Not a Boring Vocal Project - WordPress.com Script • Act 1 You know ... Two nifty things we are...

Warm Ups

Warm Up

• Super Bubble Gum <clap, clap>

• Super Duper Bubble Gum <clap, clap>

• Super Duper Double Bubble

• Super Duper Double Bubble

• Super Duper Double Bubble Gum <clap, clap>

Sample Script

• Act 1

You know New York,

You need New York.

You know you need unique New York

You know unique New York needs you!

Sample Script• Act 2

You know New York,

New York?New York!

You know you need unique New York.

Sample ScriptYou neeed?

You neeeeeeeeed!

Unique New York.

You know unique New York needs you.

Needs you!

YOU.

Sample Script

• You need New York,

• You need New York

• You know you need unique New York

• You know unique New York needs you!

24 March

!

• New Seating Chart

• Website comments: get those done for March

• Periods 2 & 3: Performer

• Stomp

• Not a Boring Vocals Project

!

!Learning Goal: students will be able

to Select & plan their Vocals project

Super Bubble Gum

• Write your names on the envelope

• Select a tongue twister

• Start memorizing…

25 March

!


• Periods 2 & 3: reflect upon performer

• Shrek—the Musical

• 3 - 2 - 1

!

Learning Goal: students will be able to Select & plan their Vocals project

Like an athlete, actors should warm up before rehearsal because…

!

__ and __ are two types of curtains onstage.

!

Audience etiquette is important because… !

Make a list of 5 things you remember about Shrek.

!On pages 37 - 43 in your notebook,

please answer 3 of the following to complete.25 March

“Super Bubblegum” Handout goes on

page 48

Shrek: The Musical

• We will be looking at dramatic structure while we watch this film

• Think also about how these actors must need to warm up their voices…

• Take some notes on pages 48 - 49

Vocals Project1.Stage manager: get a sticker & slug names [no

stage manager points if no last names…]

2. Make your vocal selection 3. Memorize it by tomorrow [just the first time] 4. Find two places you can repeat a word 5. Find two places you can elongate a word

6. Find one additional sound you can incorporate

7. In 10 minutes, you will perform for a group with these additions

26 March

!


• Shrek—the Musical

• 3 - 2 - 1

!


Two nifty things we are doing in our scene include __ and __.

!

My favorite character’s costume in Shrek: The Musical is __ because…

!

One critical thing to remember about the vocal project is __ because…

!

I have/have not memorized my part.

!On pages 37 - 43 in your notebook,

please answer 3 of the following to complete.26 March

Shrek: The Musical

• On pages 48 - 50

• Identify the inciting incident

• List 3 rising actions so far…

“Vocal Exercises” Handout goes on

page 51Don’t glue it yet…

3 - 2 - 1

1. Read the handout aloud with a partner 2. Highlight two reasons why it’s important to

do vocal warmups 3. Highlight your favorite vocal drama game

3 - 2 - 1

1. On the back of the first page, make a list of 3 important main ideas or concepts from the front side of the handout

2. Then make a list of 2 examples or uses of the main ideas

3.Finally, write down 1 question or possible confusion you or someone else might have

Rehearsal Process

1. Initial Brainstorm

2. Slate 4. Run-Block

9. Performance

5. Working [discovery]

6. Run-Thru 7. Peer Critique

8. Dress Rehearsal

3. Blocking

You will do steps 5 - 7 multiple times...

Vocals Project1.Stage manager: get a sticker 2.Select a vocal warmup from the handout &

prepare it for tomorrow 3.Run thru your lines straight 3X in unison 4. Run thru what you added yesterday 3X 5. Add two tableaux 6. Add one bit of unison movement

7.Rehearse going from the straight version to the

27 March

!

• Shrek—the Musical continues

• Rehearse & prepare a vocal game for our class

• Rehearse & perform your slate & memorized

twister

• Rillingale gone tomorrow

!


Vocal exercises are essential for the actor because…

!

Knowing what the inciting incident in the play you are directing is important because…

!


!

I have/have not woken up hearing my tongue twister in my head.

!

On pages 37 - 43 in your notebook,

please answer 3 of the following to complete. 27 March

Shrek: The Musical

• On pages 48 - 50

• List 5 more rising actions so far…

• You should have 8 by the end of today…

Vocals Project

1. Stage manager: get a sticker

2. Select a vocal warmup/game from page 51

3. Rehearse teaching it to the class

4. Perform the game with your group onstage and the rest of us in the house

Vocals Project

1. Model for us

2. Cue us

3. We’ll perform for/with you

Vocals Project pt 2

1. Rehearse your slate & run thru twister 3x

2. Perform slate & memorized twister

1 April!


• Finish presenting vocal game for our class

• Rehearse & perform your slate & memorized

twister

• Let’s perform a play for our final…[no, this is

not an April Fool’s Day prank!]

• Your scenes go up on Friday…


Vocal exercises are essential for the actor because…

!

A song in a musical can tell us about… !


!

