Welcome to Mrs. Zimpfer’s

Drama Class

“All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players”

• Discuss with the people next to you what you think this quote means. • It’s your opinion, so it can’t be right

or wrong!

Thought of the Day: Do something today that makes others smile

• 1. ACT: •V) to perform by representing a character in a play. •N) The major division of a play•Question: •What does acting mean to you?• Three complete sentences please.

Factoid:

• What movie is this quote from?• “Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs. Potato

Head, Mrs. Potato Head… hey, I can dream, can’t I?”

Factoid Answer

• Toy Story, Mr. Potato Head• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C

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Thought of the day: You can’t love others if you don’t love yourself

• Vocabulary:• 2. Atmosphere: (adj.) the mood of a play• Question (Three sentences) • What is a movie or play you’ve seen with a:– Dark and mysterious atmosphere?– Joyful and happy atmosphere?

Factoid:

•What was the highest grossing film of last summer, 2012?

Factoid Answer:

• The Avengers

Thought of the Day: A joke is only a joke if people laugh . . .

• Vocabulary word:• 3. Dialogue: (N) the conversations actors

have on stage with each other.• Question (Three sentences) • Can you think of a play/movie that had

especially funny or witty dialogue?

Factoid

•What movie did this quote come from?• “Yeah, it’s uh, ‘Bring an

Obscure Relative to Work Day’.”

Factoid Answer:

• Monster’s Inc./Mike• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkdj6oIi5o

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Thought of the day: Be yourself. Nobody else can do that for you.

• Vocabulary:

–4. Plot (n): the story of a play–Question: What are the five

essential elements of a good plot (think language arts). Just list the 5 elements – you don’t need sentences. =)

Factoid:

•Who won the Golden Globe award for best actor in a comedy or musical 2012 (most recently)?

Factoid Answer:

• Hugh Jackman in Les Miserables

Thought of the day: We cannot know what good is without also knowing what is bad.

Hmmmmmmm . . .• Vocabulary:• 5. Blocking (v): Working out the

movements of actors on stage- includes planning the entrances, exits, crosses, etc.

• Question (Three sentences): Why would it be important for a writer to include blocking in his/her script?

• Why does blocking matter?

Factoid:

• What role does Josh Hutcherson play in the “Hunger Games?”

Factoid Answer:

• Peeta Mellark• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI29P

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Thought of the day: A great artist is one who observes the world around them.

• Vocabulary:

– 6. Apron: That portion of the stage that falls between the main curtain and the audience (very front of stage).

• Question (Three sentences): If an actor walks out onto the apron part of the stage during a play to give a speech, what might this say about the importance of the character and his/her speech?

Factoid:

•What musical on Broadway is the highest grossing musical of all time?

Factoid Answer:

• The Lion King• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pgZt

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Thought of the day: The risk of taking no risks is the worst risk of all.

• Vocabulary• 7. Delivery: The way an actor

delivers his/her lines. Examples: excitedly, nervously, passionately, angrily, boringly, joyfully, etc.

• Question (Three sentences): How does one actor’s delivery of a line affect how the other actors respond to him/her?

Factoid:

•Who is considered the most famous mime of all time?

Factoid Answer

• Marcel Marceau• Famous for bip the clown• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4LEKqLiY

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Thought of the day: “A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”

Steve Martin

• Vocabulary: • 8. Set: the scenery and other

properties used in a dramatic performance

Question (Three sentences): Think of any play you’ve seen in which the set made an impression on you. What about it makes you remember it?

Factoid:

•What is the highest grossing DISNEY movie of all time (adjusting for inflation) . . .

Factiod:

• Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gWiVs5Q

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Thought of the day: If you would create something,you must be something.

• Vocabulary:

–9. Cue (n): A signal or movement that tells a performer to carry out the next action.

• Question (three sentences) Why are cues important in a play for actors?

Factoid:

• What famous story is about a young, rebellious nun who winds up being the caretaker of 7 children and falls in love with their father?

Factoid Answer

• The Sound of Music• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td8rL

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Thought of the Day: The job of an artist is not to see the black and white of the world, but to see the grey and every shade in

between.• Vocabulary

– 10. Monologue: A speech spoken by one person delivered to the audience. Can be a comedy or drama.

– Question (3 sentences): Can you think of any monologues in a play or movie that you remember? Why do you remember it? What made it memorable?

Factoid

• What movie is this quote from?• "I suffer from short-term memory loss.

No, it's true! I forget things almost instantly. It runs in my family! Well I mean... at least... I think it does. Hum... Where are they? ... Can I help you?”

Factoid Answer:

• FINDING NEMO• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk3Zxmpt

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Thought of the day: Theater is the only medium in which the audiences’ reactions change/affect the

performance.

• 11. Characterization: A representation of a character’s qualities. Shown through dialogue, gesture, movement, costume, and makeup.

• Question (3 sentences): Think about a character you’ve seen in movie or play. What made his/her character stand out to you?

Factiod

• Who won favorite TV actress in the 2012 teen choice awards?

Answer:

• Selena Gomez• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQNFlU7

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Thought of the day:: Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.~ Sanford Meisner

• 12. Actor: a person on stage, who by prior performance and training has been selected by a director to act a role in a production.• Question (Three sentences): Who

is your favorite actor and WHY?

Factoid:

• Who played Glinda the Good Witch in the original broadway production of Wicked?

Answer

• Kristen Chenoweth

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e45Ln6lkXSk

Thought of the day: When you live in the moment, there is no future or past, only right now.

– 13. Foreshadow: Some bit of dialogue or action that suggests something that will happen later in a play or a story.–Question (3 sentences): Can you think

of or make up an example of how a playwright would foreshadow that something bad is going to happen?

Factoid:

• What is the difference between a Broadway and an off-broadway show?

Answer:

• A broadway theater has a minimum of 499 seats, while an off-broadway theater has less than 499 seats, but at least 99 seats.

Thought of the day: Conflict is what creates drama. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the

performance.~ Michael Shurtleff

– 14. BEAT: When seen in a script, [beat] implies pausing and taking a breath. Helpful when dealing with the tempo (or speed) of a line.

– Question (3 sentences): What might cause an actor to purposefully take a beat/pause in the middle of a line?

Factoid:

• What movie won BEST PICTURE at the academy awards for 2012?

Answer:

• ARGO!• Directed and starred in by Ben Affleck

Thought of the day: If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable.~ Jack

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• 15. Ad Lib: To improvise a line not found in the script. Usually used in a play when an actor forgets his lines.

• Question (3 sentences): Why else might an actor ad lib in a play? Also, what are forms of drama that only involve ad libbing?

Coming soon . . .

• Vocabulary quiz coming up in TWO class periods . . . Be prepared and start studying now! =)

Factoid:

• What won best animated film in the 2011 Academy Awards?

Answer:

• TOY STORY 3• Video not available . . .

Thought of the day: Talk to someone today that you’ve never spoken to before. You might make a new friend!

• 16. HAM: to overplay a part. An over-actor!

• Question (3 sentences): Can you think of an actor on a tv show or onstage that you have seen “ham it up”? When might it be OK to ham, and when is it not OK?