Theatrical Storytelling and Performance · Theater Performance

Building a Character

Using voice, movement, and imagination to inhabit a character and express their motivations.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can you change your physical posture to show a characters age or confidence?
  2. 2What clues in a script tell us how a character might react to a problem?
  3. 3How does an actors tone of voice change the meaning of a line?

Common Core State Standards

NCAS: Creating TH.Cr1.1.3NCAS: Performing TH.Pr4.1.3
Grade: 3rd Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Theatrical Storytelling and Performance
Period: Theater Performance

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