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Where do directors and set designers get their ideas so that the set they build creates the mood and atmosphere the director wants for a production? From the script! Introduce theater high schoolers to the script analysis techniques used in the scenic design process with a lesson that models how the process works.
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Instructional Ideas
- Post images of sets around the classroom labeled with the name of the play
Classroom Considerations
- Requires considerable prep time to select and copy the scenes from the five plays: Sabrina Fair, The Diary of Anne Frank, Barefoot in the Park, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Mousetrap
- Instructors also must create or obtain the audio recordings of two of Poe's poems
- The first in a 10-lesson unit on set design
- Designed for technical theater students with prior understanding of stage space, equipment, tools, and production management
Pros
- The step-by-step plan includes questions that focus attention on how much information can be gleaned from a close reading of the text
Cons
- None