Today, even though the room is horrible for performance, we will perform the last of the collaborative poems. Please prepare these immediately.
When we have finished the performances, please work on a 10 minute play project for the Geva Theatre Play Contest.
To do this you will need to brainstorm the following:
Create an interesting setting. All plays have a short description of setting and indicate the time of day or the season before dialogue begins.
Example: On stage there is a bookcase with various titles, a four-poster bed, and a wash basin on a dresser. It is May, 1917, just before the Great War. Enter JOHN, drying his face with a towel. He sits on the bed and puts on his shoes. There is a knock on the door. It is PENNY. She enters.
Create a short cast list (no more than 8 characters, and at least 2). Each character should have a brief one-two sentence description describing the character:
Example: John: a 52 year old accountant. He is always dressed in jeans and smokes a lot.
Penny: A nun. She doesn't wear a habit. She can be played by an actress between 20 and 40 years old.
Please note that the cast list is usually printed just after the title and BEFORE the opening stage directions.
All plays deal with a complicated situation. To create a situation for a story/plot, you need to know the following:
1. Who is appearing in the play? (character)
2. Where is the action taking place (setting)
3. What are the characters doing? (action)
Once these questions are answered, you can complicate the situation by adding a "But...", "suddenly", "when...", or "uh, oh!" sort of statement.
Example: John is in his room when Penny the nun enters and tells him that War has just broken out.
Your play should stay in one setting and be anywhere between 3 and 8 pages in length.
HOMEWORK: Please finish your play draft for homework over the next week. Play drafts are due Tuesday, Feb. 2.
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