Drama 10, 20, 30 - Model Unit

Procedures Teacher Notes

Step 7: Rehearsal

The students will:
continue to develop commitment to their own roles and the roles of others
portray characters in monologues and improvisations
communicate character through movement and gesture
participate in blocking improvised scenes
understand and execute stage movement effectively
understand and execute stage business effectively
articulate clearly
develop voice projection
communicate character through speech
explore various staging possibilities for their drama work
understand the relationship of script to performance
understand the contributions of various dramatic artists and technicians to theatrical production
understand how the artistic intention of various dramatic artists is served by the use of theatre elements.

These objectives are achieved over fifteen hours of rehearsal time, which is broken down into a number of shorter rehearsals. Only a few objectives would be achieved during a particular rehearsal.

The rehearsal time for this collective creation is approximately 15 hours. For about half of that time, the students work in pairs and small groups to rehearse scenes. The teacher moves from group to group, side-coaching, making suggestions and providing assistance. The students work on revising the script, blocking each episode, and sharpening various acting skills as necessary. The final 8 hours of rehearsal time are devoted to formal rehearsal with the teacher as director.

While most of the rehearsal time will occur within class periods, it may be necessary to rehearse outside of class as well.

During the rehearsal period, the students choose and record music to set and close the performance and to use in two of the episodes. They also work together with the teacher to make decisions about set, lighting, costuming, and other technical contributions to the performance.

Step 7: Rehearsal
The students will: continue to develop commitment to their own roles and the roles of others portray characters in monologues and improvisations communicate character through movement and gesture participate in blocking improvised scenes understand and execute stage movement effectively understand and execute stage business effectively articulate clearly develop voice projection communicate character through speech explore various staging possibilities for their drama work understand the relationship of script to performance understand the contributions of various dramatic artists and technicians to theatrical production understand how the artistic intention of various dramatic artists is served by the use of theatre elements.	These objectives are achieved over fifteen hours of rehearsal time, which is broken down into a number of shorter rehearsals. Only a few objectives would be achieved during a particular rehearsal.
The rehearsal time for this collective creation is approximately 15 hours. For about half of that time, the students work in pairs and small groups to rehearse scenes. The teacher moves from group to group, side-coaching, making suggestions and providing assistance. The students work on revising the script, blocking each episode, and sharpening various acting skills as necessary. The final 8 hours of rehearsal time are devoted to formal rehearsal with the teacher as director.	While most of the rehearsal time will occur within class periods, it may be necessary to rehearse outside of class as well.
During the rehearsal period, the students choose and record music to set and close the performance and to use in two of the episodes. They also work together with the teacher to make decisions about set, lighting, costuming, and other technical contributions to the performance.