An actor is like an athlete because…

!


please answer 3 of the following to complete. 1 April

Spring Play Performers

1. 10 minute company meeting tomorrow after school

2.You absolutely MUST attend

3. We open next week…

Our final…1. Select a theme

2. Select scenes, monologues, dance routines or anything related to the theme [you may choose to be in a duet or go solo only]

3. Learn & rehearse an opening & closing company number [dance & sing…easy stuff, honest!]

4. Rehearse your part, rehearse the company numbers & perform during senior finals…

Our final…1. Yes, it must be memorized

2. Yes, we will have an audience

3. Yes, we will have lights & sound

4. Yes, everyone will be onstage for the entire show

5. When you aren’t performing, you will be part of the ensemble creating nifty tableaux based on what the performer is doing

We need a theme!

1.With your partner, talk about what a theme is

2. Make a list of three themes

3. We will whip around and record them

4. Tomorrow you will vote!

Shrek: The Musical

• On pages 48 - 50



• Find 3 words to describe Fiona, Shrek, and Donkey…

Vocals Project


2. Rehearse your slate, straight TT & getting into the second part

3. Perform slate, straight TT & getting into the second part

4. Get some feedback…

Shrek: The Musical

• On pages 48 - 50



• Find 3 words to describe Lord Farquaard

2 April!

• No Shrek—the Musical today…work on your

project!

• Finish presenting slate & TT for our class

• Rubric!

• Vote on a theme

• Your TT scenes go up on Friday…

Learning Goal: students will be able to use their rubric to plan & critique

their Vocals project

An example of a vocal exercise is… !

A song in a musical can tell us about… !

One nifty movement thing we are going to do during our scene is…

!

One nifty vocal thing we are going to do during our scene is…

!



never too late…

for a new policy!

handouts are in the crate by date

miss a day? check the crate

vote on our themes

School

Love

Family

Endings/Beginnings

Respect

Choices

Struggle

Believe in yourself

Real Life

Company Song updateWe will learn two songs

We will lip sing and move to the opening number

We will only move to the closing number [no lip singing]

“Move” means we are doing simple steps, sometimes in unison, and sometimes solo or in groups

Your part entails…Think of your favorite:

song to sing

song lyrics to recite

poem or spoken word or scene

You may find it or write it yourself

think “performance piece” rather than monologue or scene

we will be talking right to the audience…

your piece must be meaningful to YOU

“Rubric” Handout goes to Stage

manager…

Stick w/the winners500 points

Slate = individual points

nothing new here…

On your handout• Slate: highlight or circle the area[s] on Slate

that may cause you trouble

• If your slate is perfect, give yourself a star

Movement & Transitions

Smile your way through a mistake !Use a tableau to move you into the next sequence !Sell this warm up!

Creativity Go all out on the second TT !It should be approximately 2x longer than the original one !There’s no way to be too wild…

Performance

You need to look unified !Maintain your concentration !Don’t limit yourself to one area of the stage

On the back of your handout…

Write what you think your group should wear !If your group has already decided, perfect! !

Vocal Clarity

OPEN YOUR MOUTH… !

Turn to your seat partner

whisper your tongue twister to them !really open your mouth! !

Stand up1. Feet shoulder’s width apart

2. Let’s do some warmups!

• Me May Mi Mow Moo

• Tea Tay Tie Tow Tu

• Le Lay Lie Low Lu

• We Way Why Wo Wu

!

warm ups1. Say the word “Up” on a sliding scale

2. Really emphasize the letter “P” at the end

3. Take a deep breath

4. Say the word “Down” on a sliding scale

Critique #11. Stage manager: get a sticker

2. Give your stage manager your rubrics

3. Finish blocking your second part

4. Run thru entire piece two times

Critique #1!

5. Perform for a group and get feedback

6. Your team must have:

• both warm/cool stem in each comment box

• rubric must be filled out [names of critics on back] OR NO POINTS

3 April

!


• Fine tuning your project

• Your TT scenes go up on Monday…



According to the rubric, one thing to be sure to add to your performance is…

!

Our performance is about __ minutes long. !

One significant thing to remember about slating is __ because …

!

We plan to wear __ for our costumes.

!



Shrek: The Musical

• On pages 48 - 50



• List 3 words to describe Lord Farquaard

Critique #11. Stage manager: get a sticker

2. Give your stage manager your rubrics

3. Finish blocking your second part

4. Run thru entire piece two times

STage manager:


2. Put a big #1 on yesterday’s rubric [make sure it was critiqued…]

Critique #2!

1.Rehearse 3X thru

2.Perform for a group and get feedback




4 April

!


• Fine tuning your project

• Your TT scenes go up on Monday…

• Spring show opens next week!

• We need sound crew & FOH staff



One thing my group did well according to our critique yesterday was…

!

One thing my group needs to work on according to our critique yesterday was…

!

I am part of an ensemble for this project because…

!

I think we should consider __ song for our Class Acts because…

!



Shrek: The Musical

• On pages 48 - 50



Stand up1. Feet shoulder’s width apart

2. Let’s do some warmups!

• Me May Mi Mow Moo

• Tea Tay Tie Tow Tu

• Le Lay Lie Low Lu

• We Way Why Wo Wu

!

warm ups1. Say the word “Up” on a sliding scale

2. Really emphasize the letter “P” at the end

3. Take a deep breath

4. Say the word “Down” on a sliding scale

Critique #3!

