Looking for the 5th Period final review material? Follow the link under the documents desk to my typepad blog.
Pebblebrook Finals Schedule
Tuesday, December 15 - 1st/2nd Blue Only
Wednesday, December 16 - 3rd/4th White Only
Thursday, December 17 - 3rd/4th Y and Blue (early dismissal)
Friday, December 18 - 1st/2nd Y and White (early dismissal)
Ms Grant Drama Classes Final Schedule
Drama 4-
Wednesday: Completed Mask Due
Essay
Thursday: Master Class with Jake Dodges
Mandatory for a grade
Movement clothes please
Drama 2-
Wednesday: Essay
Word Pronunciation for Diction
Thursday: Poem
Children’s Theater performance
Monday, December 14, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Masks and Poetry
We are well into our mask making now in Drama 4. This VERY complicated process will take us all the way to break. The students have really been enjoying it though and I think the results are going to be amazing. Take a look at some of our works in progress.
Some students who STILL have zeros on their senior profiles need to get those to me. The last day to turn them in is Friday.
In Drama 2 we are digging into our poetry. This week we will be working on Standard American dialect and acting happening at the same time. We will also keep the ball rolling with our children's theater scenes. We will be presenting these to Sky View elementary students the second week after break.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
2 WEEKS AND COUNTING
Another College Accept shout out to John Slack who was accepted to The University of Michigan.
With only two weeks left in the semester, we are busy busy busy around the Brook. Please check the CCCEPA website for tons of upcoming holiday events and concerts.
The Drama 1, 2, 3 projects have been postponed until January 27.
Drama 4
We are working on mask construction and performance. We are currently in the construction phase. Students have been making plaster casts of their faces which will serve as the base for their masks. Today we will begin on the construction and paper maiche portion.
Students make masks of thier own for two reasons. The first is to learn a very useful theatre skill that many will find themselves using again. The second is to have the students have an investment in their mask. By creating their own mask, they are bringing it to life in a sense which, in the end, makes the performance work better.
Drama 2
We have many things happening this week. The first rounds of the story theater are today. (These are off book and graded.) The first rounds of the poetry will be on Thursday. (Also off book and graded.) The story book theater pieces will be performed after the break at a local elementary school. Students should continue working on their list of diction words for their final exam.
With only two weeks left in the semester, we are busy busy busy around the Brook. Please check the CCCEPA website for tons of upcoming holiday events and concerts.
The Drama 1, 2, 3 projects have been postponed until January 27.
Drama 4
We are working on mask construction and performance. We are currently in the construction phase. Students have been making plaster casts of their faces which will serve as the base for their masks. Today we will begin on the construction and paper maiche portion.
Students make masks of thier own for two reasons. The first is to learn a very useful theatre skill that many will find themselves using again. The second is to have the students have an investment in their mask. By creating their own mask, they are bringing it to life in a sense which, in the end, makes the performance work better.
Drama 2
We have many things happening this week. The first rounds of the story theater are today. (These are off book and graded.) The first rounds of the poetry will be on Thursday. (Also off book and graded.) The story book theater pieces will be performed after the break at a local elementary school. Students should continue working on their list of diction words for their final exam.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Drama 4 movement exercises
Drama 4
By popular request, here is the list of movement exercises we did with our monologues today. I have put enough of a tidbit to jog your memory, if you need more clarification just ask.
1. Find physical contrast between pieces
2. Add vocal contrast
3. Proud, Shame, Hide- Find the body placement of character's proudest element, shame and hide. Place those things in the body accordingly to build a character body.
4. Active in a chair-Make the piece as physically dynamic as possible while sitting in a chair.
5. Reset the character's default gesture- Find a gesture never done before. Put it all through the body. Do the gesture with your feet, your hair, your center-etc. Perform the monologue doing the variances of the gesture all through the piece.
