April 25, 2016 - April 29, 2016 Weekly Agenda for Acting Classl

 

Monday, April 25th: 

Theatre games because no one is here to work on their scenes!

Titanic

Last Letter/First Letter:

Gus, Tanny

Franklin, Elizabeth

Chynna, Franklin

Chynna, Whitnesy

Alphabet Story

Night at the Museum 

Tuesday, April 26th:

Vocal Exercises

Broke into groups to work on scenes

Worked with:

Akili, Elizabeth D, Karla, Ivett, Tanny

Mom is gay and divorcing Dad but parents have not told their daughter that they are divorcing and that Mom is a lesbian. However, the parents are unaware that their daughter is also a lesbian.

Wednesday, April 27th:  

Scenes presented today!

Present scenes today – finally!

Akili, Elizabeth, Tanny, Karla, Ivett

Mom is gay and is moving her girlfriend in to help with finances. Her daughter is also gay, but neither mom nor daughter realizes the other is gay.

Franklin, Luiza, Tania, Jazzmyn, Pamela

Mom is about to go on a date, but crazy Aunt Pamela is on the back of a motorcycle with a 23 year old guy on her way to Coachella. Franklin reluctantly convinces his mom to allow him to babysit - the last time she allowed him to babysit he set the kitchen trashcan on fire. Mom eventually and reluctantly consents to Franklin babysitting – but only because her date is at the door! Franklin, the evil older brother enslaves his younger sisters to do his chores, during which they manage to ruin the washing machine, his clothes, and the dishwasher. Crazy Aunt Pamela comes to the rescue after being dumped by her 23 year old boyfriend. Very funny but overlong.

Thursday, April 28th: 

Performance of 5 Minute Sitcom

Hospital ER:

Elizabeth – demanding patient, crazy wife of Dr. Chynna

Chynna – doctor, married to crazy wife

Katia – nurse

Justin – doctor

Arianna – Swat team

Kimberly – twin sister of Elizabeth

Elizabeth and Kimberly, twin sisters, stage an armed assault on the ER b/c they think Chynna is having an affair with Justin

Gus – Dad

Miriam – Mom

Whitney – nerd daughter who wants to go to Alaska for a science project

Sarena – crazy neighbor who always manages to sneak into house

Emily – daughter wants to go to strip club for 18^th birthday 

The crazy neighbor restores order to the house when she informs the daughter they are adopted. 

Assigned the Subtext exercise to class

Friday, April 29th: 

Assigned partners:

Miriam, Chynna

Arianna, Kimberly

Luiza, Gus

Franklin, Ivett

Elizabeth D., Sarena

Tania, Pamela

Katya, Akili

Karla, Whitney

Elizabeth A., Jazzmyn

Emily,  Tanny

Actors broke into pairs to rehearse

Performances:

At a prom dance shop shopping for clothes for prom

Arianna: wants to go to prom with Kimberly in matching dresses, but hates the dress Kimberly has chosen; broke up with her boyfriend so really wants to go with Kimberly

Kimberly: Wants to go to prom with a new guy, didn’t know Arianna had broken up with boyfriend

Two sisters meet at a bar near Yale University, catching up on old times:

Miriam: getting married to dream guy in a dream wedding at the Plaza

Chynna: is happy for her sister, says she is getting married too

Subtext: Miriam is freaked out over how fast the engagement is going; happy but really scared

Chynna is jealous and thinks Miriam always gets what she wants. She confesses that their drunk father abused her after Miriam left. Then confessed she made up story about engagement.

 

Five Minute SitCom

 

The Five Minute Sitcom:

The first act, the setting, the situation, the characters, and their relationships are introduced. At some point – maybe the end of the first act -  a conflict arises.

In the second act, there are plot points and twists that cause a climax at the end of the second act. The climax is where the highest moment of excitement occurs, or the moment where the protagonist or the antagonist’s fate changes for better or for worse.

In the third act, there is the resolution, and the falling action or the denouement occurs.  There are no unanswered questions.

 6^th Period:

Work on the Five Minute Sitcom

The first act, the setting, the situation, the characters, and their relationships are introduced. At some point – maybe the end of the first act -  a conflict arises.

In the second act, there are plot points and twists that cause a climax at the end of the second act. The climax is where the highest moment of excitement occurs, or the moment where the protagonist or the antagonist’s fate changes for better or for worse.

In the third act, there is the resolution, and the falling action or the denouement occurs.  There are no unanswered questions.

April 18, 2016 - April 22, 2016 Acting Class Agenda

Monday, April 18th: 

Work on the Five Minute Sitcom

The first act, the setting, the situation, the characters, and their relationships are introduced. At some point – maybe the end of the first act -  a conflict arises.

In the second act, there are plot points and twists that cause a climax at the end of the second act. The climax is where the highest moment of excitement occurs, or the moment where the protagonist or the antagonist’s fate changes for better or for worse.

In the third act, there is the resolution, and the falling action or the denouement occurs.  There are no unanswered questions.

