THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
HEBRON
Monday - Learn the basics and terminology for acting and dance and hand out script/role assignments.
Tuesday - Practice "exploding" with emotions and being big personalities on stage.
Wednesday - Explore the possibilities with movement and speech, learn various dance styles to get out of our "comfort zones" and discover what surprising things we can do.
Thursday - Work on focusing emotions and creating characters through speech and movement.
Friday - Rehearse for the final performance and perform for parents and friends!
WINDSOR LOCKS
This week in Windsor Locks we will be focusing on each actor's individual talents, playing games and helping beginners explore the world of the theatre arts. We have a lot of new talent, so our primary goal will be on getting kids to open up, play, and put together scenes, monologues, and a dance. A lot of our kids said that they would like to get over their stage fright, and we aim to help them do that!
HAMDEN
Tuesday we got to know each other and started learning dancing and scripts! We also played some awesome theatre and improv games and learned about the stage. Wednesday we learned more of our dances and cast our scenes for Friday! We are having so much fun!!
EAST GRANBY
Monday - Learn the basics and terminology for acting and dance and hand out script/role assignments.
Tuesday - Practice "exploding" with emotions and being big personalities on stage.
Wednesday - Explore the possibilities with movement and speech, learn various dance styles to get out of our "comfort zones" and discover what surprising things we can do.
Thursday - Work on focusing emotions and creating characters through speech and movement. We'll also do a cue-to-cue rehearsal, practicing the transitions for the final performance so that dress rehearsals go smoothly.
Friday - Rehearse for the final performance and perform for parents and friends!
STAMFORD
Monday - Today was a day dedicated to learning and exploring our own levels of theatrical talents. After breaking up the kids into groups, we explored short improvisational skits to get "loose" and acclimated to the program. We also explored monologues and "motivation" behind the words on the page.
Tuesday - Today we assigned specific roles for each skit. We also blocked each scene as well as determined costumes and props for Friday's performance. With the little kids, we explored facial expressions such as Happy, Sad, Excited, Angry and Pensive.
Wednesday - Today will be dedicated to learning our lines and blocking, as well as getting more comfortable with the skits. We will play more improvisational games as well since the kids seem to really enjoy that.
Thursday - Today we will try and have our lines and blocking completely memorized. We will dedicated most of the day to rehearsals and I also plan on running through some auditioning techniques with the older kids since they seem to keep asking me for advice on the subject.
Friday - Today will be a fun day - we will loosen up with a group improvisational game as well as some fun games involving music and dancing - We will rehearse each of our skits 2-3 times before the performance, and then perform for our families and friends!
HADDAM-KILLINGWORTH
Monday: Group improvisations Each actor writes down separately, place(location), problem Group picks one from each pile and improvise. Grouped and paired improvisations Paired ... manipulate two people’s positions ... they then must come up with a “scene”/reason for positioning. Jump in.... set a scene and assign two actors, as they improvise, other actors jump in.
TUESDAY: Working with props and costumes. Choose a hat and “become” a character. Choose two hats and “direct” two actors in a scene. Choose a hat and change it’s “character”. BE CREATIVE. Choose a prop and “use” it in a scene. Choose a prop and change it’s function. Choose a prop and SELL it to the audience. Make a telephone call (first two players ... then one.. giving them an objective).
WEDNESDAY: Acting for the camera. Sell me something. Acting for the camera. Make up a commercial and present it to the camera. View tape at end.
THURSDAY: Puppets. Each actor chooses a puppet and creates it’s character (personality) Pair up and have your puppets interact with each other.As a group improvise an entire “story” beginning middle and end .. what is the conflict? the climax? the resolution? (may want to perform for other group before final group game at end of the day)
FRIDAY: Exercises to help characters from play and focusing games. In character ... change the scene ... i.e. all in a doctor’s waiting room .. each must see the doctor FIRST. In character ... do the “before” life and the “after” life of the play. Sense memory exercises (for relaxation) Run lines (if they wish). Focusing games..... Sausage, Make me Laugh, Be a statue Each actor takes turns trying to make the others break their focus.
BEDFORD
Monday: Assess student abilities in dance and theater, split into 2 groups based on age. Hand out monologues and start teaching dance steps.
Tuesday: Learn the basic techniques and terminology for theater and dance. Rehearse dance and monologues on stage.
Wednesday: Learn to create characters using facial expressions and body movements, improve dance steps and techniques. Rehearse dance and monologues on stage.