6. Gratowski 10-1- Choose key phrases in the work and physically act the piece using the emotion to body connection. This will be huge overblown movement. Turn it down, turn it down, turn it down, find it in realism.
Drama 2
Is hard at work staging their story theater pieces.
They got a wide awakening yesterday with diction notes on their poems. Students will perform their poems with improvements on Friday.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Congrats and Onward and Upward
First let me give some shouts out to the first of our D4 numbers to get into college. I feel sure that the college acceptance game has only just begun.
Yea!
AJ-admitted to OU and SMU
Alyssa-admitted to SMU
Jennifer- admitted to SMU and Indiana
John- admitted to SMU
Alyssa-admitted to SMU
Jennifer- admitted to SMU and Indiana
John- admitted to SMU
We are so proud of you.
Next I want to give a shout out to the cast of The Three Sisters. Auditions were extremely competitive and I am so proud of you as well.
Now, onto the plans
Drama 4
We are winding down our monologue unit with the 5th period performances and the classical rounds. We are going to be moving into mask making. Please remember to bring your 7.00 for your mask supplies. Due next Wednesday.
Friday: Continue comments on Round 1 classical
Monday: Notes on 5th period performance
Tues-Thurs: Coaching on Classical monos
Friday: Mask Intro
Drama 2
We have several trains running in Drama 2. We are working on our poetry selections for diction and voice. We have also started our Children's theater unit.
Friday: Poetry line check part 2/ Children's theater script presentation
Monday: Poetry performance. Round 1
Tuesday: Children's theater line check and rehearsal
Wednesday: Children's theater rehearsal
Thursday: Children's Theater character day
Friday: Children's theater round one.
Monday, November 2, 2009
OMG! When did it get to be November?
With Three Sisters and Aida cast, we are able to get right back on track and finish the semester with drive and focus.
Here is the agenda for this week;
Drama 4:
Mon: Spooktacular
Weds. Classical Mono work
Thurs: Classical Mono work
Fri: Classical Monos round one
Drama 2:
Mon: Scene slam rehearsal
Weds: Scene slam round one
Thurs: Scene slam rehearsal/ Children's theater kick off
Fri: Scene slam final/ Children's theater groups.
Our D2 editors are hard at work. I hope that by Friday we will be able to debut The Brook in 5th period.
Here is the agenda for this week;
Drama 4:
Mon: Spooktacular
Weds. Classical Mono work
Thurs: Classical Mono work
Fri: Classical Monos round one
Drama 2:
Mon: Scene slam rehearsal
Weds: Scene slam round one
Thurs: Scene slam rehearsal/ Children's theater kick off
Fri: Scene slam final/ Children's theater groups.
Our D2 editors are hard at work. I hope that by Friday we will be able to debut The Brook in 5th period.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Three Sisters and Spooktacular
In all of our classes we are in the thick of one our favorite activities in the Brook Drama Dept-Spooktacular. It is a piece of spooky theatre entirely created, teched and performed by the students. It is a festival of frights, haunts and theatrically created tension. The students love to create and watch them. These will be performed this Friday.
On a second note we have also been working on Three Sisters callbacks this week. The kids are doing great. They are making our decisions very difficult.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday October 23
On Monday we had a great turnout for Three Sisters auditions. Callbacks will be posted on Monday and we will work on those in class throughout the week.
Drama 4 has been working on prep for our college monologues. A shout out to AJ, Kelley, Alyssa, Jennifer and John who headed off to Texas and Oklahoma this weekend to kick off the college audition season. I am sure they will represent us well.
Another shout out to Nike who is nominated for an Ovation award and will be performing at the Strand on Monday as a part of the awards ceremony.
We worked with the Leban efforts and are now off book on our classical monologues.
Drama 2
Our soaps has encountered technical difficulties so we are allowing students to choose their path in the next week. Some have chosen to continue editing their soap scenes. Others are moving on to a one week scene slam challenge.
