INTRO TO THEATRE

Audition Monologues will be presented W 5/23 4A and Friday 5/25 3B.

WEEK 36: Workshopping audition monologues. B Day classes must be memorized by TH 5/17. A Day classes must be memorized by F 5/18.

HW: Lines must be fully memorized by the first class after Spring Break.

See Performance Poster Here

Upcoming Performances:

FALA Middle School Intro To Theatre

& Creative Writing Classes Present

Lost Innocence:

6 Student One Act Plays

What: 3 Nights of One Act Plays written by Ms. Gruber’s Creative Writing Class, directed and performed by Mr. Lyerly’s Middle School Intro to Theatre class.

When:

Thursday, April 19th, 7PM

“Friend of a Friend” by Lillian Brewer & Nicholas Hayes

“Scroll Down” by Bee Scarbrough and Mali Neihardt

Friday, April 20th, 7 PM

“Black and Rainbow Skies” by Natalia Donohoe & Alexandra Lefere Cuthbert

“Bardo” by Diego de Toledo

Saturday, April 21st, 6:30PM

“Moose” by Artemis Nash-Hayes & Kolya Bobbitt

“Bye-Gee-Foo-Tee” by Emma Collier &

Savannah Chappus

Where:

Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy

3401 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Room 7

How Much:

Free to the public.

Why: Because theater is magic, creativity is our liberation, and student leadership is our mission.

HW 4A: Actors complete Character Analysis Worksheet, Directors complete Director Sheet. Due Monday 2/12/18.

Upcoming Performance:

Screen Time Symposium

Jan 28th, 2018 @ Coconino Center for the Arts

Intro to Theatre will be presenting a 30 minute performance piece at 2:30 PM as part of this multimedia event exploring media technology's effects on modern teenagers. More information can be found at the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/events/627362770988063/

http://launchflagstaff.org/event/screen-time-symposium/
Make sure to RSVP for free tickets here:

https://flagartscouncil.org/event/screen-time-symposium/?instance_id=14890

The event will also include a viewing of the documentary "Screenagers." Artist Julie Comnick's new works will be displayed and she will lead an interactive art workshop.

WEEK 21: Screen Time Symposium Permission Slip and NeoFuturism Planning Sheet Due W 1/10 (4A) and TH 1/11.

FALA Finals Schedule

FALA will hold finals Monday-Thursday December 11-14th (mornings only) from 8:45-11:40. The afternoons will be reserved for make-up test and studying for the next final.

Friday will be a special conference style advisory held from 8:45-11:40. Students will be able to select workshops that help build resilience.

Finals Schedule

Monday - 1A and 2A

Tuesday - 1B and 2B

Wednesday 3A and 4A

Thursday 3B and 4B

4A Intro to Theatre's Final Performance "Feeling Yourself Disintegrate: Two Stories of Life and Death" will be performed on Wednesday, December 13th at 10:15 AM in FALA Room 7. Stories are roughly inspired by Ray Bradbury's "Kaleidoscope" and Andy Weir's "The Egg."
3B Intro to Theatre's Final Performance "Let's Terrify the Children: Two Grim Children's Stories from the Bad Old Days" will be performed on Thursday, December 14th at 8:45 AM in FALA Room 7. Stories are roughly inspired by "The Dream" by Alvin Schwartz and "Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm.

3B Lines must be memorized by F 12/1/17.

4A Lines must be memorized by M 12/4/17.

TOO MUCH NEOFUTURISM MAKES FALA GO BLIND

Open to the public. Free.

3B Class TH 11/9/17, 12:25 PM FALA; Room 7

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4A Class M 11/13/17, 1:55PM, FALA Room 7.

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MONOLOGUE PERFORMANCES: Open to the public.

"Spirits in the Dark: Intro to Theatre Monologue Performances"

4A class: W 10/18, performing at 2:10 PM, FALA Room 7

3B class: F 10/20, performing at 12:45 PM, FALA Room 7

WEEK 7: Monologues:

4A Character Analysis due M 9/25.
3B Character Analysis due TH 9/28.

4A Memorization due M 10/2.

3B Memorization due T 10/3.

Performance Rubric here. Performance time and date TBA.

WEEK 3 HW: 4A: Scripts must be memorized and Character Analysis Packets completed by W 8/30/17.

3B: Scripts must be memorized by TH 8/31/17. Character Analysis Packets completed by F 9/1/17.

WEEK 1 HW: Bring in all items on the Supplies list below. Bring in a signed copy of your syllabus. Due T 8/15 (B-day class) & W 8/16 (A-day class).

SUPPLIES LIST:

1 College bound composition notebook (no spirals)

1 2-Pocket folder

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Intro To Theatre helps actors develop a historical understanding of the evolution of theatre and a working method for their own performances.