Monday, August 29, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Memorize Mother T., Phrase 3
For: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 30

On your Vocabulary Sheet write down
what you think the word ensemble means,
and then look up the definitions in the
dictionary and write those down on your
sheet as well
For: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 30

Memorize Jabberwocky, Stanza 4
For: Wednesday, August 31

Seniors:

Work on song
For: Thursday, September 1

Friday, August 26, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Memorize Jabberwocky, Stanza #3
For: Monday, August 29

Seniors:

Write Lazzi Project Reflection in your journal
Due: Monday, August 29

Spotlight Form and song lyrics
Due: Monday, August 29

A cappella singing performance
Thursday, September 1

Thursday, August 25, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Memorize Jabberwocky, Stanza #3
For: Monday, August 29

Seniors:

Finish preparations for final
Lazzi Project performance
Tomorrow: Friday, August 26

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Be sure to have first two stanzas
of Jabberwocky and first two
phrases of Mother T. memorized
For: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 25

Look up and write down dictionary
definitions of the words commit/
commitment on your Vocab. Sheet
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 25

Seniors:

Work A LOT on your Lazzi Project
Be sure to meet criteria on grading rubric
Last rehearsal is tomorrow
Final Performance = Friday, August 26

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Memorize Jabberwocky, Stanza #2
Due: Thursday, August 25

12th Graders:

Continue working on Lazzi Project
Final Performance: Friday, August 26

Read p. 12-16, Commedia packet(s)
For: Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 24
(Quiz)

Monday, August 22, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Memorize Jabberwocky, Stanza #2
For: Thursday, August 25

Memorize Mother T., Phrase 2
For: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 23

If you did not finish your "Emotional Scale"
in class, please complete it at home
this evening.
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 23

Seniors:

Work on Lazzi Project
Group Form due tomorrow, Tuesday, August 23
Final Performance: Friday, August 26

Friday, August 19, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

If you did not finish memorizing
Jabberwocky, Stanza #1, please
do so over the weekend.
For: Monday, August 22

Write or type Emotions assignment.
Refer to the list of emotions you were
given in class to help you.
Start with one or more emotion(s)
that you typically (on a daily basis)
experience. Write down how that emotion
feels in your body. Discuss how you express
that emotion through actions/behaviors.
Do the same with an emotion that you
are uncomfortable with, and an emotion
you enjoy experiencing.
Due: Monday, August 22


Seniors:

Work on Lazzi project.
Due: Friday, August 26

Thursday, August 18, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Finish memorizing Jabberwocky,
stanza #1
For: Tomorrow, Friday, August 19

Use EACH of the four vocabulary words
(reverence, creativity, perspective, and
portmanteau) in four separate sentences.
Type up and bring to class (or email Ms. P
this evening, if you don't have a printer).
Be sure to write your first and last name in
the top right corner, with tomorrow's date,
your section number and title your assign-
ment CREATIVE ARTS VOCABULARY.
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, August 19

Seniors:

Read Mid-page 7 - Mid-page 12,
Commedia packet
For: Tomorrow, Friday, August 19

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Write down on your Vocabulary sheet
what you think the word portmanteau
means. Then, look up the dictionary
definitions of the word and write them
down on your sheet.

Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 18

Memorize the first stanza of
Jabberwocky

For: Friday, August 19

Seniors:

No homework. Enjoy!

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

On your Vocabulary sheet, write
down what you think the word
PERSPECTIVE means. Then, go
look the word up in the dictionary
and write down the definition(s) that
the dictionary gives on your sheet.

Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 17

Seniors:

No homework! Enjoy. : )

Monday, August 15, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Memorize "Mother Teresa" (Mother T.),
Phrase 1 ~
People are often unreasonable, irrational,
and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
DUE: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 16

Seniors:

Prepare "talent" for tomorrow's class.

Friday, August 12, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

None. Enjoy!

Seniors:

Special R & R Weekend
Enjoy!

Thanks for a terrific first week back, everyone!

