Improvistaion chapter 6

Improvisation : 

Improvisation Chapter 6 Lesson 1

Lesson 1 Vocabulary : 

Lesson 1 Vocabulary Improvise – to ad-lib or invent dialogue and actions without a script or rehearsal. Improvisation – a spontaneous style of theatre using unrehearsed and unscripted acting scenes. Scene – 1) a short situation to be acted out, as in improvisation, with a beginning, middle, and end. 2) a subdivision of an act in a play. Conflict – the problem or obstacle a literary character must overcome, often a struggle between opposing forces. Breaking character – losing concentration or getting out of character. Using dialogue or behavior inconsistent with the part you are creating.

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Most conversation occurs spontaneously – without a written sheet of instructions telling you what to say and without rehearsal. In theatre, conversation between characters is called dialogue. Many times, the actors use a script, which is a written copy of the dialogue. But, actors can also improvise, or work without a script. We are going to learn about an unrehearsed, unscripted theatre called improvisation where the actors bring imaginary circumstances to life through action and dialogue. Improvisation is a form of acting. It is spontaneous.

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The more you listen, the more you can participate, and the easier improvisation will become. Improvisation is also an excellent way to develop concentration, exercise imagination, and become more self-confident while at the same time learning some acting fundamentals. Actors must learn to listen to each other and respond to what is being said. You will create scenes, or short situations. These are subdivisions of an act in a play.

Parts of Improvisation : 

Parts of Improvisation Beginning Tells the audience what has happened before the scene Introduces the characters Established the setting Sets up the conflict or problem, which is the obstacle that the characters much overcome.

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Middle Problem becomes more complicated Characters reveal wants and needs The audience must believe the characters and understand their relationships to each other.

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End Problem is solved The scene comes to an end

Guidelines for Improvisation : 

Guidelines for Improvisation Before the scene, decide who you are, what you want, and what your relationship is to the other characters. Communicate your character to your audience through your dialogue and actions. Stay in character. Do not break character, which is losing concentration or getting out of character. Begin your dialogue with enthusiasm and confidence. It doesn’t matter who talks first. All of the actors should try hard to participate in the dialogue. You must pay attention while listening carefully to what is being said and following what is happening in the scene. Concentrate on what is being said, not on yourself.

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Keep the dialogue moving – keep talking. Don’t dominate the scene by doing all the talking. Avoid “dead-end” words or phrases. Avoid negative responses. Avoid questions that can be answered by “yes” or “no.” Ask open-ended questions. Always look for a way to end the scene.

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Do improvisation practice with slips of situations.

Role-playing & Point of View : 

Role-playing & Point of View Lessons 2 & 3

Vocabulary : 

Vocabulary Role-playing – trying on the role of others, or assuming the part of another person in society. Curtain – a verbal command starting or ending a scene. Freeze – a verbal command given by the director to stop the dialogue and movement in a scene.

Role – Playing – Lesson 2 : 

Role – Playing – Lesson 2 You can experience the event even though you were not there through a form of improvisational theatre called role-playing. Role-playing is trying on the role of others, or assuming the part of another person in society. Role-playing is taking on the role of person other than yourself in an improvisation based on a given dramatic situation. Role-playing can help you grow socially. Role-playing allows you to take safe risks with thoughts and ideas in order to establish your own set of values and beliefs.

Role playing activity : 

Role playing activity What major events in history would you like to have witnessed? What happened in these situations? Role-play some of the major characters.

Point of View lesson 3 : 

Point of View lesson 3 The way we think, feel, or act is called a point of view. Our personal point of view toward a person or situation is determined by who we are and also by where we are in our lives. When we have the opportunity to think and act like someone else, we should consider, or evaluate, the situation from another point of view. Acting out situations from different point of views helps you to become more sensitive and understanding as problems are confronted and worked out. If you were playing the role of the father, you would have to think about the situation from his point of view.

Point of view activity : 

Point of view activity A student has not been turning in her homework. The teacher calls a conference with the parent and the principal. The student thinks that the teacher doesn’t like her because the teacher keeps “nagging” her about the homework. The single parent, working two jobs, wants her daughter to pass. The teacher, who really cares, wants to give the student another chance. The tough, authoritarian principal thinks the student needs more discipline at home.

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A teenager has abused her phone privileges. A family discussion includes the parent, a nosy neighbor, the teenager, and a younger sibling. A teenager has stayed out past curfew. He arrive home to find his mother, grandmother, and a kid sister worried and waiting up. A star athlete’s grades are extremely low in science class. To stay on the team, he must raise his grades. He is thinking of cheating on a major test. He discusses the situation with an older brother who dropped out of school, a classmate who cheats often, and his best friend, who is in the National Honor Society and would never cheat on a test, no matter what the circumstances.