Auditions
| Objective: | Students will demonstrate their ability to be effective auditioners by performing two contrasting 60 second monologues. |
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| Subject: | Auditions - Acting |
| Class Level: | Beginning |
| Main Concepts: | Michael Shurtleff’s 12 guideposts, Types of Auditions, What to expect at an Audition, Choices of Materials for auditions |
| National Standards: | CONTENT STANDARD 2: Acting by developing, communicating, and sustaining characters in improvisations and informal or formal productions. CONTENT STANDARD 3: Designing and producing by conceptualizing and realizing artistic interpretations for informal or formal productions. |
| Description: | Beginning Theatre (90 minute class periods) Previous Knowledge: How to cut monologues and scenes, and basic acting monologue techniques. Curriculum Placement: In the first half of the year. Before the winter break. |
| Author: | Julia Rasmussen |
Lesson Plans
Students will demonstrate an understanding of various auditions by participating in a class discussion.
Students will demonstrate understanding of guideposts 1 & 2 by performing in short scenes.
Students will understand the function guideposts 3,4,&5 by participating in a class room discussion.
Students will demonstrate understanding of guideposts 6-8 by creating and performing a scene.
Students will demonstrate understanding of guideposts 9-12 by participating in class discussion.
Students will demonstrate understanding of guideposts 1-6 by applying it to their performance pieces.
Students will demonstrate understanding of guideposts 7-12 by applying it to their performance pieces.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the guideposts by performing their monologues.
Students will demonstrate understanding of guideposts 1-12 by polishing their monologues.
Students will demonstrate understanding of guideposts 1-12 by applying it to their performance pieces.