Acting 1 Commercials
May 1, 2013
And these are the final commercials of the year! Thanks 2012-2013!
Category: Acting Class
These blogs are all about the Homestead Theatre Classes and their projects.
Five Geeky Ways to Celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday
April 23, 2013
Originally posted By Robert Quigley In case you somehow neglected to mark your calendar, today is William Shakespeare’s birthday. His 448th birthday, to be specific. Shakespeare has been far better eulogized and analyzed than on some geek blog — we recommend A Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess‘ amazing biography of Shakespeare and Harold C. Goddard‘s … More Five Geeky Ways to Celebrate Shakespeare’s Birthday
Trash Porter
April 16, 2013
I showed this video to my Third Tri Acting 1 class today and realized I hadn’t posted it to the blog yet. This is the finest commercial I’ve seen in awhile. I hope you enjoy the work of 9-12 grade Acting 1 students. <p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/64149248″>Trash Porter</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user14257475″>Homestead Theatre Department</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
2012-2013 Theatre Memories
April 9, 2013
So, I’m putting together the 2012-2013 theatre book and thinking ahead to our 2nd Annual Pat’s Awards. It would be wonderful to include your memories into the book and the Award Ceremony. So, what has happened to you this year? Any funny stories? Sad stories? An ‘ah-ha!’ moment? The moment you met your best friend…or … More 2012-2013 Theatre Memories
10 Ways to Tune your Performance
April 2, 2013
By: Jon Jory I’ve been chatting with you about acting for several months now. Among other tools, we’ve discussed the action (some people call it the objective), which is what your character, at any moment, wants another character to do, feel, or understand. We’ve talked about the obstacle, which is the circumstance that stands in … More 10 Ways to Tune your Performance
2nd Trimester…
March 6, 2013
So, it’s the end of our 2nd trimester. Even though I keep forgetting finals are Friday, I have to come to terms that my classes are ending. This has once again been an amazing trimester. True, I didn’t get the joy of working with an advanced theatre class this trimester, but my Acting 1 and … More 2nd Trimester…
Is this the end of artistic expression?
January 16, 2013
Written by: Katie Bandurski (2014) Brrrring. The bell rings at 2:37; the day is finished, but the best part of school has yet to begin. I pack up my backpack, meet some friends, and head down to the Fine Arts wing. Promptly at 3:00, rehearsal begins. Seniors lead warmups, encouraging the cast to chant along … More Is this the end of artistic expression?
School Board Cuts
January 15, 2013
It is time. I have kept this to myself (minus the few people I told, my parents, friends, etc), but now since the school board has mentioned it publicly I can speak. In December I was informed that the School Board has added the Theatre curriculum to the list of things they want to cut. … More School Board Cuts
Life Skills
January 11, 2013
This is an interesting musical process, our Stage Crew and Tech Theatre classes are building sets for Brigadoon. Stage crew has the harder job of making a house stand on stage without falling, but Tech Theatre also had a challenge. The Tech Theatre class took two weeks to build and paint the bridge used in … More Life Skills
Why Theatre Matters
January 4, 2013
Why does theatre matter to you? If you woke up tomorrow and found out that theatre was outlawed, how would you get lawmakers to bring it back? What does theatre mean to you? What Theatre Means to Me Let’s enter the terrifying hypothetical world of School X. School X is a normal public school, you … More Why Theatre Matters
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