Bellwork
Bellwork
WEEK 3
Monday: Building Ensemble
With the peers around you (try to include those that may not have someone), discuss
your weekend.
Write one thing you learned about your peers
Tuesday: Video/Song
Watch this pantomime:
https://youtu.be/jOPfRL4_Ub4
What is one thing they did well? What is one thing that could have been improved?
Wednesday: Warm up
Go ahead and stand up and follow the leader…
1.
Go through “Big Face, Little Face” 5 times. This is wear you stretch your face as big as you can like you are REALLY
surprised. Then scrunch up your face as small as you can like you just ate something REALLY sour. Once you are
done with that slump forward; bending at your waist. Then very, very slowly start rolling yourself back up like you are
stacking your vertebrae on top of each other one at a time.
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Leaders will say each line of this excerpt from “The Mikado” and the rest of the class will repeat it. Once you have
gone through the whole thing, together everyone will say the whole thing but at a fast pace (overdo the syllables,
work the tongue/mouth), make sure you are following the leader and saying it with each other:
To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block!
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Thursday: Writing Prompt
Some actors let excuses like, “I’m having a bad day” or “I am saving my energy for the
performance,” get in the way of good character development or a good rehearsal.
Why
do you think directors do not generally accept these as an excuses?
Friday: Game
We are going to play “Mad Gab.”
How to play: I will have volunteers come up and read what seems to be a bunch of
nonsense words. The rest of the class then needs to guess what phrase they are trying
to say (the nonsense words said just right will sound like a familiar phrase).
Example: “Ail Huck Each Arm” is supposed to sound like “A Lucky Charm.”
Hint: Try slurring the words together, saying them faster/slower, etc.
At the end,
write down why we would play this game
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Absent students, here are some you can try at home. The answers are on the next slide! “Dew Wino Hue” “Sea Can’t Higher Dove Fit” “Pretty Shack Scent” “Bail Heed Ant Sir”
Answers
“Dew Wino Hue” = Do I know you?
“Sea Can’t Higher Dove Fit” = Sick and tired of it.
“Pretty Shack Scent” = British Accent.
“Bail Heed Ant Sir” = Belly dancer.
Engage in a variety of fun and educational activities throughout the week, including ensemble building, video analysis, warm-up exercises, writing prompts, and a fun game of Mad Gab. Enhance your theater skills and bond with peers while exploring different facets of dramatic arts.
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Bellwork WEEK 3
Monday: Building Ensemble With the peers around you (try to include those that may not have someone), discuss your weekend. Write one thing you learned about your peers
Tuesday: Video/Song Watch this pantomime: https://youtu.be/jOPfRL4_Ub4 What is one thing they did well? What is one thing that could have been improved?
Wednesday: Warm up Go ahead and stand up and follow the leader 1. Go through Big Face, Little Face 5 times. This is wear you stretch your face as big as you can like you are REALLY surprised. Then scrunch up your face as small as you can like you just ate something REALLY sour. Once you are done with that slump forward; bending at your waist. Then very, very slowly start rolling yourself back up like you are stacking your vertebrae on top of each other one at a time. Leaders will say each line of this excerpt from The Mikado and the rest of the class will repeat it. Once you have gone through the whole thing, together everyone will say the whole thing but at a fast pace (overdo the syllables, work the tongue/mouth), make sure you are following the leader and saying it with each other: 2. To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock, In a pestilential prison, with a life-long lock, Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock, From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block! Now sit back down and write down whether you liked these warm ups or not. Don t forget to say why you liked or disliked them.
Thursday: Writing Prompt Some actors let excuses like, I m having a bad day or I am saving my energy for the performance, get in the way of good character development or a good rehearsal. Why do you think directors do not generally accept these as an excuses?
Friday: Game We are going to play Mad Gab. How to play: I will have volunteers come up and read what seems to be a bunch of nonsense words. The rest of the class then needs to guess what phrase they are trying to say (the nonsense words said just right will sound like a familiar phrase). Example: Ail Huck Each Arm is supposed to sound like A Lucky Charm. Hint: Try slurring the words together, saying them faster/slower, etc. At the end, write down why we would play this game. Absent students, here are some you can try at home. The answers are on the next slide! Dew Wino Hue Sea Can t Higher Dove Fit Pretty Shack Scent Bail Heed Ant Sir
Answers Dew Wino Hue = Do I know you? Sea Can t Higher Dove Fit = Sick and tired of it. Pretty Shack Scent = British Accent. Bail Heed Ant Sir = Belly dancer.
