Theatre Camp

This course will explore the basic rules of improvisation, analyzing and building a character, creating original performances, performing Shakespeare and exploring musicals.

First students will be able to explore various types of theatre as well as various roles within the theatre. They will then begin to explore their own talents by learning various theater techniques and writing some pieces on their own. Each week we'll start class by playing an improvisation game to build comfort with working as an ensemble and making creative theatre choices.

Week 1.- Studying Theatre

Week 1- Students will be able to explore a variety of musicals and types of characters such as leading, supporting and ensemble roles. They will then choose a musical to perform via song, dance or instrument. We will then provide each other with feedback.

Week 2.- Creating Theater

- Students will explore how Theater prepares us for the real world along with examples. They will also learn tools for Success in theater and how to create their own original work.

- Interview Theater- Students will watch a Clip of an Interview Theater Play, Prepare to Write an Interview Theater Piece and Perform their Interview next class.

- Living Newspapers- Students will take a newspaper article, broadcast or broadcast episode and create poems based off of the articles as well as a series of writing prompts. They will perform their poems at the end of class

- Monologues- Students will watch the teacher perform a monologue, watch one on film and craft one of their own that tells a significant story from the character's perspective.

- Sketch Comedy/Song Parodies- Students will watch a song Parody and Sketch Parody Piece, discuss key details and try to create one on their own.

Week 3: Performing Shakespeare

- Students will be able to explore fundamental rules of Improv, explore these concepts through the Yes, Let’s and What are You doing Games. They will also be able to practice Shakespearean Insults and a Choral Reading

-Students will review and learn new rules of Improvisation then explore these concepts by playing, This is a What and Gift Scenes to practice giving and offering ideas as gifts to move scenes forward. They will also be able to read through 'A Midsummer's Night Dream' in Assigned Roles.

Week 4: Memorizing Lines

-Students will explore modern scripts in assigned roles and memorize lines for a final class performance as a culminating project to highlight all that we've learned over the past four weeks.