1.Get your last sticker!

2.Rehearse 3X thru

3.Perform for a group and get feedback




7 April

!

• 10 minutes to rehearse—get your costumes ready

• Spring play opens Thursday

• Tix only $4 or work the show and see it for free

• FOH signups start tomorrow


Learning Goal: students will be able to use their rubric to plan, perform &

critique their Vocals project

8 April!

• Last few scenes to present

• Spring play opens Thursday


• FOH signups start tomorrow


• Vocal project reflection

• Shrek continues



One thing I noticed yesterday during the performances was…

!

I wish my group had __ during our performance because…

!

A critical characteristic of an ensemble is… !

I thought doing the vocal project was __ because…

!



pass out reflections

Stage Managers!

•Make sure every sticker is dated & lists what your group did

• Each critique should be numbered—the one from me is #4

• Is every form slugged with last names names?

• Is envelope slugged with last names & period

•only half POINTS for Stage Manager if anything is missing…

Shrek: The Musical• On pages 48 - 50

• Make a list of three different locations we have seen so far

• Make a list of three ways the actors have collaborated with one another [don’t just say they work together, but HOW they worked together or what they did]

reflection

!

• Make sure you complete entire page

• Be honest about your team mates…

9 April

!

• Spring play opens TOMORROW


• FOH signups start TODAY

• Shrek continues

• Read beginning of “Dear Chuck”



If I don’t write a review of a play this semester…

!

I am enjoying/not liking Shrek: The Musical because…

!

A critical characteristic of collaborating is…{DO NOT say: working together…}

!

I am excited/nervous/both to perform onstage for our final because…

!



3 Web Comments

!

•You will only need three web comments this month

• One more goes up today/tomorrow

•A few more will go up during break

Show Signups

1. We need FOH staff for our show

2. Performances are Thursday - Saturday @ 7 pm

+ 2 pm on Saturday afternoon

3. We need 5 people for each performance

4. You get to see the show for free!

SEE THE SHOW FOR FREE

1. Bring us some prepackaged cookies or drinks

2. We will give you a ticket to the play

3. You need to know what performance you wish

to attend

Tired of doing questions?

1. Bring us some prepackaged cookies or drinks

2. You get outta doing daily questions for 1 whole

week…

Shrek: The Musical• On pages 48 - 50!

• Songs tell us one or more of three things in a musical: !

• character info!

• plot info!

• exposition info!

• We will watch two songs being performed today: how does each song function?

Read a play

1. Read the first three scenes of “Dear Chuck” in teams of 4

2. You will need to double up on roles as there are many characters in some scenes

3. Be gentle with the scripts—they are a bit thick to be stapled, so they may come apart on you

For scene #1

1.One person read the girl even numbers

2.One person read the boy even numbers

3.One person read the girl odd numbers

4. One person read the boy odd numbers

Dear ChuckTeenagers are typically caught in the middle—they're not quite adults, but they're definitely no longer children. Through a series of scenes and monologues, we meet an eclectic group of teen characters who are trying to communicate with that wannabe special someone, coping with a classmate's suicide, battling controlling parents, swimming for that island of calm in the stormy sea of technology—and many others. What they all have in common is the search for their "Chuck," that elusive moment of knowing who you are.

Dear Chuck

Teenagers are typically caught in the middle—they're not quite adults, but they're definitely no longer children.

10 April

!

• Spring play opens TODAY


• FOH signups still needed

• Shrek continues

• Read next part of “Dear Chuck”

Learning Goal: students will be able to describe the dramatic structure of

“Dear Chuck.”

So far, “Dear Chuck” is a play about… !

An ensemble is… !

A essential characteristic of a chorus is… !

I think our class will work together well/not well collaborating on our final because…

!

How are you treated when you enter a fancy department store with your friends?

!



Shrek: The Musical

• On pages 48 - 50!

• We will watch two songs being performed today: how does each song function? !

• Describe two simple moves we can copy and use for our own choreography [choreo] in our final

Read a play

In your notebook under today’s questions, make a list of 3 times this year you knew exactly who you are

When I plan & execute a good lesson [teacher]

When I do a brill T-stop [skater]

When I answer my daughter’s super hard question and she gets it [mother]

Read a play

Reread the monologue on pages 9 - 10

In your notebook under today’s questions, make a list of 3 things “Chuck” could be

The playwright says…!

Through a series of scenes and monologues, we meet an eclectic group of teen characters who are trying to communicate with that wannabe special someone, coping with a classmate's suicide, battling controlling parents, swimming for that island of calm in the stormy sea of technology—and many others. !

!

What they all have in common is the search for their "Chuck," that elusive moment of knowing who you are.

Read a play

Read the following scenes

“The Teen Shopping Experience”

“The Dance”

Be gentle with the scripts

Reading Goal: How do these scenes reflect or mirror the teenage

experience?

Read a play

Will these scenes fly on our stage?

Why or why not?

How have you been treated in a high end department store or fancy boutique when you have entered without a monied adult?

Reading Goal: How do these scenes reflect or mirror the teenage

experience?

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