Groups:

Whitney, Miriam, Emily, Gus, Sarena

Akili, Elizabeth, Ivett, Karla, Tanny

Chynna, Arianna, Kimberly, Katya, Elizabeth, Justin

Franklin, Luiza, Pamela, Tania, Jasmine 

Constance from "Young Artist" came to talk about "Spotlight" and "Young Artists" 

Tuesday, April 19th: 

Movement Warm-ups:

Students move about to tempos of one (somnamulistically slow) through ten (hair on fire fast).

Different scenarios: late to school, see crush, crush ignores you and walks over to your competitor, etc.

Walking at the bottom of the ocean, hiking up the Himalayas.

Floating as a feather

Walking like a big plumber.

Break into groups and work on “5 Minute Sitcom”.

Worked with:

Pamela, Franklin, Luiza, Jazzmyn

Crazy family with single mom

Wednesday, April 20th: 
Warm-up: 
The Titanic
Work on 5 Minute Sitcom! 
Work with: Franklin, Pamela, Luiza, Tania
Mom getting ready for a date. Calls the crazy aunt to babysit but she's on the back of a motorcycle with a twenty-three year old on her way to "Burning Man" and can't babysit, so Mom reluctantly allows Franklin, her oldest son to baby sit. As soon as Mom leaves, Franklin begins to bully his younger sisters to do his chores for him while he entertains a guest.  The girls are mad at their brother and sabotages the chores to wreck his life - pouring bleach on his clothes when they do his wash, etc.
Meanwhile, the crazy aunt has a fight with the boyfriend and is dropped off at their house where everything is in chaos. The crazy aunt quickly gets things under control just as Mom returns from her dream date.
Finish tomorrow.

Thursday, April 21st: 
 

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Theatre Games:

Bombs and Shields

Broke into groups and rehearsed:

Rehearsed with:

Akili, Elizabeth, Karla

Mom is gay and divorcing very understanding husband who is staying in the house to help out with the kids. Mom has moved in “Aunt Suzie”, her girlfriend. She has not yet told the kids she is gay. Meanwhile, her son is grappling with his own sexuality.

Friday, April 22nd:  

Theatre games:

Weather Walks:

Hot sticky walk down Hollywood Blvd.

Cool breezy walk in nature

Motivated Walk:

Seeing an old friend

Seeing someone who rejected you with a new girl

Break into groups and rehearse:

Worked with:

Sarena, Emily, Gus, Miriam

 

April 11, 2016 - April 15, 2016 Weekly Agenda for Acting Class

Monday, April 11th: 
Watch playback of ALMOST, MAINE
Prologue, Her Heart
Discussion
Write self-reflection

Tuesday, April 12th:

Discussed the self-reflection paper on performance: Each response needs to be a paragraph  

Show the rest of the scenes tomorrow

Played “Murder” and “Titanic”

Wednesday, April 13th: 
Watched the recording of the Thursday show of ALMOST, MAINE

The reflection will be due on Friday.

Thursday, April 14th: 
Finished watching the recording today.
Reflection due tomorrow.
Discussion of next year's shows.

Friday, April 15th: 
Self Reflection on performance in ALMOST, MAINE

Break into groups and create "Five Minute Sitcom" 

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Work on the Five Minute Sitcom

The first act, the setting, the situation, the characters, and their relationships are introduced. At some point – maybe the end of the first act -  a conflict arises.

In the second act, there are plot points and twists that cause a climax at the end of the second act. The climax is where the highest moment of excitement occurs, or the moment where the protagonist or the antagonist’s fate changes for better or for worse.

In the third act, there is the resolution, and the falling action or the denouement occurs.  There are no unanswered questions.

Groups: 

Whitney, Miriam, Emily, Gus, Sarena

Akili, Elizabeth, Ivett, Karla, Tanny

Chynna, Arianna, Kimberly, Katya, Elizabeth, Justin

Franklin, Luiza, Pamela, Tania, Jasmine

 

April 4, 2016 - April 8, 2016 Weekly Agenda

Monday, April 4th: 
Rehearse with "This Hurts" with props
Kimberly and Elizabeth A  

Tuesday, April 5th: 
Rehearse with "This Hurts" with props
Kimberly and Elizabeth A.

Began rehearsals with "Where It Went" 
Jazzmyn and Emily A 

Went over rehearsal and performance schedule for the rest of the week:

Schedule for ALMOST, MAINE for Tuesday, April 5^th – Friday, April 8^th:

Tuesday, April 5^th:

Rehearsals:

5^th Period

6^th Period

Wednesday, April 6^th:

5^th Period

Rehearsals:
"Where It Went" - Jazzmyn and Emily
(6th Period - worked with "Her Heart" with Akili and Beverly

After School:

Auditorium

5^th Period:

3:30 – 6:00

Thursday, April 7^th:

Auditorium

5^th Period Cast rehearsing during 4^th – 6^th Periods

Performance from 3:30 – 5:30

Friday, April 8^th:

Auditorium

6^th Period cast rehearsing during 4^th – 6^th Periods

Performance from 3:30 – 5:30