CH10.1
Examine dramatic performance and theatre history from a variety of traditions.
Indicators for this outcome
(a) Discuss connections between Indigenous artistic traditions (e.g., song, dance, stories) and the land, identities and worldviews (e.g., treaty education outcome SI10 - examine the spirit and intent of Treaties and investigate [through drama work] the extent to which they have been fulfilled).
(b) Recognize that artistic practices are sometimes specific to a treaty territory, cultural and/or language group in Saskatchewan and Canada.
(c) Create a timeline of theatre traditions around the world.
(d) Reflect on how drama and theatre performances relate to a specific time, place and culture (e.g., examine dramatic arts and theatre traditions and practices from the homelands of newcomer students).
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R011332
How Annie Made It to the Stage
This resource explores the long running musical, Annie. The book explains why the show was so successful and why it continues to remain relevant. This resource also includes references to websites and videos, a glossary and an index.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $44.21 USD
Record posted/updated: June 1, 2021
R011366
How The Lion King Made It to the Stage
This resource explores how The Lion King became a long running musical. The book explains why the show was so successful and why it continues to remain relevant. This resource also includes references to websites and videos, a glossary and an index.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $44.21 USD
Record posted/updated: June 1, 2021
R014628
Theatre Brief (12th ed.)
This is a comprehensive text with chapters that include: What Is Theatre?; Why Study Theatre?; The Actor; The Playwright; Designers and Technicians; The Director; Theatre Traditions; Modern Theatre; Musical Theatre; Theatre Today; and The Audience. This textbook facilitates the investigation of drama and the theatre arts by providing brief overviews with pictures, diagrams, charts, and interviews with professionals.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $99.95
Record posted/updated: June 9, 2021
R013771
Theatre. The Lively Art (10th ed.)
This is an introductory resource about the world of live theatre. While covering world theatre traditions both past and present, the resource also delves into the process of creating theatre from the standpoint of personnel and technical components. Roles of personnel are explained at length including playwrights, actors, producers, as well as technical departments and designers of costumes, hair, lights, sound, and set. The resource sets itself apart from other resources in that it discusses the process of experiencing live theatre, the role of the audience and how theatre etiquette has evolved over time.
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : $97.33
Record posted/updated: June 11, 2021
R052042
Theatre. Collaborative Acts (4th ed.)
This professional resource provides an extensive overview of almost all aspects of the Theatre. It explores topics such as the history of theatre, notable names, scene work, gender equality, basic lighting techniques and offers a connection to real-world theatre practices. It also provides ideas for students that extend beyond performance-based activities.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $111.60
Record posted/updated: May 31, 2021
R006379
Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film (6th ed.)
This resource discusses the fundamentals of film including: film genres, film history, cinematography, acting, editing and the relationships between film and culture. To illustrate the concepts, the book uses films students are likely to be familiar with as examples, such as the Star Wars series and Jaws.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $111.95
Record posted/updated: February 4, 2020
R030453
How to Teach a Play: Essential Exercises for Popular Plays
This book contains activities to develop students’ performative imagination using commonly taught plays from countries such as the United States of America, Great Britain, Germany, Norway, Japan, South Africa and Mexico. The activities are applicable to all levels of high school drama classrooms or rehearsals.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R015195
The Dramatic Text Workbook and Video: Practical Tool for Actors and Directors (2nd ed.)
