ACTIVITY BOOKMUSICALS

WEST SIDE STORYWhat color or pattern would look best on these dresses?

ANITA MARIA

MILWAUKEE REP PAST MUSICALS WORD SEARCH

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Assassins Cabaret

Color Purple Dreamgirls

Guys and Dolls

In The Heights Man of La Mancha

Next to Normal Ragtime

West Side Story

CREATE A FLIPBOOK! RAGTIME (2013-2014)

In Ragtime, Tateh creates a flipbook for his daughter, which triggers the invention of the movie andjump-starts his career. Create your own flip book, keeping the image simple, but creative.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN FLIPBOOK:

1. Measure and cut out 10 - 20 pieces of paper for your flipbook. A comfortable working size is2in x 4in, but sizes can vary. “Post-It” notepads can also be used for this activity. If you are using“Post-Its”, divide the pad in half or in quarters to total 10 – 20 pieces of paper (depending onhow long your flipbook will be). Neatly stack the pages on top of each other when using eitherloose pieces of paper or “Post-Its”.

2. Select a subject for your flipbook keeping in mind that each page is considered a “cell”, justlike in real animation. It is the flipping through of all the cells, or pages, that makes the animation.

3. Using a pencil, draw the first picture on the first page of your flipbook. All drawing must bedone on one side of each page so that when you flip through your book, the animation is visible.Remember, you want to show action, so keep the idea of movement in mind when decidingwhat to draw, e.g. A person running or a butterfly flying.

4. Go to the second page and show the next step of your drawing. This second image should beslightly different than the first drawing. Keep moving from one page to the next, making sure thateach page is a slightly different action. Throughout this process, flip through your book, erasingand making changes to any pages that do not flow well with the animation.

5. When your book is complete, make a cover page for your flipbook. Don’t forget to give yourflipbook a title and write “directed by” or “produced by” with your name. You can go now, go backand add color to your drawings using markers and colored pencils.

6. Once your flipbook drawings and title page are complete, neatly stack the pages on top of eachother in their proper order. Tap the stack on a hard surface a few times to make sure the edgesline up evenly.

7. Staple the narrow end of your flipbook (opposite side from your drawings) so that the pages willstay together when flipped. Staple the stack so that staples are vertical and close to the edge.Make sure all the pages are stapled together or your book could fall apart.

Flipbook topic ideas:

Diver, gymnast, dancer or other athlete (e.g. hockey player or basketball player making a shot).

Life cycle flipbooks in science (e.g. illustrating the growth and change of a plant or animal as it goes through its life cycle – i.e. egg hatching into a chick, caterpillar into a butterfly, a flower growing)

EVELYN FROM RAGTIMEColoring time!

GRAFFITI AS AN ART FORM IN THE HEIGHTS (2018/2019)

In In the Heights, Usnavi sees Graffiti Pete as a bad influence on Sonny, but later sees some of Pete’s art and changes his opinion. What do you think of graffiti? Can it be art?

Take a Neighborhood Walk (while practicing social-distancing)! Look around your neighborhood for graffiti. Take photos. At home review your photos with someone on whether the graffiti is art or vandalism. What defines art vs. vandalism? Can graffiti serve a purpose? Research street art and graffiti. Are there projects in your neighborhood that bridge the gap between graffiti and art?

Make a collage from your photos! Email your collage to amatson@milwaukeerep.com to have a chance to be featured on Inside Rep Education Facebook page!

COLLAGE HERE!

DANCE AS A FORM OF STORYTELLING WEST SIDE STORY (2019/2020)

West Side Story has become one of the most celebrated classic American musicals since it premiered over 60-years ago. The dance is an integral part of the storytelling. Jerome Robbins’ choreography is a kind of signature to the West Side Story plot and many can remember the ballet-like grace and punctuating moments of finger-snapping. At Milwaukee Rep, Jon Rua’s choreography had a refreshing new take on the classic by melding in Hip Hop movements that youth today could connect with.

Develop a short movement piece that tells a story of your choosing. If you have trouble thinking of a scenario, then start with an emotion or a situation from your own lives.

Email your video to amatson@milwaukeerep.com to have a chance to befeatured on Inside Rep Education Facebook page!

DESIGN YOUR OWN COSTUMES!