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