3rd GradeThe 3rd graders are working hard learning their blocking and lines for their play. Aside from performance skills, students are also learning about what blocking is (movement of characters on stage) and how to take notes on their blocking in the script. It looks like secret theater language! For example, if a character needs to move from their position to downstage center, they would write: X DSC! That means they need to cross to downstage center. They also learned what the different parts of the stage are called. These are essential things students need to learn to develop themselves into strong performers. 5th Grade5th grade wrapped up unit #1 at the beginning of this month with a end of the unit reflection. Then, they started working on their mime technique for the rope, wall and objects. Although it looks simple when watching professional mime acts, students are challenged to keep their ideas simple. Take a look at 503's tug a war! 502 is continuing their scenes in the museum and expanding and adding details to the museum. Check out how each "room" in the museum comes to life! Hall of Dragons Hall of Unsolved Mysteries Room of Egyptian Artifacts Room of Elements Room of World Wars 7th Grade7th Grade started their observations for their secret project. They gathered a lot of details and turned them in. They were a blast to read! They learned how to create a character walk using a character center (head, chest, hips or knees). We started a lesson on voice and proper projection techniques. They also learned a vocal warm up and the 3 vocal placements. Moving onto next month, students will be bringing their characters to life and creating scenes for them! 8th Grade8T1 designers are working hard to create all the pieces needed for our show. Sound designers began their research this month to find pre-recorded sounds that would work for their design plan. Light designers learned to sketch out a light plot that shows where the lights are on stage. While the positions of these lights aren't what they planned out, it is an essential skill that they will need in high school theater classes. They're getting a head start! Costume designers were given costumes pieces from the actors, and an abundance of trim, cloth and other detailing from Ms. Luong to start building the costume for each character. Set designers are on a roll creating their set pieces. They taped, glued and painted the stove! Producers are working on two posters at the same time - they're the same layout but colors are different. They're planning on making it three-dimensional as well! Stage Managers started putting together all the documents and lists that are needed for planning and organizing. They started working on creating the Stage Manager's Prompt Book - which is literally the bible of the production!! Actors are working with the directors to learn their blocking this month. 8T2 is continuing their work with Kevin this month. They were introduced to Banksy's work. He is a street artist who paints in cities that have political and social commentary. The students identified the particular piece of work below as a commentary on Gentrification. So together, we created a scene with a family whose expressing their worries about how the changes in their neighborhood is effecting them. From here, we will be building more scenes to track the family as they go through these changes in their lives!
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AuthorMs. Luong is the Theater Arts teacher at PS/IS30. Archives
March 2019
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