Celebrity Addresses (Part One) for Letter Writing Assignment

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This Week in Theater I: 2/27 - 3/2

Monday: Celebrity Letter Writing (Rough Draft)
Tuesday: Peer Editing
Wednesday: Final Draft - Celebrity Letter (IN LIBRARY)
Thursday: Finish Animal/Human Performances (as needed); Improv Day
Friday: Character GOTE - "The Princess Bride"


FORMAT FOR FINAL DRAFT OF CELEBRITY LETTER

Your Name

Your street address

Your city, state and zip

(skip two lines)

Today’s Date (Should be February 29, 2012)

(skip two lines)

Celebrity Name

Celebrity street address

as it appears on the list or online

City, State and Zip

(skip two lines)

Dear ____________________ ,    (Refer to them as Ms. or Mr. and make sure to use a comma)

Paragraph 1 should explain who you are. 

(My name is _______________ and I am student at…. )

Paragraph 2 should be THE LONGEST.  This is where you tell

them WHY you admire them.  Did you see them in a movie?

What did you think about their performance?  Why do you think

they make a good role model for students like you?

Paragraph 3 is your conclusion.  You can also request (politely)

that they send you an autographed picture.

Make sure to thank them!

Closing (sincerely, always, etc.),

Leave space to sign your name in ink here!

Type your name beneath the space.

P.S. Post-scripts should always go AFTER your signature!

Neighborhood Maps & Story (10 points)

Objective: Visual introduction to storytelling... since theater is all about telling our stories!

Assignment Details: Draw a map of your favorite neighborhood (one that you've lived in).

Make sure it's:

• Labeled (all houses, objects, animals, etc.) - 2 points
• In color (more than one!) - 2 points
• Neat! - 2 points
• Marked with your NAME and CLASS PERIOD - 2 points
• A good effort (a house and a line is not effort!) - 2 points

Due date: In class no later than Monday, 8/31.  (You've had class time to work on it!  Most people are already done.)

Theater I: Journal Entries #8 and #9

Journal #8: Stage Makeup Notes

There are two main types of stage makeup:  Corrective  &  Creative.

Stage Makeup Facts

Corrective Makeup…

• “Everyday” makeup or “street” makeup

Question: What types of makeup do you know that some people use everyday? 

Question: How do they use these tools and supplies?  

Creative Makeup…

• Enables actors to “inhabit” any type of character!

Question: Have you ever worn “creative” makeup?  When?  Why?

Question: What kind of character did you portray in that makeup?

Makeup Materials…

Cream shadows/colors

Softened wax

Liquid latex

Spirit gum (or chewed bubble gum!)

Foam rubber

“Street” makeup (eyeliner, eyeshadow, foundations)

Anything you can imagine!!!

Makeup Assignment

Journal #9: “Fight Club” Scene

Step 1: With a partner, write a short scene of dialogue (about 10 lines) between TWO CHARACTERS that leads to a creative, physical fight.

Step 2: After you have written your scene, use your creative art skills to draw a MAKEUP PLOT – basically, a drawing of the faces of the people in your scene and what their makeup will look like based on their injuries.  (Bruises, scratches, burns, other objects… get creative.  It’s okay to be funny – you don’t have to get too gorey.)

Make sure to LABEL what materials you’ll be using.  Get creative – eyeshadow, eyeliner, lipstick, blush, cotton balls, chewing gum… they can all be used in NON-TRADITIONAL WAYS!

Theater II & III: Intro to Monologues

12/3/09

Theater II & III:

Using the open monologue you've chosen (A, B, or C), answer the following questions in as much detail as possible.  Use details in the monologue and your own creativity to support your choices.

1. Character Description

Using the monologue as a reference, write a character description of the character who is speaking.  This should include any and all details of a characters internal & external traits, their family background, educational background, occupation, general temperament, likes & dislikes, and any other descriptive details that you find necessary.

2. Describe the person (or people) this character is speaking to.  What is the relationship between the character who is speaking and their listeners?

3. What is the inciting incident?  (What has happened?  What event is the speaker talking about?)

4. What experiences of your own can you call on to EMPATHIZE with the character who is speaking?

Theater III ONLY:

5. Write a short monologue that is in CONTRAST to the monologue you have chosen.  For example, if you plan to perform the open monologue as COMEDIC, a contrasting monologue would be DRAMATIC (and vice versa).  This monologue might also serve as the listener's RESPONSE to the original monologue.  (What would the person who has listened to the original monologue say in response to what they've just heard?  Make sure that it CONTRASTS the original monologue!)