Today we began reading Agamemnon 2.0 by Charles Mee and discovered "Found Text".

Today, actors explored Objective, Focal Point, and "Groundedness" through an improv and
movement workshop.

Assignment:
Choose either the male or female lead in Shakespeare In Love and look for the following to be completed IN CLASS next time we meet:
Breakdown:
10 Given Circumstances (Found in the text or infer) Please write in first person. 
Super Objective (What does your character want out of the whole play)
Scene Objective (What does your character want from a scene of your choice)
Stakes (What do you have to gain or lose in your scene.)
Obstacles (What is standing in the way of your scene objective- Internal and external)

We discussed the Building Blocks of Acting.

Groups presented their History of Theatre Projects to the class.

We began with dancing and warm ups

History of Theatre Project Groups

Greek/Roman: Brenna, Lilly, Gracie, Taylor

Medieval/Elizabethan: Merrick, Kaden, Sanders

Restoration/19th Century: Gabe, Megan, Willaby, Aley

20th Century- Oliver, Kaylee, and Ari

Today we learned an overview of Theatre I and met the class.
We learned a dance, shared our summer vacations and acted out the class syllabus!

We reviewed Theatre Warm Ups:
Actor's Contract
​Swoosh GaGong
Bunny Bunny

We also learned the "Me too" dance by Megan Trainor!