ACTING BASICS THROUGH SELF-AWARENESS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Theatre for Development
Theatre for Development
(Partner)
Introduction to Acting & Self-Awareness Development
Facilitators: CELSO ANGELES, ALAINE AQUINO. JOANLOUISE CAILAS, DAVE DALINA, PATRICIA DAVID, JOMARI GUIRON, ANGELICA LASTIMOSO, LOVELY ANN MANALAYSAY, REYMUNDO
VITALLA, & PAMELA YAGO
Course Description: The workshop will exhibit a fundamental overview on the vital areas of theater arts, primarily in acting, and devise a plan of action on the essential factors
revolving self-awareness that highlights achieving intrapersonal competence, while utilizing acting as their primary tool for expression. This workshop will also strive to
integrate theatre to become an instrument to achieve self-control, self-confidence, and aid in decision-making of Senior High School students.
Specific Objectives
5
TIME
TOPIC: TITLE OF
THE ACTIVITY
OBJECTIVES
PROCEDURE
INPUT
OUTPUT
MATERIALS
Duration of
the activity*
Lesson and
corresponding
activity*
RELEASE:
Journaling
At the end of the activity, the
students must be able to see*
The step-by-step procedure of carrying
out the activity*
Terms and theories for discussion*
What the students are
expected to produce by
the end of the activity*
Journal Entry #1
Materials, supplies,
room requirements,
costumes, props, etc.*
- Pieces of
paper/notebook/
notepad
- Pen/pencil
5 mins.
10 mins.
RELEASE /
AWARENESS:
Introducing Me
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To tap into the initial
consciousness of the
participants upon
entering the workshop
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To introduce the
participants to the easiest
method of self-expression
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To introduce themselves
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To know the importance
of listening
1.
2.
The participants will be asked to
write their initial thoughts and
feelings about the workshop and
its theme.
They will also be asked not to put
any changes here as the
workshop continues.
1.
Each participant would introduce
themselves and strike a pose that
would reflect their personalities.
2.
The next person would repeat the
first person’s name as well as
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15 mins.
10 mins.
RELEASE:
“That What’s I
Like…”
RELEASE:
Snapshot
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To improve the
information retention
skills of the participants
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To introduce themselves
by the method of showing
their perceptions about
certain things and to
know the perceptions of
others as well.
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To get an introduction to
the workshop’s intended
outcome.
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To briefly discuss the
overview of the
workshop program and
the House Rules
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To recognize the various
portions of the workshop
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To comprehend how this
workshop will be
beneficial and helpful for
their current status
their poses before introducing
themselves. The same process
would continue until everyone
has finished their introductions.
1. Images will be shown on screen
and one-by-one, the participants
will be asked to choose from: “I
like that!”, “Strange…”, and “I’m
not familiar.”
2. The participants will be asked to
explain the reasons behind their
chosen impressions.
.
1. The facilitators will explain the
important parts and rules of the
workshop program.
-
-
Trending images
around the world
that vary on the
topic; it may be
funny memes,
sports-related, or
viral food etc.
Milieu of the workshop
Discussion proper, activities,
& house rules
The significance of selfawareness to each
participant’s life
HOUSE RULES:
1. The program will start on
time, but technical faults
that the facilitators may
experience should be
considered.
2. Wear clothes that are
light and comfortable.
3. It is encouraged to
participate in the
workshop's activities.
4. Asking questions and
raising concerns are
allowed and encouraged.
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5. A recording of the virtual
workshop will be made
for documentation
purposes.
15 mins.
5 mins.
AWARENESS:
Hello (It’s Me)
AWARENESS:
Shake It Off
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To know the participants’
level of spatial awareness
that the participants have
in their environment.
-To get rid of anxieties that
may have come up in the
previous activity
-For the participants to
limber up in preparation
for the physical activities
of the workshop.
10 mins.
