ACTING CLASS
Teacher: Ashley Kate Adams
Class Overview / Curriculum
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Objective: To encourage confidence and understanding of self-expression through physicality, speech, imagination exploration & character work.
Class Structure:
Each class will start with a warm up followed by schedule for the day. Then we will move onto the days concept with its pairing exercises. We will end each day with a review & an affirmation circle.
Monthly Focuses with Exercise Examples:
Warm-ups:
-Focus Circle with stretching
-Numbers Game
-Zip Zap Zop
-Rhythm repeat
January/February: Physicality & Exploring the Space
-Welcome Dance
-Led by a String
-Rainstorm
-Walk like a …
-Grandma’s Closet
-Night at the Museum
-Human Knot
-Mirrors with Partners
March/April: Speech & Storytelling
-”Director Says”
-Telephone
-Projection Game
-Imagination Station
-Paint the Box
May/June: Building Character & Characters
-King of the Jungle
-Stage Direction Quiz
-Lanes
-Freeze Scenes
-Follow the Leader Director Style