Resolution: To introduce the ideas of conflict and resolution, I'll present a scenario that poses a conflict which we'll have to reach a resolution for together.

The Royal Smile: We will invent a reason why the King and Queen of Gainesville are feeling sad, then take turns acting as the king, the queen, and the court jester who tries to cheer them up, trading roles each time the jester succeeds.

The Play: Picking up where we left off last week, we'll continue working with scenes for our play in character. We'll define a three-act play, talk about plot, and create a plot for the class play.

I want to remind everyone that if you choose to stay for the whole class, it's best if you participate - then everyone can be involved in the learning process. Thanks! See you in the morning.
-Lindsey

pre-Theater 2/5

Has everyone thought about their characters this week? Last time, after exploring characters and costumes, we ended with everyone naming what characters they would like to be in our emerging class play. Tomorrow, we'll be learning about sets and blocking. Here's a peek at what I've got planned:

Vocal/Body Warm Ups: A few simple games and songs to get us moving and talking.

Apple Tree: Through this story of a tiny seed growing into a big apple tree, we'll explore how our bodies can move in certain ways to tell the story, or to set the scene.

On Set: We'll discuss what a set is and what objects (props) we might find in ones we imagine, then we'll play an imaginative game to cement our understanding.

Back on Stage: Bringing back the concept of the stage, we'll devise a few scenes for characters to interact in.

Set the Scene: Finally, we'll settle on a setting for the class play.

See you tomorrow!
-Lindsey

pre-Theater 1/29

Greetings on this sunny Friday afternoon! Tomorrow morning marks the first day of GCK Winter classes and I, for one, am so excited. Theater starts at 9 am, where we will be doing a little Introducing, learning about both our classmates and some theater basics. The class will be structured something like this:

Introductions: In a circle, we'll take turns introducing ourselves and sharing some special piece of information to help us remember each other better.

Characters: We'll talk about our favorite characters (cartoons, animals, people) and spend some time imitating them - we'll be acting already!

Hand Expressions: With a couple of fun songs, we'll learn how our hands can be characters all on their own.

Made for the Stage: We'll introduce the stage, talk about how and why it is used, and everyone can practice clapping and bowing.

Let's Write a Play! Finally, we'll brainstorm some ideas for characters in a play that we will continue to develop week by week.

See you all tomorrow!
-Lindsey