Comedy is hard.

"Tragedy is when I cut my finger.  Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die."
                                                                         --- Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks made some of the funniest movies of all time:  "Blazing Saddles", "Young Frankenstein",  and the classic "The Producers".  Check them out over the spring break.  I think they're still funny.

Grade 9 and 10:  Comment on the quote.  What is he talking about?  Do you agree?

Was your comic scene funny?  What did you think was funny about it before you performed?  What changed about your perception of it after you performed?  What would you do differently if you had it to do again?

What would make a good lazzi for you?  Try to come up with a running gag that you could use in your comedia scene.

Directed studies:  Which comic scene was funny?  Explain why.  Think of advice you could give our young actors about what makes a scene funny.

Grade 8:  How do you think the world was created?  Could you make a play about it?  Explain how.

What is "The Creation of the World" about?  What is the story trying to explain?  What is a metaphor for how the world works?  Explain it.