AWARENESS: One
Direction
(Centipede
Storyhouse)
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To train the mind in
drawing the imagination
and make it real through
acting
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To cross one's own goal
in transferring the
participant's experience
to another participant
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To exercise
communication skills
1. The participants will be asked to
get the closest thing in their
house that could represent
themselves, their personalities, or
their experiences.
2. Selected participants will be
chosen to present their chosen
object and explain their
connection with it.
Sun Salutation
Stretching
2.1. Work your neck.
2.2. Shoulders.
2.3. Circle your arms.
2.4. Stretch your ribs.
2.5. Breathwork.
2.6. Fold.
2.7. Shake everything out.
3. Facial and vocal warmups
4.
Cool Down
1. Through mechanical acting, the
first participant will share a story
based on his condition/status in
life.
REMINDER:
-
Any object that the
participants can find
around them.
Treat the workshop as a
safe place. The
participants are not
required to share when
they are not comfortable.
1.
2.
2. The story will be continued by the
participant who will be called
until it reaches the person who
will end the structure of the
centipede story house.
Question for all participants:
1. What did you feel during
the process of building
your story?
2. How does the story of one
participant affect yours?
3. Did you have any goal in
your mind before your
name was called to
continue the story?
4. What have you learned in
this ice-breaker activity?
Story Acting creates
an emotional
connection with other
people.
- It will help you to
understand the
information you
receive
and
transmit to each
other.
- Building a story
will boost your
compassion, and
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5 mins.
ICE BREAKER
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To create an incredible
story from different
circumstances
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To
alleviate
any
remaining anxieties and
tensions
from
the
participants.
-
To establish a form of
camaraderie between the
workshop participants
and the facilitators.
-
To allow the participants
to explore how to use the
things around them, and
how they will creatively
make the object more
symbolic and meaningful.
Pictionary
(Zoom’s Version)
15 mins.
EXPLORATION:
This is Me
-
20 mins.
EXPLORATION:
I See the Light (iWitness)
-
To let the participants of
the workshop
demonstrate and develop
their decision-making
skills.
To further encourage on
the decision-making
skills of the participants.
empathy towards
others.
1. Three pairs would be selected: 1
participant and 1 facilitator.
2. They would assign a “guesser”
and an “it”. The “it” would be sent
a keyword and they would try to
draw that on the Zoom’s
whiteboard while their partner
guesses for only 1 minute.
 A 1-minute
improvised skit
that exhibits their
improvisational
and decisionmaking skills.
1. The participants will be asked to
get the previous object that they
used in the previous activity to
represent them.
2. They will be using the object to
act within a 1-minute short skit
following a scenario that is
provided by the facilitators.
Any object that the
participant can find
around them.
(Previously used in
Hello It’s Me activity)
3. The participants will be given
two minutes to prepare for their
improvisational skit.
1. The facilitators will act out a
problematic scenario wherein
they would stop before coming
into a solution.
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shows the
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To develop their acting
skills while incorporating
themes of self-control and
self-confidence.
-
making skills of
the participants
2. The workshop participants will
be asked to decide on the
outcome of the scenario.
3. They will be asked to act out their
20 mins.
10 mins.
AWARENESS/
EXPLORATION:
Discussion 1: Got
Me in Chains
EXPLORATION:
Discussion 2:
Running in Circles
To discuss the differences
between “acting” in
everyday life and acting in
a performance.
-
To discuss the Selfawareness Wheel and
how to improve one’s
own body-mind
connection
1.
resolutions on the scenario.
The facilitators will discuss
Erving Goffman’s Analogy of
Theater.
2.
Afterwards, the participants will
be asked to think of an immediate
peg, be it an actor in the theater,
or a celebrity.
3.
Imitate your peg, by throwing
their famous lines.
1. The facilitators will define
emotional intelligence and selfawareness and the four primary
stages in learning that will help in
cultivating
intrapersonal
competencies.
2. The facilitators will also talk
about the Self-Awareness Wheel by
Miller, Nunnally, & Wackman.
5 mins.