Drama 4 has been working on prep for our college monologues. A shout out to AJ, Kelley, Alyssa, Jennifer and John who headed off to Texas and Oklahoma this weekend to kick off the college audition season. I am sure they will represent us well.
Another shout out to Nike who is nominated for an Ovation award and will be performing at the Strand on Monday as a part of the awards ceremony.
We worked with the Leban efforts and are now off book on our classical monologues.
Drama 2
Our soaps has encountered technical difficulties so we are allowing students to choose their path in the next week. Some have chosen to continue editing their soap scenes. Others are moving on to a one week scene slam challenge.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Three Sisters and other massive undertakings
Auditions for The Three Sisters are this coming Monday. All of the materials you will need are right here on the blog under the documents desk. If you plan to audition you need to fill out an audition application turn it in to Ms Grant by Friday.
This week in Drama four we will be getting ready for the first batch of college auditions and learning about three sisters. We will be getting criticism and hopefully improving our contemporary pieces.
In Drama 2 we are going to finish filming and then move onto the editing portion of our soap.
This week in Drama four we will be getting ready for the first batch of college auditions and learning about three sisters. We will be getting criticism and hopefully improving our contemporary pieces.
In Drama 2 we are going to finish filming and then move onto the editing portion of our soap.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Monologues and Soaps
This has been another busy week at the Brook. It is Homecoming week so our lives have been especially exciting. A special shout out to the Tech kids who put up a show stopping door for the homecoming door wars.
Drama 2
They began filming their scenes on Wednesday. This will take until about Wednesday of next week and then we will begin on the editing portion of our work. It won't be too much longer before we are able to release The Brook Season One (straight to DVD of course). The students are realizing how slow and detailed film work can be. It is also wonderful to see how excited they are about the work.
Drama 4
With Raisin in the bag and our college monologues finalized at long last, it is full steam ahead with monologue preparation. The students did round one of their contemporary pieces this morning and it was not our best work. My plan was to continue onto our classical pieces next week, but after seeing the pieces today, I think that they are going to need a bit more time. I will coach contemporary pieces at the beginning of next week before I move onto classical. It is slow going, but our attention to detail will be well worth it when our students perform well at college and GHP auditions.
Drama 2
They began filming their scenes on Wednesday. This will take until about Wednesday of next week and then we will begin on the editing portion of our work. It won't be too much longer before we are able to release The Brook Season One (straight to DVD of course). The students are realizing how slow and detailed film work can be. It is also wonderful to see how excited they are about the work.
Drama 4
With Raisin in the bag and our college monologues finalized at long last, it is full steam ahead with monologue preparation. The students did round one of their contemporary pieces this morning and it was not our best work. My plan was to continue onto our classical pieces next week, but after seeing the pieces today, I think that they are going to need a bit more time. I will coach contemporary pieces at the beginning of next week before I move onto classical. It is slow going, but our attention to detail will be well worth it when our students perform well at college and GHP auditions.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Week 7
Hi everyone! It has been a crazy week here at the Brook. Monday during fourth period our students were trying to figure out an early dismissal of PA students, followed by two days off from school. Needless to say, we are a bit behind on our schedule.
Drama 4
College monologues are finalized and we have spent the week applying various techniques from our past 2/3 years of training to our pieces. We have already completed our review and application of script analysis and will be moving into our various movement based techniques today.
Drama 2
We have spent the week working on our self written scenes. We have recoded our practice close-ups and really got to examine what the camera can capture of our work. Next week we are going to shoot the real thing.
Raisin
We are working hard on Raisin. We made up our 3 days off from school by jamming 20 hours of rehearsal into this weekend. I cannot say enough about how hard this cast is working. Get your tickets! I feel sure this is going to be a sell out.
Drama 4
College monologues are finalized and we have spent the week applying various techniques from our past 2/3 years of training to our pieces. We have already completed our review and application of script analysis and will be moving into our various movement based techniques today.
