| Take Care – The Time Line
Thursday 14 September 2006
Teachers' Workshop One
Led By: Sarah Clough, Sheffield Theatres’ Education Officer
Time: 16.00 – 17.00
Place: The Hepworth Room, Lyceum Theatre.
Please go to Lyceum Stage Door
Content/Purpose:
• Formal introduction to the project
• Explanation and outline of the project
• Explanation and outline of the work: including introduction
to
the Page to Stage and the planned performance
• Explanation of required pre-work and commitment
• Discussion and explanation of Resource pack – Part
One
Early September 2006 The Springboard Workshop
Led By: Sarah Clough, Sheffield Theatres’ Education Officer
Time: TBC – 3 hour workshop
Place: In School/College
Content/Purpose:
In depth understanding of the project, their roles within it; the
textual material and genre.
• Formal introduction to the project, inc. explanation and
outline
of the project
• Introduction to the Page to Stage concept
• Discussion and explanation of Resource pack – Part
One
• Handing out the tasks
• The Warm-ups – ideas
and explanation of why?
• Textual analysis of school’s scene section
• Looking at the Realist Genre – acting techniques etc.
in relation
to the school’s scene section
• Examination of The Givens – focusing on Stanislavski
and
Strasberg techniques.
• Division of roles – Directors/Actors and secondary
Creative
Team Roles (Stage Manager, Costume Designer, Lighting
Designer, Sound Designer)
Pre- Work:
• Read The Caretaker
• Basic Introduction to the Realist Genre and Theatrical Period
• Introduction to Pinter
• The Resource pack will aid the pre-work
Acting and Directing Workshop
Led By: Sarah Clough, Sheffield Theatres’ Education Officer
Time: TBC – 3 hour workshop
Place: In School/College
Content/Purpose:
Exploring techniques and methodologies to
• The physical performance: The Seven States of Tension,
Proxemics and Stage Pictures – Semantics???
• Status – (Keith Jonestone)
• Exploring and playing with the scenes in conjunction to
these methods
• Finding Creative Methods
The Creation and Development Period 11 October 2006
Teachers' Workshop Two
Time: Workshop: 17.00 – 18.00
Buffet/Food: 18.00 – 19.30
Performance: 19.30 onwards
Place: Workshop: The Hepworth Room, Lyceum Theatre.
Please go to Lyceum Stage Door
Performance: The Crucible Theatre
Content:
• Discussion of the project’s progress
• A chance to highlight any problems and to share ideas and
thoughts
• The second half of the resource pack
• An opportunity for us to discuss the final day’s performance
schedule
• Discover any further information/support the groups may
need
• An opportunity to see the set and performance space your
pupils will be performing in.
• A chance to see the first showing of Sheffield Theatres’
The
Caretaker
Note: Please note that there will be two places per school available
for the Teacher’s Workshop 2 and performance.
The Caretaker Page To Stage
31 October 2006
(Optional)
Led By: Sarah and The Caretaker’s Director
Time: 16.00 – 17.30
Place: The Crucible Theatre
Content/Purpose:
• Exploring the Directors initial concepts through to the
Sheffield
Theatres’ production on stage
• Learning about the technical choices (light/sound) of the
Sheffield Theatres production
Note: This is not a compulsory part of the project, but it
may be useful for pupils to gain greater insight into the text,
and to have a preview of the set before their performances. It may
also be useful for them to see a Page to Stage before they perform
one. Page to Stages cost £2.50 per person
Rehearsal Visit
Led By: Sheffield Theatres’ Education Officer / Teacher/ School
Directors
Time: TBC – 2/3 hour workshop
Place: In School
Content/Purpose:
• An opportunity for the groups to receive constructive feedback
and support from a theatre professional before their
performances and Page to Stage ideas.
• A chance for the Education Officer to see the work that
the
schools are producing in order to create the piece most
effectively for the showing.
• Also in order to plan for needs and requirements of the
school
to the greatest effect.
Dress Rehearsal
Led By: Sheffield Theatres’ Education Officer
Time: TBC in consultation with teachers from 1st Teacher’s
Meeting
Place: TBC
Content/Purpose:
• An opportunity for the groups to come together to create
the
‘Take Care’ Performance and Page to Stage
event.
• To receive constructive feedback and support from a theatre
professional before their performances.
Performance
Led By: Sarah involving All
Date: Wednesday 8th November 2006
Time: All Day
Place: The Crucible Theatre
09.00 – 10.30 Dress and Tech rehearsals at Sheffield Theatres
10.30 – 12.00 All schools and board watch project performances
and Page to Stage
12.00 – 12.30 Schools break and board discusses performances
12.30 – 13.00 Feedback
13.00 -14.30 Break
14.30 onwards Watch Sheffield Theatres 'production of The Caretaker.
Notes:
• Please note the exact times are subject to change, but
the
basic formula for the day should remain the same.
• Please feel free to invite parents, other pupils, fellow
teachers,
school boards etc to the performance and to include them
in
the watching of the production. We will require nos. for
Health
and Safety reasons before the event.
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