Drama- T/TH 2:25-3:05 (Mrs. Kuriger, Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Maldonado)
This semester in Drama class we will study the basics of all aspects of performing, including parts of the stage, physical and vocal warm-ups, characterization, voice projection, interpreting a text, auditioning, and taking stage direction.Through games, such as improvisation and pantomime, and scene-work in monologues and group scenes, the students will become more comfortable performing and interacting with others on stage. We will also learn about the technical aspects of theater including scenic design, props, costumes, lighting, sound, and make-up. Students will occasionally use arts and craft supplies to design and build scenery and props. Also, costume work may include the use of needles and thread or sewing machines. We will have a performance of scenes worked on in class, tentaively scheduled for the week before Thanksgiving. 

Students performed their Fable/Fairytale scene. The students were assigned a story and came up with their own version of it to perform. They were able to use costumes and props in addition to writing the dialoge.
 

The students broke into groups to pantomime everyday activities from a prompt. They had to have the audience guess specific words in their prompt. Each group performed twice. With the remaining classtime, students played a theatrical version of Rock Paper, Scissors called Alien, Cow, and Monkey.

Students learned about monologues and chose their own monologue to memorize and perform. Students with the same monologue worked in groups discussing their character and practiced reciting. The monologues can be found under "Documents".

We've been preparing our booth for the Boo-tacular festival on Saturday October 5th. Drama is in charge of a Photo BOO-th. We built a frame to hold backdrops, designed and painted fabric backdrops, chose costumes and props for the photos and inventoried both, and made posters for our booth. The kids are hard at work learning tech skills useful for putting on a drama production! Please don't forget to sign your student up to work our booth at the festival. We will be there from 9:00-2:00.  Many hands make light work!

Students have also been working on memorizing their monologues. Mrs. Reed and I are listening to each student and giving feedback on what to add to their presentation.