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=CBxSnXeWEMk

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 2013?

Factoid Answer:

•Iron Man 3•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CzoSeClcw0

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=Tkdj6oIi5oU

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:

•What song won the academy award in 2013? (Hint it was from an Oscar nominated ANIMATED film).

Factoid Answer:

•Happy•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM

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=zI29PiVzxv8

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=-pgZtzDj_7o

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 the most recent female pop vocalist to have her album debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts?

Factoid Answer

•Ariana Grande

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=8gWiVs5Q0kc

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=td8rLo-us3c&feature=related •

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?

• http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chunk+monologue+goonies&qpvt=chunk+monologue+goonies&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=AC566399852793BF63C9AC566399852793BF63C9

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=Lk3ZxmptZy8