The Red Dot: Expanded

The above, and the pictures on the following post (made by the 6th Grade Creative Arts Classes), are six of the creations made based on just one Red Dot (see three posts below for a broader idea of what the Red Dot project was all about).

The Red Dot: Expanded (Continued)

Thursday, August 11, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Look up the dictionary definition of
Creativity. Write it down on your
Vocabulary Sheet. If the definition does
not feel broad enough to you, "dig deeper":
put "Creativity quotes" in Google, and see if
you can find a quote that feels more explan-
atory.

Due: Tomorrow, Friday, August 12.

Seniors:

Read p. 3-top of 7, Commedia packet
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, August 12.

The Red Dot: 6th Grade Creative Arts

Creativity involves a special relationship with the materials and with the creative moment.

~ Tai Situpa

Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite - getting something down.

~ Julia Cameron

Today the sixth grade students were asked to paint just one red dot on a piece of paper. They could place the dot anywhere on the paper they chose. Then they were asked to put their brushes down.

Here are some responses to reflection questions the students wrote after their experience painting the dot...

What thoughts went through your mind when you were asked to simply paint one red dot on your paper?

I wonder why we are painting this red dot. I wonder if it will be simple or am I going to make a horribly ugly red blob out of what used to be a simple task. There is a lot more complication in thinking than doing.

I was wondering how I would paint iy and where on my paper I would paint it. I was also wondering, why does she want me to paint a red dot?

"A dot? What are we doing painting a dot?" But then I started thinking of possibilities and I cam down to the conclusion that Ms. Pitman was going to walk us through a famous painting.

I thought it was wierd. I also thought is was really easy but I kind of like painting so I thought I might like it.

After painting your dot, and after looking at everyone else's paintings, did your thoughts change?

No, not at all. I kept thinking it looks like those things you put on a letter.

They all looked the same at first glance, but each one was unique, like a zebra's stripes.

Yes, my thoughts changed. I can't believeit. That was kind of interesting to watch that all of our thoughts were so different.

The change that I saw was that the dot means a lot more than just a dot. It just occurred to me that so many amazing things can happen from one dot. Invention, architecture, etc.

Did you find yourself comparing your dot to others? In what way(s)?

Not comparing such as to perfection, but how others were so different. Some made it at the middle, some at the sides.

I did find myself comparing my dot to others because my dot wasn't very round. I saw some really round ones and some not so round ones. But I thought mine was the least round.

Yes. I was comparing the size, the shape, how much paint was used on the dot, and where they painted the dot.

I kind of compared my dot to others' based on shape. I noticed how some dots were perfect or had stray marks.

The students also responded to the quotes at the top of this post and how they related to their experience with the Red Dot activity.

For homework this evening, students are working on creating a picture using the Red Dot as either the starting point or the center of their work. I have no doubt that tomorrow there will be forty-three completely different works of art making their way into the Creative Arts classroom.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Create and complete your Red Dot picture.
Use either pencil, colored pencil, markers,
crayons, paint, or collage to create a picture
or design using the Red Dot as either the
starting or center point.

Have fun! Be creative! Let your imagination go...

Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 10

Seniors:

Origins of Commedia packet reading
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 10

If you have not turned them in already,
ALL forms -
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, August 10

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

On your Creative Arts Vocabulary sheet,
write down what you think the word
Reverence means. Then look up the
dictionary definition, and write that down
in the space provided on the same sheet.

Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 10

Seniors:

Read the Origins of Commedia packet
For: Thursday, August 11

If you have not turned them in already,
make sure to get the following forms to me
1) Parent Form
2) Permission to Post Photos on the Blog form
3) Student form

By: Thursday, August 11

Monday, August 8, 2011

HOMEWORK

6th Graders:

Email Ms. P so that she has your email address.
Be sure to let her know if it is your personal
address or your parents'. Also: make sure you
sign your name (first and last).

Due: This evening, Monday, August 8

Seniors:

Take some time and think about and then
write a THOUGHTFUL aspiration for yourself
for your fall semester in drama. You may write
it on any type of paper you like, but you must
write it this evening (not as you are running
into class tomorrow).

Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 9

Give your parents the Parent-Student
Handbook to read so that they can read
through it by Wednesday. Have them fill
out:
1. The Parent Form
2. The Photos for Blog permission form

YOU need to fill out the student form and
be sure to write a one-paragraph to full-page
reflection on the back.

The two parent forms and your student form
are due back in class by Thursday, August 11

Counting Down the Days...

Tomorrow, Monday, August 8, marks the first day of the TPA school year.

After a week of faculty meetings, I can tell you with a great deal of certainty:
the 2011-2012 school year is going to be a good one!

This September, Mrs. Joslin and I will be offering a (FREE) Audition Workshop on
Thursday evenings (September 1, 8, 15, and 22) from 6:30-8:30 PM. The workshop will offer etiquette tips, what materials you need and how to prepare (for both acting and singing auditions), what to do the day of an audition (and after an audition), opportunities to work on auditioning with prepared material and cold readings. Information will be posted during the first week of school and you can sign up for the workshop through Ms. Pitman.

The Senior Production in December is entitled Comedy Through the Ages and will feature each section performing a play from three different time periods: William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (Renaissance), The Importance of Being Earnest (Victorian) by Oscar Wilde, and Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park (1960's). The production will serve as the final for the 12th grade drama class.

In January-February, there will be an after-school workshop open to 8th grade students. Though the focus of the workshop is yet to be determined, the class will run for eight consecutive Tuesdays from 3:00-4:30 PM.

The dates have been slightly altered for the spring musical, Oklahoma! Auditions will begin at the end of January/beginning of February, with the first read-through scheduled for Wednesday, February 22 and regular rehearsals running through April 14. Tech Week begins Monday, April 16 with our opening performance on Thursday evening, April 19 and our final performance on Sunday afternoon, April 22. Detailed information will be provided at the beginning of January.

Looking forward to a terrific school year!

Cheers,
Ms. P

Announcing the TPA Spring Musical

Auditions will be February 13, 14, 15
First Read-Through and Table Talk will take place
Monday-Wednesday March 5-7
Rehearsals will begin Monday, March 19
Tech Rehearsal: April 23
Tech/Dress Rehearsal: April 24
Invited Dress Rehearsal: April 25
Performances: Thursday, Friday, Saturday April 26-28

*Look for announcements in August for a 4-Week Audition Workshop in September!

Happy Summer!

Enjoy two months homework-free!!!

: )

Tuesday - Friday, May 24-27

FINALS

Juniors:

Wednesday, May 25

8:05-10:05: 11-A
10:15-12:15: 11-C
1:15-3:15: 11-B

*Thursday, May 26

10:15-12:15: 11-B
(Unless you get signed out by a parent,
you must attend "class")

6th Graders:

Tuesday, May 24

10:15-12:15: 6-B, Rehearsal

Wednesday, May 25

4:30: Dress Rehearsal, 6-B
6:30: Performance, 6-B

Thursday, May 26

8:05-10:05:, 6-A, Rehearsal
4:30: Dress Rehearsal, 6-A
6:30: Performance, 6-A

Friday, May 27

8:00-11:00 AM: All-School Awards Assembly
(Meet/Pick Up at EdOptions)

Have a wonderful summer!

Monday, May 23, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Prep for final scene showing

Finals Schedule:
Wednesday, May 25
8:05-10:05: 11-A
10:15-12:15: 11-C
1:15-3:15: 11-B

*Thursday, May 26, 10:15-12:15
11-B's original final time
IF YOU CHOOSE TO NOT ATTEND,
YOU MUST HAVE A PARENT SIGN
YOU OUT AT THE OFFICE

6th Graders:

MEMORIZE & WORK ON LINES!!!!
Gather Costumes

Finals Schedule:

6-B (Bernard)
Tuesday, May 24, 10:15-12:15: Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 25, 4:30: Dress Rehearsal; 6:30: Performance
6-A (Stoyanoff)
Thursday, May 26, 8:05-10:05: Rehearsal
Thursday, May 26, 4:30: Dress Rehearsal; 6:30: Performance

