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Acting in person and in style in Australia
Acting in person and in style in Australia by Crawford, Jerry L; Wimmer, Carol
This is an exciting Australian adaptation of the highly successful Acting in Person and in Style student book from the USA. The text incorporates discussion of Australian playwrights, plays and productions and includes a new section on Australian theatre from 1789 to the present day. The innovative design and updated images make the text easy to follow and stimulating for student use.
Features:
An introduction to the history and development of Australian theatre, with suggestions for improvisation and playbuilding exercises based on relevant periods
Acting in style exercises extended to include improvisation and playbuilding exercises and selections from Australian plays
Acting in person exercises supplemented with extra improvisation activities
Extended coverage of melodrama
Glossary which includes syllabus terminology
Many new photographs – of Australian productions
Call Number: CPS 7A1
ISBN: 9780074711972
Publication Date: 2002
Navigating drama
Navigating Drama Years 9-10 by Richard Baines; Mike O'Brien
Navigating Drama is designed for all students studying Drama in Years 9 and 10. The form and content of the teaching programs included reflects the aims and outcomes of the new NSW Board of Studies Drama 7-10 elective course, though it could be used for syllabuses nationwide. The core area of playbuilding is supplemented with an in-depth and integrated study of key dramatic contexts to help students navigate their path through making, performing and appreciating drama. There are in-depth study of Commedia dell'arte and mask work, Melodrama and Australian Melodrama, Australian drama, play writing, how to write you own scripts and a comprehensive guide to analyzing, choosing, rehearsing and performing scripted drama scenes.
Call Number: CPS 7A5
ISBN: 9780521606189
Publication Date: 2005
Taking Stage
Taking Stage Performance Handbook by Richard Baines; Mike O'Brien
Taking Stage has been written for students studying drama in Years 10, 11 and 12 and focuses on the area of performance. It has direct relevance for students taking the NSW HSC Drama Exam. Taking Stage takes the mystery out of stagecraft, leading the reader through the practical skills of performing on stage and explaining them simply and clearly. Many students develop an interest in drama during their final years at school. Some embrace the subject for the first time in year 10 or 11. Often it is assumed that they are familiar with the basic techniques and approaches of performance when in fact they are not. This text offers students a basic framework to start from.
Call Number: CPS 7A2
ISBN: 9780733606748
Publication Date: 1997
Centre Stage
Centre Stage by Mathew Clausen
Centre Stage Second Edition is designed to provide students with a two-year course in Drama. It has been substantially rewritten for the revised NSW Drama syllabus and to comprehensively cover the essential drama learnings in all State syllabuses. Centre Stage Second Edition is written to help students discover, explore, and develop the ways they can create, perform and appreciate drama. The book allows for students to develop knowledge, skills and understanding progressively, but also allows for chapters to be treated as discrete units of work. Key features: two new chapters: Physical Theatre; and Scripted Drama, additional material on Playbuilding and Improvisation, a new selection of Australian script extracts, an Appendix of student resource material including guidelines and examples for how to write logbook entries, drama terminology checklists, self-evaluation sheets, audience evaluation sheets, sound and lighting cue sheets, costume and makeup design sheets and a glossary of drama and theatre terms, performance tasks for each topic with photocopiable evaluation sheets that allow for description of student achievement of related outcomes as well as advice for the ongoing development of skills and understanding, integration of ICT exercises, as well as literacy and numeracy skills-based activities throughout the book. Contents 1 The performer's tools: Body and voice 2 Improvisation: Spontaneous performance 3 Playbuilding: Devising performance 4 Scripts: Interpretation and presentation 5 Writing a review: Analysing and evaluating performance 6 Melodrama: Just for the thrill 7 Comedy: It's all in the... timing 8 Mask: Disguising and revealing 9 Non-realistic theatre: Visions, dreams and symbols 10 Playback theatre and documentary drama: Interpreting true stories 11 Physical theatre: Roll up, roll up! 12 Scripted drama: Writing Australian scripts Appendix of student resource material; Glossary; Useful Resources; Index.
Call Number: CPS 7B3
ISBN: 9781740813372
Publication Date: 2004
Navigating Drama Years 9-10 by
Navigating Drama is designed for all students studying Drama in Years 9 and 10. The form and content of the teaching programs included reflects the aims and outcomes of the new NSW Board of Studies Drama 7-10 elective course, though it could be used for syllabuses nationwide. The core area of playbuilding is supplemented with an in-depth and integrated study of key dramatic contexts to help students navigate their path through making, performing and appreciating drama. There are in-depth study of Commedia dell'arte and mask work, Melodrama and Australian Melodrama, Australian drama, play writing, how to write you own scripts and a comprehensive guide to analyzing, choosing, rehearsing and performing scripted drama scenes.
Taking Stage Performance Handbook by
Taking Stage has been written for students studying drama in Years 10, 11 and 12 and focuses on the area of performance. It has direct relevance for students taking the NSW HSC Drama Exam. Taking Stage takes the mystery out of stagecraft, leading the reader through the practical skills of performing on stage and explaining them simply and clearly. Many students develop an interest in drama during their final years at school. Some embrace the subject for the first time in year 10 or 11. Often it is assumed that they are familiar with the basic techniques and approaches of performance when in fact they are not. This text offers students a basic framework to start from.
Centre Stage by
Centre Stage Second Edition is designed to provide students with a two-year course in Drama. It has been substantially rewritten for the revised NSW Drama syllabus and to comprehensively cover the essential drama learnings in all State syllabuses. Centre Stage Second Edition is written to help students discover, explore, and develop the ways they can create, perform and appreciate drama. The book allows for students to develop knowledge, skills and understanding progressively, but also allows for chapters to be treated as discrete units of work. Key features: two new chapters: Physical Theatre; and Scripted Drama, additional material on Playbuilding and Improvisation, a new selection of Australian script extracts, an Appendix of student resource material including guidelines and examples for how to write logbook entries, drama terminology checklists, self-evaluation sheets, audience evaluation sheets, sound and lighting cue sheets, costume and makeup design sheets and a glossary of drama and theatre terms, performance tasks for each topic with photocopiable evaluation sheets that allow for description of student achievement of related outcomes as well as advice for the ongoing development of skills and understanding, integration of ICT exercises, as well as literacy and numeracy skills-based activities throughout the book. Contents 1 The performer's tools: Body and voice 2 Improvisation: Spontaneous performance 3 Playbuilding: Devising performance 4 Scripts: Interpretation and presentation 5 Writing a review: Analysing and evaluating performance 6 Melodrama: Just for the thrill 7 Comedy: It's all in the... timing 8 Mask: Disguising and revealing 9 Non-realistic theatre: Visions, dreams and symbols 10 Playback theatre and documentary drama: Interpreting true stories 11 Physical theatre: Roll up, roll up! 12 Scripted drama: Writing Australian scripts Appendix of student resource material; Glossary; Useful Resources; Index.