Break a leg this weekend...

Have a great time at conference!

Independent Project...anyone need help?

This is a big presentation and 2000 word portfolio coming up due. We will be presenting them the first three days I am back. That's right...the very first three days! Questions? Comments?

IB Theatre=thinking outside of the box

As you finish up your practicals, keep in mind this word of advice. There is not one set way to present this project. The entire point of it is to take it from YOUR angle. This is an opportunity for you to show what you have learned about the makings of theatre this year. You are showing your creativity, your understanding of the elements and how they work together; you are showing what you have learned about creatsing and fulfilling a vision for a piece of theatre. Taking the shadow puppet project from an epic poem to a performance...think about the steps. When Kat designed the characters, what did she have in mind? When Amanda briought in pictures of the chariots, how was that utilized as inspiration? We have been working on this project, mentally, since the first day of class. Trust your vision and put full effort into it. If you do that, I'm certain you will create a project that you will be proud to have represent you.
As far as all of these elements are concerned (like the mood collage or the DVD/CD), they are essentially tools for you to use to illustrate your vision. There is not one definitive, set way to complete them. You are showing your creativity and resourcefulness, like I've said, so do it in your own way. Originality and creativity in presenting a unified, well thought out vision for performance is what this project is all about.
BE BOLD, COMMITTED AND TRUST YOURSELF...good advice for life and this project as well.

Brecht explanations

Please get those to me. I want to make sure I assess you based on your understanding of the concepts, which was not as clear as I thought it could have been in performance alone. Don't forget!

due date approacheth!

Make sure you are expressing your vision (what your interpretation would look like on the stage) in your pitch and focus on style and technical aspects instead of plot. The graders know the plays...they don't know your interpretation and vision. That's what the pitch is for.
Really examine that list of supporting mat4erials and be creative with it.
Page 31 gives the grading markbands if you want to see inside the examiner's head. You have the information! Use it! I am excited to see your projects. Remember MARCH 14th (as close to the Ides of March as I could get :))

A day to give thanks...

35 years ago today, the world was touched by genius, one whose indelible mark has been made upon hundreds and hundreds of students, all of whom I hope are working hard on their Practical Performance Proposal. A great birthday gift for Mrs. Cook would be questions/concerns for her to think about regarding your PPP or Independent Project while she in enjoying her husband-baked lemon cake...

Warning to Procrastinators!!!

About those Independent Projects....Think about your main interest in theatre. Think about what you love to do. Think about what you've learned this year. Think about something you WANT to spend hours doing. Writing? Acting? Designing? Directing? Model Making? Costume Construction? Running a workshop? A combination of some of these? This is the most fun you will have in IB, if you make it that. Think about this...you are being given the opportunity to create your own path and follow it. If it is theatre focused and done independently, is qualifies. Let's get it on! If you wait until the last minute, you will undoubtedly end up with something that is slapped together and sub par that is dissappointing to you. I know what all of you are capable of doing! I believe in the creativity and industry of this group! This is 25% of your IB experience (meaning 25% of your IB creadit); as you know, the journal for this project is one of two internal assessments. Make it count!!! Bring on your questions...