Drama 2
We have spent the week working on our self written scenes. We have recoded our practice close-ups and really got to examine what the camera can capture of our work. Next week we are going to shoot the real thing.
Raisin
We are working hard on Raisin. We made up our 3 days off from school by jamming 20 hours of rehearsal into this weekend. I cannot say enough about how hard this cast is working. Get your tickets! I feel sure this is going to be a sell out.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Week 6
This week is off to a busy start already.
D4 is starting to feel the college pressure. I am happy about that. I want them to feel it now rather then in January when it is too late to do anything about it.
Classical monologues are due today and we will be weeding through those to decide which are keepers and which are not.
We are also going to continue to hear more contemp. monologues. We want to have those locked down and memorized by the end of the week. (Line check on the first half of contemp is Thursday.) Today we are going to spend a little bit of time looking at the first set of pieces for those auditioning for Oklahoma.
D2 is going to do a practice shoot of their scenes this week. There is no better critique then the critique you give yourself when you are watching your work. We are also going to spend some time this week exploring the Uta Hagen technique of substitution.
Raisin is plugging right along. We are closing in on having the whole play blocked and worked at the table.
Get those tickets! It is going to be good.
D4 is starting to feel the college pressure. I am happy about that. I want them to feel it now rather then in January when it is too late to do anything about it.
Classical monologues are due today and we will be weeding through those to decide which are keepers and which are not.
We are also going to continue to hear more contemp. monologues. We want to have those locked down and memorized by the end of the week. (Line check on the first half of contemp is Thursday.) Today we are going to spend a little bit of time looking at the first set of pieces for those auditioning for Oklahoma.
D2 is going to do a practice shoot of their scenes this week. There is no better critique then the critique you give yourself when you are watching your work. We are also going to spend some time this week exploring the Uta Hagen technique of substitution.
Raisin is plugging right along. We are closing in on having the whole play blocked and worked at the table.
Get those tickets! It is going to be good.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Thursday
Drama 4
Remember finalized sheets are due tomorrow and classical monos on Monday. We are wrapping up the college presentations
Drama 2
We started working on our shooting scripts today. Check out these links for some more info on camera blocking.
http://www.hollywoodcamerawork.us/
http://production.4filmmaking.com/
http://production.4filmmaking.com/cinematography2.html
Raisin
Awesome rehearsal yesterday. If you can bring that to the stage in October you will make some amazing theater happen.
Remember finalized sheets are due tomorrow and classical monos on Monday. We are wrapping up the college presentations
Drama 2
We started working on our shooting scripts today. Check out these links for some more info on camera blocking.
http://www.hollywoodcamerawork.us/
http://production.4filmmaking.com/
http://production.4filmmaking.com/cinematography2.html
Raisin
Awesome rehearsal yesterday. If you can bring that to the stage in October you will make some amazing theater happen.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Wednesday
Drama 4
We started reading our contemporary monologue choices yesterday. Of the 22 we heard we found about 7 that we thought were keepers. That should tell you how hard it is to find the right piece. Do not get discouraged if your piece was not the right one. Just keep on looking and you will find it.
Two major deadlines are approaching.
1. Your finalized college selection work sheet is due on Friday. If you need another one, they are on the sidebar labeled D4.
2. Your classical monologue choice is due on Monday.
Check out the college corner at the bottom of the blog. I have added a whole bunch of new links with a ton of info. If you would like any of the college powerpoints, they are all on the typepad blog.
Drama 2
We are continuing our study of film acting. Today we watched a great DVD with a master class by Michael Cain talking about the craft of film acting. We are having a great time moving toward the filming of our self written scenes. This week we will work on blocking and directing for the camera.
5th period
We started our study of the history of modern acting. All this week we will be looking at Stanislavski, The Moscow Art Theater and the Group theater. Check out the Stanislavski powerpoint on the typepad blog.
Raisin
We are doing great work. I am very excited how the show is going. Tickets are on sale now, so be sure to get yours soon.
