Safety First!

Vid: Theatre Fundamentals Backstage

PPT: Theatre Safety & Tools

Unit 1: The Audition

​An important component of being career and college ready is for the students to gain “soft skills” during their time in high school. The CTE Department has committed to including the following objectives into their
10th grade pathway classes, which will allow the students to receive an industry-recognized certificate/badge upon completion of the course.
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Students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the ability to fill out an application.
2. Compose a cover letter.
3. Create or enhance a resume.
4. Illustrate the use of professional email.
5. Practice taking and employing a professional headshot.
6. Participate in a mock audition/interview where they will be scored on dress attire, composure, answering open ended questions, and accurate execution of basic acting and theatre knowledge.
7. Describe how to resign.

Unit 2: The Festival

​Reconnect with the performance and design skills developed in Introduction to Professional Theatre as you develop a submission for a regional theatre festival that looks to advance the education of high school theatre arts
students by offering opportunities to strengthen, promote and share artistic skills within an interactive and supportive educational environment. Prepare a monologue, duo scene, one act play, musical scene, or designs for sets or costumes from conception, through to public preview, then on to adjudication at the festival.

Students will be able to:

1. Research industry specific materials to develop inspiration for creative works.
2. Adhere to industry standards regarding copyright, fair use, etc.
3. Compose design work in line with industry standards.
4. Create performance ready presentations in line with industry standards.
5. Organize and implement a live preview performance in line with industry standards.
6. Participate in a regional festival as audience as well as performer/presenter.

Unit 3: The Play

Work as a team to see the production of a play from start to finish serving as designers, producers, cast and crew.

Students will be able to:

1. Develop a production timeline.
2. Organize the theatre space.
3. Identify the requirements of securing the rights to performance material.
4. Aid in adherence to a budget.
5. Assess skills to assign production staff roles and participate in production staff meetings.
6. Develop casting criteria and participate in auditions.
7. Identify technical elements required of the text (costumes, set, lighting, properties, effects, etc.) and will design and construct needed elements.
8. Rehearse the play, practicing the full range of acting skills required to create, maintain, and perform a character.
9. Devise and implement a publicity campaign.
10. Produce a program for distribution at the performance.
11. Evaluate the needs of the box office and implement efficient and accurate operation of business transactions.
12. Discern the needs of house management and implement efficient and safe operation of the public space during performances.
13. Solve the backstage organizational needs of the production and carry out routines that ensure it remains efficient, safe, and professional.
14. Develop means to document the process of producing the play as well as carrying out the productions as a way to better their professional practice.
15. Synthesize each of the aforementioned elements to produce professional-quality live performances for the community.
16. Deduce the post-production needs of the production to ensure the operations of the theater space returns to its base state and that newly acquired materials and resources are documented and stored correctly.

Unit 4: The Musical

​Work as a team to see the production of a musical from start to finish serving as designers, producers, cast and crew.

Students will be able to:

1. Develop a production timeline.
2. Organize the theatre space.
3. Identify the requirements of securing the rights to performance material.
4. Aid in adherence to a budget.
5. Assess skills to assign production staff roles and participate in production staff meetings
6. Develop casting criteria and participate in auditions.
7. Identify technical elements required of the text (costumes, set, lighting, properties, effects, etc.) and will design and construct needed elements.
8. Rehearse the play, practicing the full range of acting skills required to create, maintain, and perform a character.
9. Learn the music of the play, practicing the full range of vocal skills to create, maintain, and perform a character through song.
10. Choreograph and learn the dances of the play, practicing the full range or physical skills to create, maintain, and perform a character through dance.
11. Devise and implement a publicity campaign.
12. Produce a program for distribution at the performance.
13. Evaluate the needs of the box office and implement efficient and accurate operation of business transactions.
14. Discern the needs of house management and implement efficient and safe operation of the public space during performances.
15. Solve the backstage organizational needs of the production and carry out routines that ensure it remains efficient, safe, and professional.
16. Develop means to document the process of producing the play as well as carrying out the productions as a way to better their professional practice.
17. Synthesize each of the aforementioned elements to produce professional-quality live performances for the community.
18. Deduce the post-production needs of the production to ensure the operations of the theater space returns to its base state and that newly acquired materials and resources are documented and stored correctly.

Unit 5: The Show On The Road

Work as a team to see produce a series of short scenes from classic storybooks to take “on the road” for a tour of local primary schools.

Students will be able to:

1. Develop a production timeline.
2. Organize the needs of a mobile theatre space.
3. Identify the requirements of securing the rights to performance material.
4. Aid in adherence to a budget.
5. Assess skills to assign production staff roles and participate in production staff meetings.
6. Develop casting criteria and participate in auditions.
7. Identify technical elements required of the text (costumes, set, lighting, properties, effects, etc.) and will design and construct needed elements.
8. Rehearse the scenes, practicing the full range of acting skills required to create, maintain, and perform a character.
9. Learn any music required of the scenes, practicing the full range of vocal skills to create, maintain, and perform a character through song.
10. Choreograph and learn any required dances of the scenes, practicing the full range or physical skills to create, maintain, and perform a character through dance.
11. Devise and implement a publicity campaign.
12. Discern the needs of house management and implement efficient and safe operation of the public space during performances.
13. Solve the backstage organizational needs of the production and carry out routines that ensure it remains efficient, safe, and professional.
14. Develop means to document the process of producing the production as well as carrying out the productions as a way to better their professional practice.
15. Synthesize each of the aforementioned elements to produce professional-quality live performances for the community.
16. Deduce the post-production needs of the production to ensure the operations of the theater space returns to its base state and that newly acquired materials and resources are documented and stored correctly.