Uta Hagen's Object Exercises
| Objective: | Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Object Exercise by incorporating five of the ten exercises in a contentless scene. |
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| Subject: | Acting Skills & Techniques |
| Class Level: | Beginning |
| Main Concepts: | endowment, acting naturally, making entrances, etc. |
| National Standards: | Acting by developing, communicating, and sustaining characters in improvisations and informal or formal productions. |
| Description: | This unit is based on Uta Hagen's book and acting exercises. They can be used for all levels of student experience from beginning to advanced. |
| Author: | Meagan Wright |
Lesson Plans
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s The Basic Object Exercises exercise by rehearsing and performing a 2-minute slice of their life.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Three Entrances exercise by performing this exercise through a contentless scene.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Immediacy exercise by performing immediacy in a 1-minute rehearsed search for a personal valuable.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s The Fourth Wall exercise by performing a rehearsed telephone conversation, illustrating the function of the secondary fourth wall.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Endowment exercise by rehearsing and performing the exercise.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Outdoors by performing the exercise.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s History exercise by choosing a historical-figure and researching that specific time period.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s History exercise by performing a historically-accurate “simple task”.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Talking to Yourself and Character Action exercises by teaching the exercise and facilitating a corresponding activity.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Conditioning Forces exercise by participating in a modified version of the theatre game “Freeze”.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Object Exercise by incorporating five of the ten exercises in a contentless scene.
Students will demonstrate their understanding of Uta Hagen’s Object Exercise by incorporating five of the ten exercises in a contentless scene.
Author's Notes:
NOTE for Teacher: Review pages 81-90 from Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen, to ensure continuity and consistency throughout the unit.
Also consider having students use a journal to record thoughts and impressions throughout the unit.