Weekly Agenda for Beginning Acting
October 19th - October 23rd

Monday, October 19th:
Warm-ups!
Theatre games

Tuesday, October 20th:
Shortened day!
Present “Five Words/Five Situations”

Wednesday, October 21st:
Warm-Ups!
Physical and Vocal Warm-ups!
Finish up “Five Words/Five Situations”

Thursday, October 22nd:
Warm-ups!
Physical and Vocal Warm-ups!
Theatre games

Friday, October 23rd:
Theatre games!

BEGINNING ACTING OCTOBER 12TH AGENDA

Monday, October 12th:
Warm-ups
Theatre Games
Break into groups of three and work on “One Word/One Situation” scenes

Tuesday, October 13th:
Warm-ups
Theatre Games
Begin presenting your “One Word/One Situation” scenes

Wednesday, October 14th:
Meet in front of #503 at 10:30 to walk to the International Latino Film Festival

Thursday, October 15th:
Warm-ups
Theatre Games
Continue presenting your “One Word/One Situation” scenes

Friday, October 16th:
Meet with Mr. Itkin’s class
Theater Games

OCTOBER 5, 2009 BEGINNING ACTING AGENDA

Monday, October 5th:
Warm-ups!
Theatre games!

Tuesday, October 6th:
Shortened day!
More warm-ups!
Theatre games!

Wednesday, October 7th:
Field trip to the Egyptian Theatre for Latinos in Film!
Guest speaker tba

Thursday, October 8th:
Theatre games:

One Word Situational Scenes:

A group of three or four performers choose a word or a phrase (for example, "sorry" or "thank you") and develop and perform three or four short scenes based on the word. Each scene should depict a different situation using the word in a different context; in each scene an actor says the word or phrase in a different way. The word or phrase is spoken at a high point in the scene, not thrown away in the first few lines.

Example: Given the word “welcome” three actors portray the following three scenes: saying welcome to a long awaited good friend; saying welcome to relatives they dislike and whom they only greet at their parents’ insistence, and saying welcome to visiting diplomats.

Suggested Word Phrases:

welcome
good
thank you
sorry
never
why
oh, no
really

Friday, October 9th:
Begin presenting your One Word Situational Scenes