Journal for June 5, 2026

 If you saw the play and haven't paid for your ticket yet, please bring $5.00 on Monday!!

Drama 9:  Write your comments about "The Dizzard of UZ".  Make sure to include at least 4 things you liked and 2 things you think could have been improved.  Be specific.  

Drama 8 (D Block):  Write your comments about "The Dizzard of UZ".  Make sure to include at least 4 things you liked and 2 things you think could have been improved.  Be specific. 

Draw and label four faces that show these emotions:  happy, sad, scared, angry.  (Remember to draw eyebrows!)

With whom would you like to work in the final project?  Choose one person only!

Drama 8 (B Block):  Draw and label four faces that show these emotions:  happy, sad, scared, angry.  (Remember to draw eyebrows!)

If you have seen "The Dizzard of UZ", write your comments.  Make sure to include at least 4 things you liked and 2 things you think could have been improved.  Be specific.  If you have not (you could still see "The Dizzard" this evening at seven), write about a play you have seen (or a movie or tv show).

With whom would you like to work for the final project.  Choose one person only! 

Theatre Production:  Hand in a sketch of the scene you are presenting for the director's play.  Make it specific and label it!

Directors:  How is your play going?  What tasks do you need to accomplish?  Write about each person in your cast and crew and assess their contribution to the play.  

Write a character for the extended role play for Ms. Kosar.  Base it on a real student you have known during your time in high school.  Make it realistic.  Give it a name that starts with "J".

Actors:  In your director's play, who are you playing?  What would your character wear?  What does your character want?  What obstacles do they face?  What challenges do you face in playing the character?

Journal for May 22, 2026

 Senior Drama:  What scared you about starting high school?  If you can't remember anything, use your imagination to think of what it might have been, or what a person might be concerned about when beginning a new endeavour.  Write the story of your worry following the plot line, with a clear introduction of characters, rising action, climax and denouement.

Drama 9:  Write about your performance of your third story.  What went well?  (Think of at least two things.) What do you need to improve?  (Think of at least three things.)

Drama 8:  Which fairy tale did your group choose to perform?  Why did you choose that story?  (You need at least one reason.) Who did you play?  What did you actually do as that character?  (You can describe your costume, or actions you mimed or facial expressions you used.) Which other group impressed you the most?  Explain why.

Journal for May 8, 2026

 Theatre Production 11/12:  Write about the concept you have for your sound and light show.  Describe it in five sentences (at least).  Include the broad idea (a space ship crew lost in the Andromeda galaxy) and ideas about how you will present it.  You may work with a partner and you can think about which actors you might use (if any) and include ideas about how it will look and sound.

Directing and Scriptwriting 12:  Hand in your play about the childhood event.  Think about which actors in class might be able to play the characters.  Why would the actors you choose be right for the roles?  Explain how you think it might be staged.

Actors 10/11/12:  Read through your scene.  Who will you play?  What's going on in the scene?

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Drama 8:

On a scale of 1 - 5, with 5 being great and 1 being not at all great, how would you rate yourself at working in a group?  Explain why you rate yourself that way.  What skills can you bring to group work?  How can you improve?  (We all have skills and we can all improve.) Would you say you are a good leader?  Explain.  Write about a time you worked in a group and what you learned from it.

Drama 9:

What would make a good framework for your heritage plays?  Think of how you can include all the stories in one presentation.  Which story is most dramatic?  Is there a funny one?  Which is that?  Is there a romantic one?  How will you manage that?

Journal for May 1, 2026

 Senior Drama:  Write a review of one of the First Line, Last Line Scenes.  You need a title (like "'Welcome to the Art Gallery' is a Wild Ride") and then describe what you saw.  Start with what you liked and finish with what wasn't so great.  Make sure to mention details.  You can write about your own play, but pretend that you saw it!  If you are on vacation, write a script based on an event from your childhood.  It should be about three pages long.  Make sure you focus on plot.

Drama 9:  What went well with your British panto?  What could have been improved?  Write about one of the other presentations.  What did you like about it?  (say two or three things).   What needed to be improved?  (say two or three things) If you're on vacation, make sure you catch up with your journals.

Journal for April 24, 2026

 Drama 8:  What should Ms. Kosar know about you?  Have you ever done Drama before?  Explain what you've done, if anything.  Have you ever had to perform in front of an audience?  (sports, music, dance, public speaking, etc.) Explain what.  How did it go?  Do you have stage fright?  Do you know how to deal with it?  What are your pronouns?

Drama 9:  Write a brief scene based on your heritage story.  Include character names, setting and try to write it so that it sounds like people are actually speaking.

Senior Drama:  What is the plot of the "First Line, Last Line" play you will be acting on Tuesday?  What are you contributing to the play?  (Provide details.)

Heritage Stories

Drama 9:  Choose a story from your family history.  It can be from long ago or it can be your own story -- you're in the family, too!  Make sure you tell the setting and the circumstances of what happened.  If it takes place during a war, say which war.  Find out the names of the people involved.  Make sure you include as much detail as you can.  (You can talk to your families about this -- you might find out things you didn't know about your own history!) 

Cupid Needs Therapy

 Senior Drama:

Describe what you did for the play.  Provide details that describe your role and what you did to fulfill it.  (Like you made the sign, "Healing is a process" and you drew a sick person . . . etc.)

How did you do?  (Explain this.  You memorized your lines, you used a funny voice, you brought a costume.)

How did the show go?  (Describe in detail.  The music was great.  You liked the set.  You hated the friends you had in the audience.  You thought "Harriet's" performance was great.  I know there's no Harriet, so this is to give you an idea.)