SYNTHESIS
-
Analogy of Theater by Erving
Goffman
Encourage the participant to
explain his ideas or concept of
breaking their shackles
-
Possible props that
can be used for the
presentation of
your peg.
The 4 Stages of Learning
o The Unconscious
Incompetence
o Conscious Incompetence
o Conscious Competence
o Unconscious Competence
Visual image of the SelfAwareness Wheel by Miller,
Nunnally, & Wackman
- To provide a recap on the
topics that were discussed
by the facilitators.
- To understand the main
points of Erving Goffman
regarding the basics of
Acting
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- To know the importance
of emotional intelligence
and how to develop selfawareness through the
Self-Awareness Wheel.
5 mins.
RELEASE:
Journaling
-
To tap into the midway
perceptions of the
participants on their
experience so far.
-
To exhibit a sense of
importance of selfexpression on the
participants
10 mins.
SELECTIVITY:
“Will my
reflection show…”
To find the connection
between you and your
character
15 mins.
MASTERY/
APPLICATION:
The Climb
-
To understand the uses
and importance of selfawareness and how it
helps improve one’s
everyday life
-
To develop the creativity
of the participants in an
improvisational
environment.
-
To encourage teamwork
between the participants.
1.
2.
1.
The participants will be asked
to write their thoughts and
feelings about the workshop
and their experiences on the
activities and discussions
Journal Entry #2
-
Pieces of
paper/notebook/
notepad
-
Pen/pencil
They will also be asked to not
put any changes here as the
workshop continues.
Through body, voice, and
imagination, the participants
will choose a character from
their past, present, and future
that will best describe them.
-
Basic Acting Techniques
1. The participants will be divided
into 5 groups in different breakout
rooms; each will be monitored by 2
facilitators.
2. They will be given a random
scenario by the facilitators that taps
into their self-control, selfconfidence, and decision-making
skills as individuals and as a group.
3. They will be given the time to
rehearse their 5-minute skits.
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30 mins.
5 mins.
APPLICATION:
Don’t Dream it’s
Over
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RELEASE:
Journaling
-
-
To showcase the selfmade skits by the
participants and how
they incorporate selfawareness and decisionmaking skills into the
scenario
To tap into the final
perceptions of the
participants on their
experience with the
workshop topics and
activities
To exhibit a sense of
importance of selfexpression on the
participants
1. Each group of participants will be
presenting their 5-minute skits.
2. The representative of the group
would be asked to explain the
reasons behind their scenes.
1. The participants will be asked to
write their final thoughts and
feelings about the workshop and
their experiences on their
presentation.
2.
Improvised skits that
use acting and theater
as a tool to develop and
express their selfawareness, self-control,
confidence, and
decision-making skills.
- Journal Entry #3
-
Pieces of
paper/notebook/
notepad
-
Pen/pencil
They can look back on this to see
if there are changes within their
experiences as the workshop
progresses on its topics.
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PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION
Clarity. The idea needs to be clear. (i.e., what is the problem or specific issue).
Focus and Subordination. A specific image (the oppressed) is emphasized to draw the viewer’s attention to a particular idea (problem). It is necessary then those other elements do not compete for
attention with the focal point.
Movement and Dynamism. Dynamism refers to the excitement created by the interaction of elements. The tension or the push and pull of forces provides movement, this contributes to the dynamic
relationship of each individual as well as their blocking, levels, physical relationship.
QUALITIES OF A GOOD PERFORMANCE
Sensitivity and teamwork (ensemble acting). One does not work alone in theater. They all work as a team. And for the team to get to where they want to go, members need to be sensitive to each other.
Sincerity and conviction. The actor must be convinced of his/her role and sincere in its portrayal. S/he has delved deep into knowing the character s/he is portraying, in relation to other characters.
Precision and mastery. Precision in a performance refers to right timing, or the characteristic rhythm of the play; to the contribution of each member of the team to achieve this end. Mastery is achieved
when everyone does the work well.
Relaxation. The actor must know how to relax. His performance should appear effortless, as he delivers his lines or as his character unfolds.
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