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Gluck Creative Classroom - Theatre, Film, Digital Production

CWPA Fellow Stuart Gibbs

Theatre, Film, and Digital Production

Standing up in front of a crowd and pretending to be someone you are not takes courage. Standing up in front of a crowd and being yourself takes the confidence of a leader. Theatre exercises teach students how to convey sincerity and certainty in themselves, and how to approach social and educational situations to achieve success.

Theatre Fellows present productions and lead workshops designed to inspire the imagination and build confidence.

Theatre Activities

Exploring Musical Theater

Every few years, a new Disney or musical theatre earworm hooks its way into young children’s brains. Whether it’s “Let it Go” or “A Whole New World,” Disney and musical theatre songs are among the most prevalent music forms that children experience, often much to the chagrin of their parents. In this one-hour workshop targeted at elementary school students, I will teach students about musical theatre and Disney song forms, focusing on three musical theatre song conventions: the “I Want” song, the “Hypothetical Love” song, and the “Showstopper.” I will also invite them to develop their own vocal skills and confidence by singing along to famous examples from musical theatre history and Disney movies and vocal warmups and cooldowns.

Downloads:
Exploring Musical Theater Syllabus.pdf

Exploring Musical Theater and Disney Song Conventions.pdf

Exploring Musical Theater and Disney Song Conventions

Exploring Musical Theater - I Want Song

Exploring Musical Theater - Warm-up and Cool down

 

Theatre For Social Change (TFSC): An Introduction

Theatre For Social Change: An Introduction video by Esther Banegas Gatica

Download Reading: Theatre For Social Change: An Introduction TFSC Activity Packet

Link to Spanish version in Community Language

 

Improvisational activities for groups

Laugh & Learn!: Improv activities for grades 4-12

Improvisation games for groups

Improv Games - Excellent Explorations

Improvisation games using GOTE acting principles

Listen Now!

Improvisation games to build teamwork and focus

Think Quick!

Improvisation games to improve students' listening skills

Yes, And...

Improvisational games to improve students' Improv skills

Improv Games - Level Up!

Improvisation games to practice storytelling elements

Improv Games - Storytelling Fundamentals

Teaches the structure of a fairytale motif and blends the tools and games of improv comedy

Improv Games - Tales of Wonder

Improvology - 4 Improv games

Improv Games

3 games to improve improvised storytelling techniques

Improv Games - Improvology

Activities to rehearse Improv and acting

Improv Games - DIY Tongue Twisters and Exercises

Brain games to inspire confidence, imagination, and structure

Tip of the Tongue/Top of the Head

An activity to develop confidence

Strengthen The Coach, Quieting The Critic

Creative movement exercises to help young actors develop characters

Chekhov Method

 

Film and Radio Activities

Sounds In The Air: How Sounds Can Help Construct The World In Films

Sounds In The Air: How Sound Can Help To Construct The World In Film

Download Readings:

Sounds In The Air: Syllabus.pdf
Sounds In The Air: How Sounds Can Help To Construct The World In Film.pdf
Music for Film 

Sounds In The Air!
 

Sounds in the Air!

Download Reading:

Sounds In The Air!.pdf

Learn stop motion animation

Learn Basic Animation Using the Stop Motion Animation App

Foley art: A group project where participants follow a script of the 3 Little Pigs and add sound effects

Using Sound Effects

 

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Reading and speaking Shakespeare

The Briefest Introduction To Shakespeare

An introduction to the history of comedy on stage and screen

The Super-Power of Comedy

 

About the UCR Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production

The UCR Department of Theatre staged its first performance in 1954 and the Department of Theatre is still committed to the idea that production is central to a theatre education. A full range of classes in literature, history, theory, acting, directing, design, technology, and writing inform and support a vigorous production program that engages students in every aspect of the theatre.

Majoring in the Department leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre. Students begin their studies by examining all the elements of drama, production, and performance and then gradually focusing attention on a particular area of interest. For students whose goal it is to write for theatre, film, or television, the Department offers a Writing Track, which facilitates a concentration on playwriting and screenwriting while participating in and learning from the production program.

Each year, the Department of Theatre produces a full season of new and classic shows directed and designed by faculty and guest artists. Playworks, a regular part of the season, showcases the work of graduate and undergraduate writers in a weeklong series of new plays. In addition to participating in the season as actors, designers, directors, writers, technicians, and stage managers, students are also encouraged to write, direct, design, and produce their own shows.

The Department also offers a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts. This unique two-year program, offered in conjunction with the Department of Creative Writing, requires students to write in two different genres selected from fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, screenwriting, and playwriting.