Drama 10, 20, 30
CP10.5
Present and sustain a performance for an audience (e.g., peers, invited guests, public).
Indicators for this outcome
(a) | Use the language of theatre effectively in performance (e.g., stage directions, lighting cues, blocking). |
(b) | Sustain role during various situations that may occur while performing (e.g., unexpected laughter, stage mishap, technical trouble) and discuss solutions for future occurrences. |
(c) | Identify individual theatrical roles (e.g., actor, theatre technician, writer, dramaturge, director, designers, critic, stage manager, administrator, choreographer, musical director) and discuss how they work together effectively for performance. |
(d) | Consider how various spaces impact performance potential and audience response or interaction (e.g., theatre in the round, site-specific theatre, auditorium, outdoors, classroom). |
(e) | Consider and apply safe and proper use of tools, technologies and materials (e.g., lights, sound systems, makeup and skin care, set and/or prop construction). |
(f) | Assess the strengths of the performance and reflect on the collaborative approaches, challenges, and individual contributions encountered in the creative process. |
Loading...


R007542
Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen: Making and Applying Prosthetics(3rd ed.)
This is a comprehensive guide which focuses on prosthetic creation and application for stage, film and television. The resource provides technical instructions and images to achieve the desired effects.

R007491
Stage Lighting: Design Applications and More
This book is a technical resource on lighting design for stage, film and video, museums, spectacle events, trade shows, night clubs, retail areas, landscape lighting, virtual lighting, themed lighting and architectural lighting. It would be best suited for individuals who seek to develop a higher level of understanding of stage lighting. The resource has illustrations and photographs to compliment the text. Included within the book are profiles of significant lighting designers and a description of their craft.
(More information)

R012833
Designing with Light: An Introduction to Stage Lighting(7th ed.)
This book introduces all aspects of lighting theory and operations for stage lighting. It is intended for students and professionals of lighting design. It covers every aspect of theatre lighting as well as media projection. It references current technologies used in terms of fixtures, lamps, cabling, dimmers, boards, and electrical theory. Diagrams and colour photographs appear throughout the book enabling the reader to obtain a visual understanding of the concepts.

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.

R010855
Puppetry in Theatre and Arts Education: Head, Hands and Heart
The book is organized as a practical guide for the utilization of puppets in the classroom and it provides information on creating the most basic puppets to more elaborate ones. This book goes beyond the construction of puppets by suggesting that puppetry be used for cross-curricular learning.

R011752
Collaborative Stage Directing: A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment
This book may serve the novice director who aims to build a positive learning community within the drama or theatre arts program. It describes one director’s experience and lessons he learned throughout his career. It provides activities to enable instructors to practice the ideas developed in each chapter. Key topics examined in the book include safety, respect, positive attitude and the fostering of group sharing of ideas and staging concepts.

R006961
Choreography and Dance in Theater
This book provides a concise overview of methods and techniques used to choreograph dance in theatre. It explores ballet as a building block, the benefits of starting dance young, working as a team, the steps of putting on a show, dancer etiquette and promoting lifelong movers. This resource also includes references to websites and videos, a glossary and an index.

R013011
Scenography
Scenography is a guide to the study and process of stage design considering space, set, props, costumes, lighting and sound. The book includes strategies, advice, technical insight and a case study.

R007483
Stage Lighting Design(2nd ed.)
This resource provides a thorough introduction to how to design lighting for a performance, including the history of lighting design, safety tips and how to choose equipment, apply colour, light a variety of stage layouts and create different moods with lighting.

R013388
Drama Workshop: Teaching Drama to Beginning Actors
This book is a workshop for new actors. It explores the rules for stage and rehearsal, the roles of the actor and the director, and it promotes team building. It includes lessons that are easy to implement, regardless of one’s experience as a drama teacher.

R011290
The Director's Tookit: The Directing Process From Play Selection to Production
This book is an excellent collection of techniques to guide the development of a personal stage directing style. Informative chapters take the reader from start to finish in the development of a theatrical production. It provides an overview of stage directing for those individuals seeking to obtain a good understanding of the process from start to finish.

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.

R015519
The Best Men's Monologues from New Plays, 2019
This is a collection of approximately 100 monologues, written as male characters, that come from both well-known playwrights and future stars.

R015520
The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2019
This is a collection of monologues for women that are direct and raw in their examination of human behaviour. The language and content of this book present characters experiencing the complexities of life.

R019101
Performance Lighting Design: How to Light for the Stage, Concerts and Live Events(2nd ed.)
This book provides insight into theatrical lighting and gives practical ideas to achieve the desired aesthetic through planning and use of lighting techniques. Photographs and illustrations provide visual support of the concepts described in the text.

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.

R015790
Teaching Improv. The Essential Handbook: Your Step-by-step Guide to Teaching Short-form Improv
This book provides 16 sequential lessons plans that teach the basics of short-form improv including warm-ups, exercises, games and structuring a show.

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.

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.

R001891
The Craft and Art of Scenic Design: Strategies, Concepts, and Resources

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.
(More information)

R015334
Short Plays with Great Roles for Women
This is a collection of short plays that contain roles for women of all ages and ethnicities. The plays are appropriate in length for classroom use and address contemporary topics.

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.

R021886
The Wardrobe
This book features the play The Wardrobe, which explores the shaping of British history and how the past is connected to the present. 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, playwright and designer 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.
(More information)

R033064
Stage Makeup(11th ed.)
This book provides well-organized instructions to guide users to apply stage makeup. Photographs are included to recreate each look.

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.
(More information)

R015325
Migration Plays: Four Large Cast Ensemble Stories for Teenagers
This resource is a collection of four, large cast, ensemble plays on the topic of migration as viewed by young people. Created in collaboration with groups of secondary students, the stories are interesting and diverse.

R010858
Acting and Auditioning for the 21st Century: Tips, Trends, and Techniques for Film, Stage, Digital, and New Media
This book provides actors with a spectrum of how auditions can occur in the 21st century. It outlines trends and tips for actors in a very practical format, given the variety of media such as blue and green screen technology, motion capture, web series, audiobook work and livestreaming. This book also addresses issues relating to actors with disabilities, actors part of a visible minority and those who are part of the LGBTQIA community.

R024861
Theatrical Design and Production: An Introduction to Scenic Design and Construction, Lighting, Sound, Costume, and Makeup(8th ed.)
This book is a comprehensive survey of current standards and practices in scenic design. It includes updated illustrations and an explanation of recent technological advances in scenic design.