Saturday, May 21, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Prep for final scene showing

Finals Schedule:
Wednesday, May 25
8:05-10:05: 11-A
10:15-12:15: 11-C
1:15-3:15: 11-B

*Thursday, May 26, 10:15-12:15
11-B's original final time
IF YOU CHOOSE TO NOT ATTEND,
YOU MUST HAVE A PARENT SIGN
YOU OUT AT THE OFFICE

6th Graders:

MEMORIZE & WORK ON LINES!!!!
Gather Costumes

Finals Schedule:

6-B (Bernard)
Tuesday, May 24, 10:15-12:15: Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 25, 4:30: Dress Rehearsal; 6:30: Performance
6-A (Stoyanoff)
Thursday, May 26, 8:05-10:05: Rehearsal
Thursday, May 26, 4:30: Dress Rehearsal; 6:30: Performance

Thursday, May 19, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

You MUST be off-book tomorrow.
We will be running ALL scenes in class!

6th Graders:

Be OFF BOOK (completely memorized) on the
script you have so far -
By tomorrow, Thursday, May 20

If you did not bring your parent play form back to Ms. Pitman
on today's due date, you MUST bring it by
Tomorrow, Friday, May 20.

Monday, May 16, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Make sure that you are completely OFF BOOK
for your scene by Wednesday!

If you haven't done so already, go through your scene
and make clear objectives for each of your lines. Also,
mark the Beats.

6th Graders:

Be OFF BOOK (completely memorized) on the
script you have so far -
By tomorrow, Tuesday, May 17

Bring your parent play form back to Ms. Pitman
By Thursday, May 19.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Continue to work on lines
for your scenes

6th Graders:

Go over and over your lines.

*I will help you with your lines
if you are having difficulty. But only
if you have REALLY worked on them
on your own first!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Continue to work on lines
for your scenes

6th Graders:

Go over and over your lines.
If you have new ones, highlight and
memorize.

*I will help you with your lines
if you are having difficulty. But only
if you have REALLY worked on them
on your own first!

Monday, May 9, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Work on lines for your scenes

6th Graders:

Go over and over your lines.
If you have new ones, highlight and
memorize.

*I will help you with your lines
if you are having difficulty. But only
if you have REALLY worked on them
on your own first!

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

PERFORMANCES: May 4-6

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Evenings, 7 PM

Get your tickets online ($6) or buy at the door ($7)

*The Friday Evening Performance is SOLD OUT ONLINE

There will still be seats available at the door, but get there early!

Friday, April 29, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Re-read your scene.
Look up on the internet a summary of the play
from which your scene was taken and a biography
of the playwwright. Print both, and read!
Bring summary and bio to class on Monday.
Memorize your first four lines.
By: Monday, May 2.

6th Graders:

Go over you lines! Out loud, at least once per day.
ALL lines so far to be memorized by
Monday, April 2

Thursday, April 28, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

No Homework!

6th Graders:

No Homework!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

No homework!

6th Graders:

Highlight your new lines
(if you received them today)
and begin memorizing

Also: go over all your lines out loud
at least once per day!

Monday, April 25, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Observe. Notice what you observe.
Notice how you observe.
What are you observing?
What are you interpreting?

6th Graders:

If you have new lines, highlight them.
Begin memorizing them!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

HOMEWORK

NONE! R & R Weekend....

ENJOY!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

None. Enjoy!

6th Graders:

Go over your lines, once out loud
this evening

Monday, April 18, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

STUDY for written test
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 19

6th Graders:

Go over your lines -
at least once out loud tonight!

