April Fools' Day #2

More Journals (no foolin'!):

Drama 9/10:  What do you still need to do to finish your heritage story?  Write a list of "to do's" and describe how you will accomplish the things on the list.

Theatre Production:  Create a prop list and costume plan for your heritage play.  Write a scene by scene outline including sound and light cues.  Draw a sketch of your set, remembering the "kiss" principle.  (Keep It Simple, Silly.)

Acting 11/12:  Who are you playing in the adapted plays?  Give your character's name, age, personality traits, and backstory.  What does your character want?  What is preventing the character from getting his/her goal?

Directors:  What is the message of your play?  How is your rehearsal going?  What are you doing well?  What is presenting a problem?  Keep a daily record of your rehearsal time.  Each day you should have a plan -- what you want to accomplish, what scene you want to work on, what you hope the actors will do -- and then at the end of each day, you should assess what you were able to do.  Different directors work differently, of course.  Some will have blocked out the entire play and tell the actors explicitly what they want them to do.  Others want the actors to find things on their own and will ask them questions about what their character wants and what is motivating their characters.  Others do a little of both.  None of these ways is "right" -- you have to find your own way of doing things.