How+To+Do+It

The first part of the lesson is analysis of the script. This should only take around 20 minutes to complete. I want you to get into groups of four. This is the group you will be in for the duration of the making component of work. In your groups I first want you to follow the link below to the script and read the script. Here is the link for the script: []



I have also provided a link to an ammeter production of the play to hopefully help you with your understanding of the intended style, form and meaning of the play. However it is quite long so please do not watch all of it and be mindful of your time and make sure the worksheet below is completed in the allocated time. []

I then want you to discuss what you thought the form and/or style of the script was and what meaning, message or purpose it was trying to convey. After you have discussed this in your groups i want you to individually complete the following worksheet I have set out. You may discuss the results you came to with your group members to complete the worksheet.



For the second part of the lesson, in your groups, you will be using the script given to construct your own performance. This should take around 20 minutes to complete. I want you to make sure you take into consideration what you understood to be the intended form and/or style of the play. Knowing this I want you to create a different version of the play using a different form and/or style. As we have already covered forms and styles I expect you will already have an idea of what to do, however I have included some examples to jog your memory:

Examples of **Form**:











Remember, a form is an established set of structural principals by which drama and/or theater is produced and/or evaluated. Meaning there are well known rules that have to be followed in order to class it as a particular form.

Examples of **Style**:











Remember, style is an established aesthetic feature of any part of the process of making an performing works of drama and theater. Meaning it is the certain way in which the performance is performed.

By the end of the class I want you to be ready and able to perform a short 1-2 minute piece in your group. You will be performing this next lesson to the class and we will be discussing how the meaning and purpose of the play changed when compared to the original.

And remember, since there will only be four people in each group you can assign multiple characters to people if need be. The purpose of this exercise isn't too dazzle the class with a completely believable and flawless performance, it is so we can observe how different styles affect the purpose and meaning of the play.