Greek Theatre Script Writing

Objective: To analyze techniques of script writing in order to produce a script that combines Greek Theatre

with Contemporary Stories.

Warm-up:

Other than the script, how else do you plan to

incorporate Greek Theatre elements into your

performance?

The Greek Play

What are the different elements that can

be found within the Greek Theatre Play.

Telling a story

Story telling activity

– Going around in a circle, we will tell a story

– Each person will add a new sentence to the

story.

Performing the Story

Once the story is done, we will chose

actors to re-tell and perform the story

Choose a narrator to help facilitate the

story

Actors will play out our story.

Analyzing the Story

Draw comparisons between the structure

of our story and the structure of a greek

theatre play.

For Today

Break up into your groups

Tell your fairy tale

Begin writing your script.