We started reading our contemporary monologue choices yesterday. Of the 22 we heard we found about 7 that we thought were keepers. That should tell you how hard it is to find the right piece. Do not get discouraged if your piece was not the right one. Just keep on looking and you will find it.
Two major deadlines are approaching.
1. Your finalized college selection work sheet is due on Friday. If you need another one, they are on the sidebar labeled D4.
2. Your classical monologue choice is due on Monday.
Check out the college corner at the bottom of the blog. I have added a whole bunch of new links with a ton of info. If you would like any of the college powerpoints, they are all on the typepad blog.
Drama 2
We are continuing our study of film acting. Today we watched a great DVD with a master class by Michael Cain talking about the craft of film acting. We are having a great time moving toward the filming of our self written scenes. This week we will work on blocking and directing for the camera.
5th period
We started our study of the history of modern acting. All this week we will be looking at Stanislavski, The Moscow Art Theater and the Group theater. Check out the Stanislavski powerpoint on the typepad blog.
Raisin
We are doing great work. I am very excited how the show is going. Tickets are on sale now, so be sure to get yours soon.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Thursday
Raisin
Great rehearsal yesterday! Do not forget to keep going over those scripts at home and keeping all that hard work you have put in from one rehearsal to the next. My acting teacher always used to say the most important part of rehearsal was the time spent AFTER rehearsal reviewing what you had done during rehearsal. That is where retention occurs. Retaining and growing from one rehearsal to another is what is expected of professional actors and it is what is expected of you.
D4
We had a great talk from Mr. Timmerman yesterday about the college fair and the colleges coming to audition here. Check out the college corner at the bottom of the page. I have also added some more of your awesome power points to the typepad blog.
DEADLINE: one contemp monologue chosen and cut by tomorrow
D2
Great work on revising the scenes. I am LOVING your enthusiasm and how well you are working together as a team. If we can keep this going all year, I know great growth will occur.
Great rehearsal yesterday! Do not forget to keep going over those scripts at home and keeping all that hard work you have put in from one rehearsal to the next. My acting teacher always used to say the most important part of rehearsal was the time spent AFTER rehearsal reviewing what you had done during rehearsal. That is where retention occurs. Retaining and growing from one rehearsal to another is what is expected of professional actors and it is what is expected of you.
D4
We had a great talk from Mr. Timmerman yesterday about the college fair and the colleges coming to audition here. Check out the college corner at the bottom of the page. I have also added some more of your awesome power points to the typepad blog.
DEADLINE: one contemp monologue chosen and cut by tomorrow
D2
Great work on revising the scenes. I am LOVING your enthusiasm and how well you are working together as a team. If we can keep this going all year, I know great growth will occur.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Weds.
D4: Several of those awesome powerpoints are posted for you now on the typepad blog. Follow the link under the documents desk.
Reminder: 1 contemp monologue is due on Friday. The clock is ticking on that one. It must be BRAND NEW.
D2: We are having a GREAT time are we not! I cannot wait to see your revisions and line checks today.
Raisin: We are two weeks in now. Let us keep the pressure on. I am loving your commitment and passion for this show.
Reminder: 1 contemp monologue is due on Friday. The clock is ticking on that one. It must be BRAND NEW.
D2: We are having a GREAT time are we not! I cannot wait to see your revisions and line checks today.
Raisin: We are two weeks in now. Let us keep the pressure on. I am loving your commitment and passion for this show.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Tuesday
D4: They are continuing their awesome college presentations. Kelly's FSU presentation got us off to a GREAT start. I will post it to the typepad blog ASAP.
D2: We had to bump the line check from yesterday because we are still reading and commenting on the scenes. The class has written some really challenging (but fun) scenes for themselves. They feel a bit like a soap opera so we are discussing the possibilty of making these into our own little soap opera. ...Hey! A lot of great actors got their start in soaps.
