Shakespeare
What was Shakespeare famous for?
Writing (Plays, sonnets, poems, stories)
What two elements make up a script?
Stage directions & lines
How many areas of the stage are there?
9*
What is an audition?
A tryout for a performance
Spell my last name
Mrs. Grimm
Which animated Disney movie is based on a Shakespearean tragedy?
The Lion King*
When looking at the script, how do you know if something is an action you should do instead of something to be said out loud? (2 things)
It will be in italic letters and inside parentheses
If I am on the classroom stage and I take a step toward the windows, which direction have I moved?
Stage Left
What is a cold read?
List two kinds of puppets
Hand/plush puppets, marionette, stick puppet, shadow puppet, finger puppet
Which of these plays did Shakespeare write?
Hamilton
Hamlet
Hampton
Ham
Hamlet
How do you know when it is your character's turn to speak? (3 things)
Stage left and right are backwards from whose perspective? Actor or audience?
Audience
What is the first thing you do during your audition?
Slate (introduce yourself)
Finish this line: Well I had basketball practice, and then there was...
this thing with my brother, and then my favorite show was on and then it was-
Where was Shakespeare from?
England
Movements on stage can be called stage directions or:
blocking
If I take a step toward the audience, which direction have I moved?
Downstage
The director
True or False: The less I get on stage, the better my stage fright will get.
False!
A sonnet is a special poem. What are 2 of the 3 things that make it unique?
14 lines, Rhyme scheme*, iambic pentameter*
The character you play is also called your:
role or part
What was the slanted stage called that inspired many of the terms we still use?
A raked stage
Is it possible that you will audition for one role but be given another? Why or why not?
Yes, because there might be more than one person who auditioned for that role and/or the director thinks you're a better fit for another character
Your grade in this class is determined by two key things. What are they?
Effort (how hard you try) & Teamwork (how well you support others as both audience and actors)