Friday, April 15, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Go over your old quizzes, packets,
and study guides in order to prepare
for the game test on Monday and
the written test on Tuesday
April 18 & 19

6th Graders:

Go over all the lines you have so far in your script.
Say them out loud AT LEAST ONCE every day.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

* Sorry for the late post today! HOMEWORK Juniors: Email Ms. P the test questions you created, either in an attached document or pasted into the body of the email: tpjapitman@gmail.com Due by: Midnight (tonight) 6th Graders: Collect any props you would like to use, and type up your script (if that was your job) for tomorrow's commercial presentations.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Go over study guides & packets
this evening -
Bring them to class with you
Tomorrow, Thursday, April 14

*Game test: Monday, April 18
*Written test: Tuesday, April 19

6th Graders:

Watch t.v. commercials this evening
(on t.v. or YouTube)
Notice how products are sold.
Notice jingles and tag lines
For Tomorrow's assignment,
Thursday, April 14

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Finish reading last Elizabethan Theatre
packet, if you haven't already (you are sooo
lucky I am giving you another day, do you
know that?!)
Collect all packets and quizzes from Ancient
Roman Theatre, Theatre of the Middle Ages,
and the Elizabethan Renaissance so that you
have them ready for Thursday to prepare
creating Test questions for next week.
Game Test: Monday, April 18, Test: Tuesday, April 19

6th Graders:

Make sure you are COMPLETELY off-book
(memorized) with the lines you have so far
By Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13
*(You will be tested on memorization tomorrow)

Monday, April 11, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Complete Shakespeare packet
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 12

6th Graders:

If you are not off-book with the
lines you have, memorize them
By Wednesday, April 12

In Memorium: Rachel Ewer

Dana Fisher, Hannah Hartke, Rachel Ewer (mask), Sara Prokop, Kaitlyn Woltz

Friday, April 8, 2011

HOMEWORK Juniors: Read Shakespeare packet By: Tuesday, April 12 6th Graders: Go over your lines, go over your lines! Everyone should be completely off-book By Monday, April 11 (with the lines you have so far)

Rachel Ewer's Memorial Service

A human life is a story told by God.

~Hans Christian Andersen

Saturday, April 9, 2:00 PM

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

1100 N. Cooper Rd.

Gilbert, AZ 85233

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

HOMEWORK Juniors: No homework 6th Graders: Work on memorizing the lines you haven't, and speak out loud the lines you do know - at least once this evening!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

No assigned homework today.
If you choose to, re-read the summary
of Much Ado About Nothing
For Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 6

6th Graders:

Work on memorizing the lines you haven't,
and speak out loud the lines you do know -
at least once this evening!

Special Announcement

(Our Very Own) Rebecca Joslin's Senior Violin Recital Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 7:30pm. ASU School of Music Building Organ Hall 50 E. Gammage Parkway Tempe, AZ 85281 Park on the north side of the Gammage parking lot and walk across the little street on the north to the music building. Parking is free after 7pm. The Organ Hall is located on the left when you walk into the building. Follow the signs to the correct hall because other recitals are happening in the other rooms at the same time. It will be about an hour long and refreshments will be served after. Everything is completely free! Program includes: Bach Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in C Minor, Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Wieniawski Scherzo-Tarentelle

Monday, April 4, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Read through Plot Overview of
Much Ado About Nothing and go
over Character List
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5

6th Graders:

If you received new lines today,
please highlight and begin
memorizing!

Thank You, 11-C, for the April Fools!

Friday, April 1, 2011

HOMEWORK Juniors: Study! Go over study guide for Elizabethan Theatre Quiz #2 Monday, April 4 6th Graders: Have your current lines memorized by Monday so you can get some new ones! *If you haven't done so already, get a binder to hold your script - it will keep it safer, neater, and you can use it more easily when taking blocking notes.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Work on your Dramasault scene
MEMORIZE your lines!
Collect any props and/or costumes you
would like to use for your scene.
If you haven't given her one already,
be sure to make a copy of your scene
for Ms. Pitman
For tomorrow, Friday, April 1

6th Graders

Go over your lines! Get off-book
as quickly as possible with the lines you have.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Read "Background on Elizabethan
Oaths, Curses, Insults"
For Tomorrow, March 31

6th Graders:

If you received new lines today,
please highlight them and begin
memorizing them.