However you cut it, these scenes are designed to challenge these actors right where they feel the least comfortable. We are going to walk through these fiery suds and come out stronger actors on the other side.
Tune in for the next episode off....The Brook
Check out this article on actors that made the leap from Soaps to Stardom
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/17-celebrities-who-started-on-soap-operas.htm
D2: We had to bump the line check from yesterday because we are still reading and commenting on the scenes. The class has written some really challenging (but fun) scenes for themselves. They feel a bit like a soap opera so we are discussing the possibilty of making these into our own little soap opera. ...Hey! A lot of great actors got their start in soaps.
However you cut it, these scenes are designed to challenge these actors right where they feel the least comfortable. We are going to walk through these fiery suds and come out stronger actors on the other side.
Tune in for the next episode off....The Brook
Check out this article on actors that made the leap from Soaps to Stardom
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/17-celebrities-who-started-on-soap-operas.htm
Monday, August 31, 2009
Some Updates and Deadlines
Raisin
We will audition for the poetry section of A Raisin in the Sun this week in 5th period. You will need to prepare one of the poems and perform it from memory. These are posted over in the documents desk. We will be looking for the coloring and use of the language that we covered in class last week.
Some schedule specifics; please note on Wednesday of this week you will be release at 6:15 rather then 7. Please arrange for rides. Also of note, this Saturday's rehearsal is an all day affair. We will arrive at 9 and stay until 6.
Looking for the rest of the rehearsal schedule for Raisin? Follow the link to my typepad blog. It is posted there.
Drama 4
Your college info worksheets and presentations are due today. We will be watching those for the next few days. We will gear up with some dynamics, just to get your body moving again.
A BIG REMINDER!!!! Your choice of contemporary monologue is due to me on Friday. Seniors, you will need two. I said that you could turn the second in after the long weekend, but everyone must have one by this Friday. Cut to two minutes and ready to go. (It does not need to be memorized yet.)
Drama 2
2 deadlines for you. The line check on the first half of the self written scene is today. We will check the second half on Wednesday.
We will audition for the poetry section of A Raisin in the Sun this week in 5th period. You will need to prepare one of the poems and perform it from memory. These are posted over in the documents desk. We will be looking for the coloring and use of the language that we covered in class last week.
Some schedule specifics; please note on Wednesday of this week you will be release at 6:15 rather then 7. Please arrange for rides. Also of note, this Saturday's rehearsal is an all day affair. We will arrive at 9 and stay until 6.
Looking for the rest of the rehearsal schedule for Raisin? Follow the link to my typepad blog. It is posted there.
Drama 4
Your college info worksheets and presentations are due today. We will be watching those for the next few days. We will gear up with some dynamics, just to get your body moving again.
A BIG REMINDER!!!! Your choice of contemporary monologue is due to me on Friday. Seniors, you will need two. I said that you could turn the second in after the long weekend, but everyone must have one by this Friday. Cut to two minutes and ready to go. (It does not need to be memorized yet.)
Drama 2
2 deadlines for you. The line check on the first half of the self written scene is today. We will check the second half on Wednesday.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Weds.
Both classes watched their start of year monologues today. They did writing responses to their own work.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tuesday
In D4 we will continue our discussion of type and move forward on our college choices. We will also have a chance to view our monologues from the start of the year so we can have a chance to see what auditors see.
If you are out, please pull up the college info worksheet from the D4 sidebar. You will need to begin work on this as they are due on Thursday. You may use any college you are interested in to complete it.
In D2 we are still working on our self written scenes. We hope to get those finished and revised by Thursday and ready to start blocking.
The Raisin read through was great fun and we are all excited to get to work with Mr. Adams' blocking today.
If you are out, please pull up the college info worksheet from the D4 sidebar. You will need to begin work on this as they are due on Thursday. You may use any college you are interested in to complete it.
In D2 we are still working on our self written scenes. We hope to get those finished and revised by Thursday and ready to start blocking.
