UTA Conference- "Make a Scene"

Utah Theatre Association Conference is coming this January. It is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn from professionals about a wide variety of theatre skills including improv, musical theatre, tech theatre, and acting among many other things. This year the conference is in St. George. Due to that, in order to attend the conference we will need to spend a couple evenings in St. George. More information will come if you are interested. For even more information, click on the following link!

www.utahtheatreassociation.org

Thanks!

Due Dates

Due Dates this week (Aug 30-Sept 3)

Tech: Safety Test and Tools Test--Thurs

Drama 1: Monologues-- Wed (B), Thur (A)

Stage Test-- Wed (B)

Drama 2 and 3: "Cliff Notes Research Guide" Wed (B4), Thur (A4), Fri (B1)

Duo-Trio Shakespeare Scenes

Henry VI Pt 2 Eleanor and Humphrey

Richard III Lady Ann and Richard

Two Gentlemen... Launce and Speed

Richard II Duke and Duchess of York

Richard II Duke and Duchess of York and Aumerle

Midsummer... Puck and Oberon

Merchant of ... Jessica and Lorenzo

Shylock and Tubal

Antonio and Bassanio

Henry IV pt 1 King Henry and Prince Harry

Much Ado... 3 Women (eavesdropping scene)

3 Men (eavesdropping scene)

Henry V King and Men

Julius Caesar Brutus and Cassius

Brutus and Portia

Twelfth Night Toby, Andrew and Maria

Hamlet Hamlet and Gertrude

Hamlet and Ophelia

Merry Wives... Ford and Falstaff

Troilus and Cress T. and C.

Alls Well... Countess and Helena

Othello Othello and Iago

Othello and Desdemona

Roderigo and Iago

Measure for... Duke and Lucio

Angelo and Isabella

King Lear Lear and Fool

Lear and Cordelia

Scene between sisters

Macbeth Lady M and Macbeth

Anthony and C.. A and C

Coriolanus Coriolanus and Volumnia

Timon of Anthens TImon and Ventitudius

Cymbeline Imogene and Cloten

Queen and Soothsayer

Guiderius and Arviragus

Winters Tale Leontes, Camillo, and Lord

Tempest Miranda, Prospero, and Caliban

Prospero and Caliban

Prospero and Ariel

Henry VIII Bolingbroke and Norfolk

Shakespeare Monologues- Links

Here are some links to Shakespeare Monologues;

http://www.monologuearchive.com/s/shakespeare_william.html

http://www.shakespeare-monologues.org/

http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/shakesmono.html

Welcome Back!

Hey everyone! Welcome back to school! Here are some of the first due dates to put on the calendar:

Drama 1: 3 Objects and Disclosure (A1-8/25 B3-8/26)

Stage Test (A1- 8/27 B3- 8/30)

Drama 2: Shakespeare selection (A4- 8/31 B1- 9/1)

Drama 3: Audition piece chosen 8/30

Tech Theatre Hours--Makeup Assignment

Tech Theatre Makeup Assignment

Assignment #1 (makes up 4 hours)

1. See a live production of a community show (Hale Center Theatre, Center Street Musical Theatre, BYU, other high school performances).

2. Write a two page, double-spaced paper on one of the following topics and answer the corresponding questions. Include a reflection of what you thought of the overall production.

a. Scenic design

i. How was the show enhanced by the set?

ii. What did the set look like?

iii. What kind of purpose did the set have? (ie. Was it a set that represented a house specifically or did it provide different levels to accommodate a wide variety of settings)

b. Lighting design

i. What were some unique lighting techniques the show used?

ii. What were some of the results of unique lighting? (If there was a blackout did it conceal something sneaky that happened in the show)

iii. Was there an extensive amount of lighting changes?

iv. Could there have been more done to make the show look better?

c. Costuming

i. What were the costumes like in this show?

ii. Did the costumes effectively show the time period of the play?

iii. How did the costumes fit into the feel of the show?

iv. Was there a theme to the costumes?

Assignment #2 (makes up 2 hours per paper)

1. Research an aspect of technical theatre and give me a two-page, double spaced paper showing your discoveries. Choose from the following:

a. Lighting

b. Sound

c. Set

d. Costumes

e. Makeup

f. Painting

Competitions

One Act: March 23 @ Maple Mountain High School
This is just for Drama 3. Here's the link to the judges ballot that they will be judging us on.

http://www.uhsaa.org/drama/ballots/One-Act%20Play%20Ballot.pdf

Individual Events: March 30 @ Payson High School
Here is the link to all the ballots for the individual events. Each ballot shows the guidelines for the specific events. **Note: Each school can only take 4 entries per category, so you all have to step up to the plate. As of this date we only have ONE entry for humorous monologues and about 8-9 entries for Contemporary scenes. Might be something to think about.

http://www.uhsaa.org/info/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=7&id=36&Itemid=128


Looking forward to everything!

Term 3 due dates

It's almost the end of 3rd term already! Here are the due dates:

Drama 1
Performances!! These performances are graded on the following rubric:

MEMORIZATION
	Level 4	Flawless,fluid speech
	Level 3	Noticeable hesitation during performance
	Level 2	Hesitation required assistance
	Level 1	Used script during performance
MOVEMENT/BLOCKING/GESTURES
	Level 4	Movement enhanced character throughout performance
	Level 3	Movement/Blocking used during performance
	Level 2	Some movement used at times
	Level 1	No evidence of blocking in performance
CONCENTRATION
	Level 4	High level of concentration effected audience thoughout the performance
	Level 3	Concentration evident during performance
	Level 2	Performer broke concentration during performance
	Level 1	Lack of concentration throughout perfromance
DICTION
	Level 4	All consonants and vowels attacked with energy for complete clarity
	Level 3	Performer understood throughout performance
	Level 2	Complete concentration of audience necessary for understanding
	Level 1	Performer understood at times during performance
COMPREHENSION
	Level 4	Clearly shows an understanding of the all the elements of a performance
	Level 3	Performer showed a portion of skills required for performance
	Level 2	Believable performance necessary to believe the character
	Level 1	Performer recited lines only during performance

Odd Couple-- performances begin Thursday, March 11 and will finish Monday the 15th
Curious Savage-- performances begin Friday, March 12 and finish Tuesday the 16th

Drama 2
Individual Event choice need to be solidified by either Tuesday or Wed (9,10). Memorization check the last day of the term! Full memorization required!

Drama 3
You guys are awesome to be so dedicated to two projects. We need to make sure I.E.'s are rehearsed to the point where you are getting ready to polish instead of block by the end of the term. One Act needs to have lots of run throughs the next two weeks so make sure that you are always working on your memorization so we never have to worry about that. Remember dates:
One Act: March 23 @ Maple Mountain. Plan to be excused the entire day to watch the other school's shows.
Individual Event: March 30 @ Payson. We're leaving SHS at 2.