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IB Theatre Assignments (last updated on March 30, 2011)
The Sounds of Silence - Sept 13
Street Theatre Spectacle - late September
Ritual Creation and combination with other student rituals - Sept 26
Short Play Performance - Questions Before a Refrigerator - Oct 10
Open Scene Work (Decontextualized Dialogues) - Creating Context Assignment - Oct 18
 | 5 elements of scene structure |
| The "Brecht Test" |
Monologue #1 - Oct 23
Rockstar Imitation Assignment - Oct 29
Imitation vs Influence vs Inspiration Assignment - Oct 31
Mock PPP #1 - Sample PITCH of any performance we have experienced so far - Due Nov 5
In class work on Beats & Stakes using excerpts from "Only You". Presentation of scenes - Nov 9
Kayup Fish Ritual Activity - investigating research materials and gauging quality and variety of resources - Nov 14
Three Sisters Revisited - Using the text of the play and your experience with the live version from Dal Theatre, consider what you would need to know to be able to stage a traditional performance of this play. Students worked in groups to present an oral pitch of how this play would be performed. - Nov 15
Commedia dell'Arte - movement and mask Activities
Playwriting Project - Due Dec 4
Mock RI#1 - Due Dec 3 - Research Question: What is the lazzo you are developing? Consider the following:
| What are lazzi? |
| Is your lazzo imitation, influence or inspiration? |
| With which stock character do you associate this lazzo? What are the considerations regarding this character? |
Build your Commedia mask
Commedia Shows - each group consists of a director and 6 actors
Mock RI#2 - Due Jan 4 - Research Question: How do you play your commedia character? (For directors - What do you need to consider in directing a commedia show?)
