Closing night

Journal for Friday, December 7

Grade 8:

Comment on "Pride and Prejudice".  Describe one of the performances, the set, the costumes, the music, and anything else that stood out for you.

If you were in the play, write about your experience.

If you didn't see the play, write about a play that you've seen.

Grade 9/10

You were assigned your topic yesterday.

Senior Drama

What have you accomplished so far in your British pantomime?  Have you ever seen one?  If you have, what was it like?  If you have not, describe a funny performance you've seen.

Pride and Prejudice

Grade 8's!

Remember, we are going to see the school play on Wednesday at 1 (you will need to eat your lunch quickly before you come in the theatre).  The tickets are only $5 and go to a good cause -- the Drama Club uses the money they earn from one play to pay for the next play and there are many benefits to having a lively drama club at your school (plays help people understand and empathize with other people, they make us think about our place in the world, they help us walk in someone else's shoes, they inspire us and make us laugh and cry and hope).  Bring your money before Wednesday if possible.  Remember, if it is a financial hardship for you, I understand perfectly and just want you to be able to see the play, but if you can pay, please do as it is extremely helpful to the Club to use the proceeds from ticket sales to pay for paint and costumes and lumber and props (which we all get to use later!)

If you are not in my A or D Block class, ask your teacher to check with me to see if you can come with your class.  We are almost full, so time is of the essence!

Green Friday

It's green because I painted the green on the set for "Pride and Prejudice" just now!  And it is VERY green.

Journals for the week:

Drama 9/10:  Write about the commedia play you liked the best (not your own).  Comment on one performance you liked (name the character and the actor who played it).  Include comments on the costumes (were they like commedia del'arte characters?), the plot (did it include love and money?   did it end happily?), a lazzi that you thought was funny, physical comedy and the commentary on current events.

Senior Drama:  What fairy tale (or traditional story) would make a good British panto?  Where would you set it?  What song(s) could you adapt to fit the story?  Write one joke that would fit in the story (try to make it an original joke).

Actors:  What character would you play?  Write about what you would do.
Directors:  What issue would you explore?  Why is it important?  How could you make it funny?
Production:  What would one of the character's look like?  (hair, makeup, costume, etc.)

Drama 8:  Are you good at working in a group?  On a scale of 1 - 5 (with 1 being not good at all and 5 being excellent), where would you rate yourself?  What makes you a good teammate?  How could you improve?  Are you a good leader?  Explain why.  Write about a time when you worked in a group and tell what you learned from the experience.

Pride and Prejudice

Just a note that "Pride and Prejudice" will be opening on December 4, not November 27!  There are so many things going on at Steveston-London these days that we thought it was best to push things off for a week, and we are glad we did, because we have lots of rehearsing and painting and sewing to do before we'd ready to put on a great show.

Our first performance will be December 4 at 7.  Then we will do two matinees on December 5 and 6 at 1 p.m.  In addition to those shows, we will be performing on December 5, 6, and 7 at 7 p.m.   Tickets for students are $5 and for adults $10!  It's a great deal for the chance to see the classic story of the Bennett sisters' hunt for husbands.  Will Jane find her heart's content at Netherfield with Mr. Bingley?  Will Mr. Darcy get his comeuppance?  Will Lydia and Kitty find true love?  Will Elizabeth give in to Mr. Wickham's charm?  Will Mr. Collins please Lady Catherine de Bourgh?  For the answers to these questions and for a fun and romantic evening, don't miss the show!

Journals for Friday, November 16

Grade 8's:

What should Ms. Kosar know about you?  Include any past drama experience (or lack of experience), whether you have stage fright or not, whether you've performed or done drama in elementary school and anything else you think will help me get to know you.

Senior Drama:

Use the word "inchoate" in a journal entry!  Be imaginative!  Bonus marks if you can refer to something in drama with the word.

Drama 9/10:

We had the high danger drill in Drama on Wednesday.  Write about a drama class which finds itself in a Yellow alert situation and then advances to a Red alert.  Make it about a page long.  Three pages is too long.

Journal day!

Grade 8's:  Remember to compose your 2 minute show and tell speech!

Your journal:  What was the prompt for your myth?  How did you propose that the event or the phenomena happened?  Write a brief scene (as if it was a play) about how your group worked together.  Include at least one line for each person in the group.

Grade 9/10's:  What is your current event for your comedy dell'arte play?   What do you know about it?  How will it fit into your play?  What is your lazzi?

Once again, it's Friday!

Senior Drama

Okay, time to put up or shut up (an old saying -- I don't want you to shut up, of course).  We've done all sorts of things to get into the Space/Alien thing.  Now, how will we provide an audience with a scary experience for Hallowe'en?  Think of the dance drama, improv and scripted scenes we've looked at.  Include anything you think will work.

Drama 9/10

Describe a funny character you find entertaining.  It can be a stand-up comedian, a tv or movie character, even a cartoon character.  What does the character look like?  What does it do that is funny?



This is Woody Allen playing one of my favourite movie characters, Miles Monroe, in "Sleeper" from 1973.  The movie was written and directed by Woody Allen, and stars Diane Keaton and Woody himself.

Drama 8

Write a review of one of the fairy tale mimes.  Give it a catchy title (example -- "Glass Slipper Shatters Expectations").  Comment on the plot, one actor's (any gender) performance, costumes, staging, the music and the best moment in the play.