Theatre Requirements, Grades 8-12

Perform a Memorized Monologue: 

Students will choose a one-to two-minute monologue from this provided list. Prepare and memorize the monologue. Think about physical and vocal variety while developing the character. No props or costumes are allowed. 

Comedic Monologue Options:

• Alice from "Alice in Wonderland"

• Snoopy from "You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown"

• Black Stache from "Peter and the Starcatcher"

Dramatic Monologue Options:

• Anne from "The Diary of Anne Frank"

• Nora from "Brighton Beach Memoirs"

• Ralph from "Lord of the Flies"

On-Demand Cold Reading Scene Work: 

Students will be provided a 2- or 3-person content-less, open scene that they have not read. Students will have 5 minutes to read, think, and explore the piece physically and vocally. Students will establish the given circumstances for the scene with their partner. Where are they? What is their relationship? What is their objective (what they want)? And how are they going to get it (their tactic)? Everyone will do two scenes with different people. Students will then perform the piece (using the script, not memorized).

On-Demand Group Improvisations: 

Students will be given a video prompt of a group improvisation with 3–5 people. They will have 20 seconds to think about what they will do individually, and then they will perform the piece for video recording.

GT resource teachers will use the Theatre Submission Template - bit.ly/gttheatre-hs (HS) for submissions.