The Raisin read through was great fun and we are all excited to get to work with Mr. Adams' blocking today.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Monday mania
Hi all:
In D4 we are facing the realities of a life in the theater, headshots, actor type, casting and of course...college. We will explore the difference between BFA and BA today and students will begin to refine their college choices.
In D2 we are continuing to be our own playwrights. First drafts of scenes will be presented tomorrow, we will edit them and then stage them as the week continues.
Raisin is cast. The audtion process was amazing. We were so excited by the quality of work we saw. Please do not be too discouraged if you did not make this play. It takes time to make a Drama show at the Brook. Students who were not cast are still being considered for the poetry excerpts between the scens. Auditions for that will occur later this week.
Rehearsals for the central cast begin today. Here is the schedule for the remainder of the week.
Monday: 8/24
Readthrough
4:15-7:00 PM
Tuesday: 8/25
BlockingAct I, Scene 1
4:15-7:00 PM
Weds: 8/26
Table Work,
Act I,
4:15-7:00 PM
Thursday: 8/27
BlockingAct I, Scene 1
4:15-7:00 PM
Friday: 8/28
WorkingAct I, Scene 1
4:15-7:00 PM
Sat: 8/29
No Rehearsal
In D4 we are facing the realities of a life in the theater, headshots, actor type, casting and of course...college. We will explore the difference between BFA and BA today and students will begin to refine their college choices.
In D2 we are continuing to be our own playwrights. First drafts of scenes will be presented tomorrow, we will edit them and then stage them as the week continues.
Raisin is cast. The audtion process was amazing. We were so excited by the quality of work we saw. Please do not be too discouraged if you did not make this play. It takes time to make a Drama show at the Brook. Students who were not cast are still being considered for the poetry excerpts between the scens. Auditions for that will occur later this week.
Rehearsals for the central cast begin today. Here is the schedule for the remainder of the week.
Monday: 8/24
Readthrough
4:15-7:00 PM
Tuesday: 8/25
BlockingAct I, Scene 1
4:15-7:00 PM
Weds: 8/26
Table Work,
Act I,
4:15-7:00 PM
Thursday: 8/27
BlockingAct I, Scene 1
4:15-7:00 PM
Friday: 8/28
WorkingAct I, Scene 1
4:15-7:00 PM
Sat: 8/29
No Rehearsal
Friday, August 21, 2009
Friday August 21st
Forgive my delay in posting, I was out Weds and part of Thursday with sick kiddies of my own.
We have been working on Raisin in the Sun auditions in Drama 4 and Drama 2. The competition has been fierce. We are just thrilled by the level of work the students are delivering. We are really excited by what the rest of the year holds.
D4 will have the college info worksheets due on Tuesday of next week. (They are posted on the documents desk). If you have not already taken the SAT's and the ACT's you better get on that. If you are sitting out extra-cirriculars this season, think about using the extra time by signing up for an SAT prep class.
D2 is working on writing their own scenes. The first read of those will be on Monday.
We have been working on Raisin in the Sun auditions in Drama 4 and Drama 2. The competition has been fierce. We are just thrilled by the level of work the students are delivering. We are really excited by what the rest of the year holds.
D4 will have the college info worksheets due on Tuesday of next week. (They are posted on the documents desk). If you have not already taken the SAT's and the ACT's you better get on that. If you are sitting out extra-cirriculars this season, think about using the extra time by signing up for an SAT prep class.
D2 is working on writing their own scenes. The first read of those will be on Monday.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Monologue Madness
D4 looked at 20 monologues each today and got a sense of how their college auditors will feel.
D2 began work on writing their own scenes. We talked about things that will challenge us as actors. We are writing scenes that will target those very things.
Raisin in the Sun first rounds were this evenings. Callbacks will be posted in the morning and we will do cold readings during Drama classes tomorrow.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Placements Finalized- Classes are rolling
Today we wrapped up the re-juries. Students have been informed of any adjustments that have been made.