This is a practical and informative book for developing students’ vocal techniques. Activities and links to videos through Vimeo provide teachers and students with a working environment to develop their skills for theatrical expression.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R015331
22 Comedy Ten-minute Plays: Royalty-free Plays for Teens and Young Adults
This is a book of royalty-free short plays for a cast of two to eight actors with many gender-flexible roles. Each play has a cast of characters, a set description and a list of properties.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R011367
How Rent Made It to the Stage
This resource explores the inspiration, creative process, and legacy of Jonathan Larson's musical, Rent. The book explains why the show was so successful and why it continues to remain relevant. This resource also includes references to websites and videos, a glossary and an index.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $44.21 USD
Record posted/updated: June 1, 2021
R011333
How Cats Made It to the Stage
This resource explores the long running musical, Cats. The book explains why the show was so successful and why it continues to remain relevant. This resource also includes references to websites and videos, a glossary and an index.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $44.21
Record posted/updated: June 1, 2021
R022023
Treasure Island
This book features the play Treasure Island. The book begins with the play’s script and is followed by activities that explore the skills required to perform it, interviews with the director and playwright and a glossary of theatrical terms. This resource provides students with an informative presentation of a contemporary dramatic production. The performers’ lines are printed in black and stage directions are in blue.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R015193
Critical Companion to Native American and First Nations Theatre and Performance: Indigenous Spaces
This resource of Indigenous artists, plays, and theatres, provides a historical and cultural context for reading Indigenous drama. It provides overviews of Indigenous plays and theatre from the past century and discusses how these artists continue to create works that advocate for human rights through performance.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R015518
Contemporary Monologues for Twentysomethings
This is a book of monologues with characters facing real world issues. The story lines are direct and honest, and will challenge actors in their interpretation of the monologues.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R001308
Two Plays About Residential School (20th anniversary ed.)
This book contains two plays written about the experiences of the authors in residential schools, portraying first-hand experiences as well as the far-reaching effects on those who attended.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R015333
Devising Critically Engaged Theatre with Youth: The Performing Justice Project
This resource provides educators with a framework for creating original youth theatre while learning about social justice in the context of supporting students performing for a more equitable world. Using recognizable methods and exercises, educators can collaborate with their students to create some powerful dramatic arts experiences.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R027868
Mime the Gap: Techniques in Mime and Movement
This book offers exercises for solo and group mime expression. It provides step-by-step instructions for simple to more complex mime illusions and outlines the principles of physical articulation used in this performance art.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R021820
Emil and the Detectives
This book features the play Emil and the Detectives, which is about a boy who is robbed by a mysterious stranger on the train to Berlin. The book begins with the play’s script and is followed by activities that explore the skills required to perform it, interviews with the director and playwright and a glossary of theatrical terms. This resource provides students with an informative presentation of a contemporary dramatic production. The performers’ lines are printed in black and stage directions are in blue.
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R013567
FREE
This DVD highlights the innovative expression of youth power and the ability to motivate positive social change through dance and theatre. Set in Oakland, California, this video is the story of five inner city teens whose lives are transformed through the power of collaborative art.
Media and Formats : CD/DVD
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: February 29, 2024
R021383
Home
The play Home is about homelessness amongst young people. The book begins with the play’s script and is followed by activities that explore the skills required to perform it, interviews with the writer/director and cast member and a glossary of theatrical terms. This resource provides students with a unique presentation of a contemporary dramatic production. The performers’ lines are printed in black and stage directions are in blue.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R015897
Rock in the Musical Theatre: A Guide for Singers
This book provides the history and the techniques of the rock musical genre in theatre. It is both theoretical and practical offering theatre singers and drama teachers a source of information on rock styles, their origins and their performance practices.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R012453
Red Man Laughing
This resource is a podcast that provides interviews highlighting Indigenous culture and contemporary issues in terms of artistic expression.
Media and Formats : Website Other
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R015933
War Horse
Set in World War I, this play is about a young man who searches to bring home his horse that was sold to the cavalry. The book begins with the play’s script and is followed by activities that explore the skills required to perform it, interviews with the co-director, puppetry director and the author of the original novel and a glossary of theatrical terms. This resource provides students with an informative presentation of a contemporary dramatic production. The performers’ lines are printed in black and stage directions are in blue.
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Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022
R014630
Popcorn Elder
This play is about a father and son, filled with anger, guilt and pain, seeking connection and reconciliation. As a condition of release from prison, Darren must live with his father on the rez and the two must begin to deal with their fraught history. Through flashbacks, a combination of Cree and English, and a cast of characters, this play tells the story of one family’s journey toward hope.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : See publisher.
Record posted/updated: June 27, 2022