An assortment of original theatre lesson plans, available free for all theatre educators!
Playscript Analysis: Oedipus: Breaking Down the King
Honors Theatre IV: Grades 11-12
Students will collaborate to demonstrate how to break down a script according to Aristotle’s six elements and three unities.
Playscript Analysis: Oedipus - Breaking Down the King
Theatre Management: I Wanna Be a Producer
Theatre Management: I Wanna Be a Producer
Theatre III, Grades 10-11
Students will demonstrate their understanding of the differences between commercial and nonprofit theatre by pitching a show to produce at one of our local area professional theatres.
Creative Dramatics: Sample Course Plan
Honors Theatre Capstone: Grade 12
Sample course plan of a brand-new course, geared toward grade 12.
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Theatre Management: It Takes a Village
Theatre Management: It Takes a Village
Theatre III, Grades 10-11
Students will use what they learn about different positions in theatre to choose positions on the next mainstage production.
Playscript Analysis: Fences: The Fences We Build
Honors Theatre IV: Grades 11-12
Students will compare and contrast the symbolic fences in August Wilson’s Fences to the fences students may have in their own lives.
Playscript Analysis: Fences: The Fences We Build
Collecting the Dots
Collecting the Dots
Honors Theatre Capstone: Grade 12
Students will examine different ways to research their theatre topics by using digital resources and the Internet.
Conceptualizing the Dots
Honors Theatre Capstone: Grade 12
Students will write guiding questions and use research and peer feedback to develop purpose statements.
Conceptualizing the Dots
Connecting the Dots
Connecting the Dots
Honors Theatre Capstone: Grade 12
Students will develop working thesis statements and participate in peer feedback rotations to refine and develop their statements further.