We are ready for Raisin auditions on Monday after school. The schedule is posted over in the documents desk on the side of this blog. Check that regularly for current production schedules and documents.
Reminder D4- Your five monologues are do on Monday for the beginning of our college unit. They need not be memorized or even cut, just chosen and in your book,
We are ready for Raisin auditions on Monday after school. The schedule is posted over in the documents desk on the side of this blog. Check that regularly for current production schedules and documents.
Reminder D4- Your five monologues are do on Monday for the beginning of our college unit. They need not be memorized or even cut, just chosen and in your book,
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Raisin Applications due tomorrow
Be sure to turn in your audition applications for A Raisin in the Sun by 8:25 am tomorrow morning. Remember to check the call board (and the blog) tomorrow afternoon for the audition schedule. Auditions will take place on Monday after school. Be prepared to stay late.
Drama classes are going well. We are just finalizing placements and getting schedules fine tuned. Everyone should be right where they need to be by the beginning to middle of next week.
Drama classes are going well. We are just finalizing placements and getting schedules fine tuned. Everyone should be right where they need to be by the beginning to middle of next week.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Day one
Today Acting 4 hit the ground running by showing some work from the summer. They will start off the re-juries on Wednesday.
Acting 2 did some improv and will get rolling with re-juries on Wednesday as well.
Audtions for Raisin are just around the corner. (They are one week from today.) Audition apps will hit the blog tomorrow. Monologues are already here.
All PA students have a huge packet of paperwork due. Please take the time to go through the folder and get everything all filled out.
Acting 2 did some improv and will get rolling with re-juries on Wednesday as well.
Audtions for Raisin are just around the corner. (They are one week from today.) Audition apps will hit the blog tomorrow. Monologues are already here.
All PA students have a huge packet of paperwork due. Please take the time to go through the folder and get everything all filled out.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Hi Everyone!
Welcome back to another fabulous year at the Brook. We have a great year planned in Drama.
Our first show of the season is the important and incredibly moving A Raisin in the Sun. Mr. Adams and I will be co-directing. We are excited to get to dig into this great work of theater. Auditions are on Monday August 17th after school. The monologues for this audition are available right here on the brand new blog over in the side bar the" Documents Desk". The breakdown for this show is as follows; four African American women, six African American men and one white male. (The white male role may be doubled.) We will also have other students performing poetry in the transitions. It is an exciting undertaking to be sure.
Our spring show will make history as our first ever Chekov at the Brook. We are very excited to tackle The Three Sisters. It is a moving story with some AP acting and best of all-TONS of roles!
We are also excited to see how our newly re-leveled acting classes work. Just a reminder, D1 is now called Intro and then the numbers go up from there.
Be ready with your monologues as within the first two days of school you'll be headed on stage for your re-jury. Your placement will be examined at that time to assure that it is accurate based on your growth (or lack of growth) over the summer.
See you Monday!
Ms. G
Our first show of the season is the important and incredibly moving A Raisin in the Sun. Mr. Adams and I will be co-directing. We are excited to get to dig into this great work of theater. Auditions are on Monday August 17th after school. The monologues for this audition are available right here on the brand new blog over in the side bar the" Documents Desk". The breakdown for this show is as follows; four African American women, six African American men and one white male. (The white male role may be doubled.) We will also have other students performing poetry in the transitions. It is an exciting undertaking to be sure.
Our spring show will make history as our first ever Chekov at the Brook. We are very excited to tackle The Three Sisters. It is a moving story with some AP acting and best of all-TONS of roles!
We are also excited to see how our newly re-leveled acting classes work. Just a reminder, D1 is now called Intro and then the numbers go up from there.
Be ready with your monologues as within the first two days of school you'll be headed on stage for your re-jury. Your placement will be examined at that time to assure that it is accurate based on your growth (or lack of growth) over the summer.
See you Monday!
Ms. G
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