SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 - SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
WEEKLY AGENDA FOR BEGINNING ACTING

Monday, September 24th:
Warm-ups: Vocal,
Meisner Activity
Continue working on the Observation Exercise

Tuesday, September 25th:
Warm-ups: Vocal,
Meisner Activity
Finish up the Observation Exercise

Wednesday, September 26th:
No School!

Thursday, September 27th:
Warm-ups: Vocal
Meisner Activity
Break into groups of three; select three phrases; create a scene with a situation, three characters involving each other in the situation and three phrases.
Begin presenting the scene.

Friday, September 28th:
Warm-ups
Meisner Activity
Continue presenting the scene

THEATRE ENSEMBLE

Monday, September 24th:
Warm-ups
Meisner Acting Exercise: Activity/Concentration/Objective Exercise
Continue working on "Most Pivotal Moment"

Tuesday, September 25th:
Warm-ups
Meisner Acting Exercise: Continue with A/C/O Exercise
Continue working on "Most Pivotal Moment"

Wednesday, September 26th:
No school today!

Thursday, September 27th:
Warm-ups
Meisner Acting Exercise: Passing the Thought
Finish up working on "Most Pivotal Moment"

Friday, September 28th:
Warm-ups
Meisner Acting Exercise: Pass the Thought
Work with "Pillow Talk"

September 4, 2012 - September 7, 2012

September 4, 2012 – September 7, 2012

Weekly Schedule for Beginning Acting

Tuesday, September 4^th:

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical and Sense Memory Exercises

Read through of scenes.

Begin work on scenes.

Wednesday, September 5^th:

Warm-ups

Biography of character

Work on scenes

Thursday, September 6^th:

Warm-ups

Who, What, Where, When Journals

Work on scenes

Friday, September 7^th:

Warm-ups

The Entrance Game

Work on scenes

Theatre Ensemble

Tuesday, September 4th: 

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical 

Group Story Telling (THE SANFORD MEISNER APPROACH by Larry Silverberg; page 7)

Mechanical Repetition Game (Exercise #1 from THE SANFORD MEISNER APPROACH by Larry Silverberg; page 10)

For T.A.'s: Make director's notebook: cut and tape script pages onto lined notebook paper; place in notebook.

Put old script in manila envelope

Wednesday, September 5th: 

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical 

The Entrance Game 

For T.A.'s: Grade math papers from Advisory using key downloaded from internet

Thursday, September 6th: 

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical, Sense Memory 

The Exit Game 

For T.A.'s: Organize papers in turn-in boxes 

Friday, September 7th: 

Warm-ups: Vocal, Physical, Sense Memory

The Three Moment Game (SANFORD MEISNER APPROACH by Larry Silverberg; page 27 - 28)

For T.A.'s: Organize handouts in baskets on tables.