Here is a bunch undertaking that could be a nice complement to our final weblog submit, Theatre within the Real World: Theatre Company Profile. Your college students have been launched to varied theatre firms, all with distinctive histories, services, and inventive targets. Now, they’re going to create their very own theatre firms, specifically tailor-made to their distinctive pursuits and personalities. It’s time to dream massive!
This undertaking could be purely researched and written, or you may have college students current their plans to the remainder of the category to offer them the chance to apply their oral presentation expertise. If your college students select to do a presentation, they might want to create an accompanying show board or PowerPoint slideshow.
Instructions
1. Split up the category into small teams or companions.
2. Each group will create their very own theatre firm by finishing the next necessities:
- What is your organization known as? Be certain to think about acronyms that may be related together with your firm’s identify. For instance, Blue Umbrella Musicals is a enjoyable identify, however you won’t be thrilled in regards to the abbreviation prospects use.
- Design a emblem on your firm. Include a sketch or digital rendering.
- Where is your organization situated? Why?
- What’s your organization’s mission assertion? A mission assertion describes the rationale why your organization exists. It says what you do and for whom, and it may be as broad or as area of interest as you would like. For instance, your organization would possibly determine to solely produce musicals. Or, your organization would possibly determine to solely produce trendy rock musicals in outside venues that function BIPOC performers and technicians below the age of 30. Perhaps your organization will function solely new works by rising playwrights. Your firm would possibly exist to supply alternatives and jobs for highschool college students. Maybe your organization will produce exhibits completely written and staffed by girls, or solely exhibits about baseball, or solely exhibits carried out in mime. It’s your organization — you determine!
- Choose three exhibits on your opening season. Describe why they’re nice decisions on your theatre firm and the way they relate to your mission assertion.
- What type of venue will your theatre firm require? Choose three present venues that may be nice on your firm to carry out in. Include the identify of the venue, not less than one picture of every venue, and the venue’s seating capability. (Don’t fear in regards to the precise location of the venue; that is for inspiration functions.)
3. Information have to be offered in full sentences, with consideration paid to spelling and grammar. For ease of studying, college students ought to set up their data below acceptable headings.
4. If you would like, you might also have college students embody an oral presentation together with their written work. Oral displays must be now not than 5 minutes.
5. Students will full and submit particular person reflections (discovered within the giveaway beneath).
Extension Challenge: For an extra problem, you may have college students current an elevator pitch, imagining that you’re a potential investor of their firm. Groups will determine and describe their firm’s strengths, weaknesses, alternatives, and threats, and persuade you to fund their opening season.
Click right here for a free reflection and group work rubric.
Kerry Hishon is a director, actor, author and stage combatant from London, Ontario, Canada. She blogs at www.kerryhishon.com.
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