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  • 1.  Technical Theatre Activity

    Posted 02-25-2015 22:05

    Hi,

    I'm starting a unit in my tech theatre class on set design.  I'm looking for a cool, quick 45 minute project to get students excited about design.  I'll be teaching basic design concepts I.e. line, mass, color, texture, composition, etc.  Do any of you brilliant teachers a project or lesson plan?  Please share.

    Best Russ


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    Russell Saxton
    Drama Teacher
    Washington County School District
    St George UT
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  • 2.  RE: Technical Theatre Activity

    Posted 02-26-2015 05:36
    I have worked on three basic build projects that can work , In my class I have students working in teams and they first sketch the design then I have them draw to scale either a tool box ( varying sizes ) bird house and or 5' or. 6' bench ( use for seating areas) before I give them a set piece to design for a show . Plans can be found on Internet ( woodworking) etc students really love the bird houses because they paint them creatively . They also make a plan - step by step for build and I have them give me a material list prior Use a lot of measuring devices, application of tool use etc ------------------------------ Denise Sebastiano Carmel Catholic High School Mundelein IL ------------------------------
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  • 3.  RE: Technical Theatre Activity

    Posted 02-26-2015 08:54

    I've done a 'Web Scavenger Hunt.'  I listed a bunch of set designer's web sites, then a list of questions.

     Find an example of a box set

     Find a set that uses texture ... and so forth. 

     It really helped the students to see the visual embodiment of the terms we were teaching.

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    Kristin Hall
    Drama Director
    Lincoln Public Schools
    Arlington MA
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  • 4.  RE: Technical Theatre Activity

    Posted 02-27-2015 09:10

    Kristin,

    Any chance you would be willing to post the designer'w web site list and the questions? This sounds like a fantastic activity for my design students! Thanks...

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    Rita McLary
    West Olive MI
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  • 5.  RE: Technical Theatre Activity

    Posted 03-02-2015 10:53

    I've attached two Word docs - if pdfs are better, I am happy to do that also (but I thought it might be more helpful to be able to edit!).

     This was actually written to be used by a substitute on a day I was out.  The group was a mixed 6, 7, 8th grade group, and it was one of their first activities (so they didn't have a vocabulary base yet).

     Mostly, it got the students to look at loads of different set designs, and to think about what a set designer aims to do.  The students would have happily spent days just looking at photos online!

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    Kristin Hall
    Drama Director
    Lincoln Public Schools
    Arlington MA
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  • 6.  RE: Technical Theatre Activity

    Posted 02-26-2015 09:47
    How about supplying a play with which all of your students are familiar and have them create a pinterest board of design ideas? Quick and easy way to starting researching.  We did this for a contemporary "Alice in Wonderland" and the students used it for costuming the work, too.

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    Kelly McCain
    Addison TX
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