If you do not know the lines you
already have: get crackin'!
Say your lines out loud, at least once
EVERY DAY!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Read Elizabethan Theatre packet
Go over stage combat sheet
For Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 30

6th Graders:

Go over script; memorize!
Highlight new lines (if you
received any today)

March 28, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

No homework! : )

6th Grade:

Go over your lines! Highlight new ones
if you received any.

Happy World Theatre Day!

Please read the following - very thoughtful - piece by Lauren Gunderson: Theatre of the Long Now - World Theatre Day 2011 To mark this year's World Theatre Day (March 27) I want to blend two very true things: 1.Theatre is an organic byproduct to the human experience on this earth 2.This earth is very old and still going There is a rather mind-blowingly cool organization based in San Francisco called The Long Now Foundation. Started in 1996 (or 01996 as they would write it), the Long Now folks hope "to creatively foster long-term thinking and responsibility in the framework of the next 10,000 years." And "to provide counterpoint to today's 'faster/cheaper' mind set and promote 'slower/better' thinking." I thought... where does theatre live in The Long Now? Stewart Brand, in his book The Clock of The Long Now, shows us this diagram of the timing of various cosmic currents. copyright The Long Now Foundation. Nature time is slowest -- fashion/art (although I might correct this to be 'pop art') time is fastest. And where is Culture? Right next to Nature. Because Culture is made up of the longest-lived stories, art, religion, language, and history of a people -- it's fiction and it's fact. Culture is a slow, patient, exhaustive, lasting human force that examines, defines, propels and deepens the life of us all. This is where theatre lives. We are still watching the plays of thousands of years ago -- we are making the plays that will be watched thousands of years from today. In fact, one of The Long Now's tenants is to "mind mythic depth" -- which is certainly what those Greeks were doing at their Theatre of Dionysus. Theatre is not built for trend -- though the good plays usually sync up with the zeitgeist. Theatre aims to make things that last. And as much incredible storytelling is going on in TV these days -- TV is a fast medium, a medium that most likely inspires "ooh what's next!" as opposed to "what does this mean for all of us in the Now?" TV and Theatre aren't competing for dramatic prowess, of course (unless it's raining on a Friday and popcorn plus a rerun of Battlestar overpowers your desire to get out the door - I've been there my friends.) They do different things (and some of the same things), and at their best do them to astonishing impact. What distinguishes Theatre most is its rebreathing. A movie is replayed (sometimes remade), a TV show is re-watched (sometimes remade), but a play is rebreathed with the simplest technology -- people. The story might be thousands of years old but a performance of it is given new breath by live, present people. This isn't rewinding, this is reliving. All Theatre needs to be Theatre is a performer, audience, and story. Simple stuff at essence - but simple stuff tends to hold up. So Theatre is given to us over and over again -- a live gift from times past to now, and from times now to the future. What plays will we send forth to the theatergoers 5000 years from now? What plays are we making and watching that "mind the deep myths" for the future? What theatre are we crafting right now that will last the long now? (I know of many good candidates for longevity, so don't worry.) I'd encourage any proponents of this Theatre of the Long Now to soberly consider our charge. We must craft the kind of stories that, when rebreathed a thousands years from now, can inform, enlighten, and inspire the Far Future. Long Now Theatre should tells long now stories -- stories of this earth and our responsibility to it, of our most global human experiences, of our connection to future/past people, of our truest truths and most meaningful discoveries, of scope, of scale, of myth, of hope. Because when I think of theatre I think of the kind that blindsided Norwegian masses when Nora walked out of that door. The kind that riveted Elizabethan England and Elizabeth herself. The kind that gathered the entire Athenian populations to watch hours of drama. The kind that started around fires in cave shelters across Africa. That is the ritual, the grand story, the human largess in which you participate, inherit, and compel by going to the theatre. Because in my long now -- Euripides, Japanese Puppeteers, Shakespeare, Ibsen, Williams, Churchill, and all of my playwriting colleagues across the world get to hang out together and ask, "what's new for you?" In this long now -- Theatre is a lifeline of wisdom from ancient cultures to now, and from now to the Far Future. In this long now -- Theatre is that most basic tool by which all of humanity can speak their speech artfully, philosophically, meaningfully... slowly. Happy World Long Now Theatre Day.