Thursday: Focus on refining emotions and movement in dance and theater. Rehearse dance and monologues on stage.
Friday: Rehearse for the final show and perform!
LEDYARD
Monday~ Getting to know each other!, playing games to get to know your fellow dancers actors and singers. Start learning the basics in dance.
Tuesday~Continue to get to know each other and more basics of dance. Start choreography for our dances and reading our lines for our new scripts, also learning the cast. ( very exciting!)
Wednesday~ More difficulty of our dance moves, continuing to learn our dances and scripts. Think about props/scenery and costuming!
Thursday~ Finish all scenes (lines and choreography memorized!)
Friday~ Morning, dress rehearsal for show, than 130 show time!!!!
SOUTH WINDSOR
Monday: Get to know one another and evaluate skills in order to cast scenes, then pass out scripts and begin rehearsing. (Andrea taught an entire dance to the whole group in just one day! Wow!)
Tuesday: Begin learning new dances, learn songs, and rehearse scripts. Watch Broadway guest artist Andrew Shipman perform & ask questions.
Wednesday: Continue rehearsals and play theatre games. Watch Broadway guest artist Sherry Boone perform and get her feedback on the work we've been doing all week.
Thursday: Reveal the show order and run transitions between scenes to ensure a smooth run-through and dress rehearsal. Polish dances, songs,and scenes.
Friday: Complete rehearsals and prepare for the final performance.
WILTON
Monday: Today we spent most of our time getting to know each other and playing improv games - the kids were separated into two groups by age and were taught the beginning of their dance routines.
Tuesday: Each group discussed what they wanted to do for Share. We decided on Harry Potter for Group 1 and an array of short skits for Group 2. We played some more improv games and introduced monologues.
Wednesday: Today we were given scripts to the students - they were able to get each of their performances staged - at the end of the day we went over the show list for Share and practiced on stage.
Thursday: Today we will spend most of our time rehearsing and perfecting our scenes - the students will also be working on memorizing their lines and short monologues.
Friday: Today will be the share - we will rehearse for the first part of the day, and then perform for family and friends!
GUILFORD
EVERYDAY: warm-ups, vocals and stretches, Group acting games, break into groups and rehearse dances and scenes and play, lunch, group games (at least two) break into groups and do specials and rehearse.
Monday: improvisation
Tuesday: Puppets
Wednesday: costumes, crafts, improvisation
Thursday: props and run thru
Friday: run thru and show
SOUTH KINGSTOWN
Monday ~ Getting to know each other!, playing games to get to know your fellow dancers actors and singers. Start learning the basics in dance.
Tuesday ~ Continue to get to know each other and more basics of dance. Start choreography for our dances and reading our lines for our new scripts, also learning the cast. ( very exciting!)
Wednesday ~ More difficulty of our dance moves, continuing to learn our dances and scripts. Think about props/scenery and costuming!
Thursday ~ Finish all scenes (lines and choreography memorized!)
Friday ~ Morning, dress rehearsal for show, than 130 show time!!!!
BROOKFIELD
SOUTHBURY
Monday: We played theatre games, did improvisation, one- liners, acted out scenes, began learning dance steps and some of our choreography. Cast and read through our play.
Tuesday: Warm-ups, games, begin rehearsing and blocking the play. More choreography, work with puppets and put on short shows for our fellow actors, play.. change the prop. More games and improvisation.
Wednesday: Warm-ups, games, rehearse, dance... create and present our own commercials. Video tape commercials and view during lunch.
Thursday: Warm-ups, games, rehearse... have our first run through. Choreograph and rehearse our curtain call. More games and acting exercises, dance.
Friday: Run through (final dress)..... lunch...... SHOW! We're also making our own "footlights" (decorating coffee cans to line the stage "apron" and then they can bring them home on Friday.
MADISON
Monday... warm-ups and theatre games, improvisation, start choreographing dances, parts of the stage and staging.
Tuesday: warm-ups.. Vocal and physical, start blocking the plays, continue to work on and rehearse choreography, puppets, create and present your own puppet show.
Wednesday: warm-ups.. vocal and physical, start blocking the plays, continue to work on and rehearse choreography, review blocking and play the "blocking game", create your own commercial and video tape them. Review the tapes to review camera technique. "Change the prop", rehearse and block the plays/scenes.
Thursday: warm-ups run through of the show. Tweak and fix anything that is not working, speed through, improvisation and theatre games, learn the curtain call.
Friday: Warm-ups run through, show, and after party!
