Drama

Evaluating stagecraft - contemporary interpretations

Key Stage 3, Drama, Live performance responses: Evaluating stagecraft

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Evaluating stagecraft - contemporary interpretations

In this lesson, we will explore a contemporary interpretation of a Shakespeare text, looking at how the actors use their skills and adapt the language to create comedy.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What is the term for movements an actor does with their hands?

GesturesPostureGait

1/5

Q2.What does an 'in the round' stage mean?

The stage revolves in a circle.The audience sit on all sides of the stage.The audience sit on two sides of the stage.

2/5

Q3.Who wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream?

Christopher MarloweBen JohnsonWilliam Shakespeare

3/5

Q4.What is 'direct audience address'?

When the audience give their addresses when booking tickets.Directly walking into the audience.When an actor speaks directly to the audience.

4/5

Q5.What genre of play is A Midsummer Night's Dream?

ComedyTragedyHistory play

5/5

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What is the term for movements an actor does with their hands?

GesturesPostureGait

1/5

Q2.What does an 'in the round' stage mean?

The stage revolves in a circle.The audience sit on all sides of the stage.The audience sit on two sides of the stage.

2/5

Q3.Who wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream?

Christopher MarloweBen JohnsonWilliam Shakespeare

3/5

Q4.What is 'direct audience address'?

When the audience give their addresses when booking tickets.Directly walking into the audience.When an actor speaks directly to the audience.

4/5

Q5.What genre of play is A Midsummer Night's Dream?

ComedyTragedyHistory play

5/5

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Evaluating stagecraft - contemporary interpretations

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Q1.What is an interpretation?

A representation of something, in a new or unique way.A set, fixed view of something.

1/5

Q2.Why is context important in a play?

It makes the play more interesting.It provides the background knowledge and setting for the play to help understand it.

2/5

Q3.The extract we watched put Shakespearean language and modern technology side by side, what do we call this?

Context.Juxtaposition.A joke.

3/5

Q4.What does ad-libbing mean?

Changing your voice to suit your emotions.Interacting with the audience.Creating extra dialogue which is not in the script.

4/5

Q5.What was the effect of using a phone as a prop in the extract we watched?

It made the scene more relevant and relatable.It created additional tension.It was designed to shock the audience.

5/5

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Quiz:

Evaluating stagecraft - contemporary interpretations

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.What is an interpretation?

A representation of something, in a new or unique way.A set, fixed view of something.

1/5

Q2.Why is context important in a play?

It makes the play more interesting.It provides the background knowledge and setting for the play to help understand it.

2/5

Q3.The extract we watched put Shakespearean language and modern technology side by side, what do we call this?

Context.Juxtaposition.A joke.

3/5

Q4.What does ad-libbing mean?

Changing your voice to suit your emotions.Interacting with the audience.Creating extra dialogue which is not in the script.

4/5

Q5.What was the effect of using a phone as a prop in the extract we watched?

It made the scene more relevant and relatable.It created additional tension.It was designed to shock the audience.

5/5

Lesson summary: Evaluating stagecraft - contemporary interpretations

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