Friday, March 25, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

If you didn't finish reading the Elizabethan theatre packet
in class today, please be sure to read over the weekend.
For: Monday, March 28

6th Graders:

Go over your script, if you have lines!
MEMORIZE! If you do this out loud every day,
you will probably know all the lines you have by
Monday, March 28

March 24, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Go over reading, study guide, and
hand-out on "Elizabethan Beliefs"
For Quiz, TOMORROW, Friday, March 25

6th Graders:

Be sure to be going over your lines
(whenever you receive any) - every
day, at least ONCE OUT LOUD!

*Remember: No drama tomorrow!
You will remain with your homeroom
teacher during your drama period

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Go over reading, study guide, and
hand-out on "Elizabethan Beliefs"
For Quiz, Friday, March 25

6th Graders:

Be sure to be going over your lines
(whenever you receive any) - every
day, at least ONCE OUT LOUD!

If you received lines for your play
today, please highlight them!

Be sure to bring your FULL script (so far) and a
pencil to class every day from now on.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

If you haven't, please read
Elizabethan Theatre packet
For: Wednesday, March 23

6th Graders:

If you received lines for your play
today, please highlight them!

Be sure to bring your FULL script (so far) and a
pencil to class every day from now on.

Monday, March 21, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Read Elizabethan Theatre packet
For: Wednesday, March 23

6th Graders:

If you received lines for your play
today, please highlight them!

Be sure to bring your script and a
pencil to class every day from now on.

Also: It would serve you well if you get a
thin binder to keep your script in! : )

Spring Break

Wishing everyone a terrific spring break.

Have fun, rest, and relax!

See you on Monday, March 21.

Cheers,
Ms. P

Thursday, March 10, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

None!

6th Graders:

None!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Memorize both "A" & "B" parts
of Contentless Scene
For: Tomorrow, Thursday, March 10

6th Graders:

No Homework. Enjoy!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Read Acting One packet
For tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9

Go through your journal. Complete
any entries that have not been, add
to any that you feel are weak and need
more depth.
Journals are due for the quarter
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9

6th Graders:

If you have not written, of if you have lost
your play (that contains an empty chair),
please be sure to write one this evening.
REMEMBER: this is an O.T.O. assignment
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9

Monday, March 7, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Study for quiz (Theatre in the Middle Ages)
Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8

*If you did not do your journal assignment
on the Actor-Audience exercise, please do it
this evening for TOMORROW!

6th Graders:

Re-work/edit your play -
If you wish!
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8

Friday, March 4, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Complete Theatre History packet: Middle Ages
For Monday, March 7

Write up Journal Reflection on Actor-Audience experience
Due: Monday, March 7

6th Graders:

Make edits to your play, should you wish
to do so
Due: Monday, March 7

Thursday, March 3, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Finish Theatre History: Middle Ages packet
For Monday, March 7

6th Graders:

Go over play and make edits, if you wish
For Tomorrow, Friday, March 4

ATTENTION FIDDLER CAST

FIDDLER OFF BROADWAY PRODUCTION TRIP OPTION

Where: Fiddler On The Roof at ASU Gammage Auditorium

When: March 29^th Opening night performance @7:30p.m.

How: Vans from TPA will be provided

Cost: $16.00 (cash only please)

Disclaimer: These seats are student priced because they are balcony seats. (Not for those who are uneasy about heights.) Have also been told for detailed faces bring binoculars!

Contact: tonastough@hotmail.com

SIGN UP SHEET -ZELMAN CENTER BY MARCH 4 FRIDAY.

(Inside door)

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Read Theatre History Packet
Middle Ages: p. 58-61
For Tomorrow, Thursday, March 3

6th Graders:

No Homework!

6B's Masks at Play

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

HOMEWORK

Juniors:

Read Theatre History packet: Middle Ages
p. 50-58
For Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2

*Bring journal to class tomorrow
Wednesday, March 2

6th Graders:

Complete Character/Plot Ideas Sheet
For Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2