SANDRA DAY
O’CONNOR HIGH
SCHOOL THEATERTHEATER 1-2. THEATER 3-4, THEATER 5-6, ADVANCED
PERFORMANCE
IMPORTANT DATES
THEATER 3-4ONE ACT REQUIREMENTS
REHEARSALS: MARCH 25 AND 26 (AFTER SCHOOL)
PERFORMANCES: MARCH 27 (6:30 PM)
THEATER 5-6
PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
REHEARSALS: NOV. 17-19 (AFTER SCHOOL)
COMPETITION: NOV. 20 (6:30 PM)
ADVANCED PERFORMANCE
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
• STUDENTS HAVE DATES AND TIMES
• (JANUARY 2015)
THEATER COURSESWHAT DO WE LEARN AT EACH LEVEL?
THEATER 1-2
TOPICS OF STUDY• VOICE (RADIO SHOW)
• MOVEMENT (SCENE)
• IMPROVISATION (COMPETITION)
• PLAYWRITING (PRESCHOOL PLAY)
• THEATER HISTORY (GREEK AND ELIZABETHAN)
• SCRIPT ANALYSIS (HARVEY AND ARSENIC AND OLD LACE)
GRADE BREAK DOWN
CLASS WORK AND HOMEWORK=
40%
PERFORMANCES AND ASSESSMENTS=
60%
FINAL PERFORMANCE IS 20% OF THEIR SEMESTER GRADE (ABOVE)
PLEASE CHECK POWER SCHOOLS FREQUENTLY
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THEATER 3-4
TOPICS OF STUDYSTANISLAVSKI METHOD (MONOLOGUES)
SCENE STUDY (DUO SCENES)
AUDITION (MOCK AUDITION)
MUSICAL THEATER (AUDITIONS AND PERFORMANCES)
THEATER HISTORY (ROMAN AND ITALIAN RENAISSANCE)
PLAY READING (YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU AND PICNIC)
FORMAL PERFORMANCE (ONE-ACTS)
GRADE BREAKDOWN
CLASS WORK AND HOMEWORK=
40%
PERFORMANCES AND ASSESSMENTS=
60%
FINAL PERFORMANCE IS 20% OF THEIR SEMESTER GRADE (ABOVE)
PLEASE CHECK POWER SCHOOLS FREQUENTLY
COMMUNICATIONEMAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO REACH
ME
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THEATER 5-6 AND A.P. GO TO DISNEY!!
• WHEN: FEBRUARY 4-7, 2015
• COST: AROUND 440.00
• WHAT DO THEY DO:
• IMPROVISATION CLASS
• BACKSTAGE TOUR
• VISIT WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS
• MANDATORY PARENT MEETING: IN OCTOBER
THEATER 5-6
TOPICS OF STUDYSCORING THE SCRIPT (10 MINUTE
SCENE)
PLAYWRITING (COMPETITION)
MUSICAL THEATER (GALA)
PLAY READING (OUR TOWN, GLASS MENAGERIE)
CLASSICAL LITERATURE (MONOLOGUES)
DIRECTING
GRADE BREAKDOWN
CLASS WORK AND HOMEWORK=
35%
PERFORMANCES AND ASSESSMENTS=
65%
FINAL PERFORMANCE IS 20% OF THEIR SEMESTER GRADE (ABOVE)
PLEASE CHECK POWER SCHOOLS FREQUENTLY
COMMUNICATIONEMAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO REACH
ME
ALL ASSIGNMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE ON:
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ADVANCED PERFORMANCE
ASSIGNMENTSOBSERVATION (YOU TUBE
PROJECT)
COLLEGE AUDITION
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE (MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM)
THEATER FOR YOUTH (TOURING SHOW)
MUSICAL THEATER (GALA AND FINAL)
GRADE BREAKDOWN
CLASS WORK AND HOMEWORK=
30%
PERFORMANCES AND ASSESSMENTS=
70%
FINAL PERFORMANCE IS 20% OF THEIR SEMESTER GRADE (ABOVE)
PLEASE CHECK POWER SCHOOLS FREQUENTLY
COMMUNICATIONEMAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO REACH
ME
ALL ASSIGNMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE ON:
SCHOOLOGY.COM
* YOUR CHILD HAS A LOG IN AND CAN SHOW YOU ANYTIME. IF YOU NEED A PARENT LOG IN PLEASE
EMAIL ME
WHERE CAN I FIND THE SYLLABUSSCHOOLOGY.COM
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