Syllabus INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE 2008-2009
Mr. Keith Salter, Instructor Text: "The Stage and School" $28.73

First Semester
August 11-15 Chapter 8, Producing the Play
August 18-23 Chapter 8 Cont'd/Test
August 26,27 FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON Auditions 2:15 to 4:00
NYC Information meeting
August 25-29 "The Skin of Our Teeth"/Test
LABOR DAY
September 2 -5 Children's book adaptations preparation/staged readings
Non-performance alternative
September 8-12 Performances/Nonperformance alternatives
September 15-19 Chapter 9 “Producing the Musical”/Test
September 22-26 “Into the Woods”/Test
September 29-Oct. 3 Mini-musicals prep/non-performance alternative
October 6-10 Mini-musical performances/Nonperformance alternative
FALL BREAK
October 15-17 Chapter 10 Set Design/Test
October 20-24 Floor plans, Perspectives and Models. Oh my!
October 27-31 “My Fair Lady”/Test
Nov. 3-7 SHOW WEEK “Our Town”/Test
VETERAN’S DAY
Nov. 12-14 Chapters 11 & 12, Lighting/Make-Up/Costuming/Test
November 17,18 Early duet acting prep/Non-performance alternative
THANKSGIVING
November 24-28 Staged readings of duet scenes
December 1-5 Sem. Exam Review Sheet/1st round of scenes
December 8-12 2nd round of scenes/Semester exam review
December 15-19 Review/Semester Exams

Second Semester
January 5-9 Chapter 1, Improvisation
January 12 -16 Chapter 2, Pantomime and Mime
January 16, 17 STATE THESPIAN CONFERENCE, Cordova HS
MLK DAY
January 20-23 “Inherit the Wind”/Test
Jan. 26-30 Chapter 3, Voice and Diction/Test
Feb. 2 - 6 Storytelling performances/Nonperformance alternative
Feb. 9- 13 Chapter 4, Acting/Test
PRESIDENTS’ DAY
Feb. 18-20 “Driving Miss Daisy”/Black History Month
Feb. 23 - 27 Duet scenes rehearsals/Nonperformance alternative
March 2 - 6 Duet scenes performances/Nonperformance alternative
March 9-13 Chapter 5, The Structure of Drama
March 16-20 SPRING BREAK/NEW YORK CITY TOUR
March 23-27 Chapter 6. Varieties of Drama
March 30 - April 3 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
April 6-10 Prehistory, The Greeks,, The Romans
April 13-17 SHOW WEEK (?) “Oedipus Rex”
April 20-24 Romans/Middle Ages/Renaissance
April 27- May 1 “Henry V”
May 4 - 8 Theatre and Other Media
May 11-15 “A Streetcar Named Desire”

*SHOW WEEKS are tentatively scheduled