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This activity includes five stations exploring the different careers in theatre. Each career includes a task for students to complete at that station and two questions about the career. Station #1: The Actor Station #2: The Director Station #3: The Playwright Station #4: The Designers Station #5: The Stage Manager

A set of 7 classroom posters for the drama classroom that provide a brief description of the following roles: ActorDirectorPlaywrightDesignerProducerStage Manager

Emotional expression lesson slides for theater / drama/ acting Topics include: Acting methodsStanislavskiMethod (Strasberg)MeisnerChekhovExercises

Lesson slides for high school acting or theater on "Body Language". Topics include: Exercises (pulling face, move as though...)Forms of MovementMimesDynamic Delivery

A presentation overviewing the importance of identity, point-of-view, and self-image in the role of acting This is a perfect first lesson in a drama unit on acting or the start of a secondary acting class

Diction lesson slides for high school drama, acting, or theater Topics include: Exercises (one word story, humming exploration)Elements of the VoicePower of CommunicationBody as an InstrumentTongue Twisters

A brief introduction to how three different acting practitioners have contributed to the craft of acting This presentation touches on Uta Hagen, Konstantin Stanislavski, Sanford Meisner

This project asks students to create a comprehensive theatrical production proposal for a play of their choosing. They will be asked to research the different roles and responsibilities and jobs needed for their production, make design choices, create a production timeline, and present a visual presentation of their proposal. Objective: Demonstrate your understanding of the roles and responsibilities performed by individuals involved in the theater industry by creating a comprehensive proposal f

A handout outlining the descriptions of the different jobs on a film set: ProducerDirectorScreenwriterProduction DesignerHair and Makeup DesignerCostume DesignerSpecial Effects DesignerLocations ManagerGafferSound MixerEditor

To learn more about the different career and job opportunities in theater, have your theater or drama students complete this graphic organizer while researching these positions

A slideshow introducing Shakespeare Text and Form, including Iambic Pentameter, Vocabulary, Characterization, and more. This is perfect to introduce Shakespeare to an English or Drama class

A handout outlining the basics of writing a script for TV/Film, including The StoryThe FormatThe VisualsThe Editing

Three simple monologues for beginners engaging in monologue acting work: Monologue #1: Sketching ImaginationMonologue #2: Astronaut AnticsMonologue #3: The Storybook Portal

Have your theater or drama students complete this graphic organizer while researching historical styles and eras of theater

After viewing a live performance, have your theater or drama students complete this worksheet to reflect on the performance and apply what they saw to concepts taught in class.

This handout explores important tips and tricks for giving and receiving constructive feedback after a performance, reading of an original dramatic piece, or viewing of a student's film project

A short 1-2 minute Reader's Theater adaptation script of "The Giving Tree" to introduce students to the concept of reader's theater using a children's book