Drama Notes
Chapters 1-4, Audience Etiquette, & 7 Rules of Acting Games

Audience Etiquette
Speaker: Lecture/Speech
Applause is encouraged at the end of the presentation.
Laugh during appropriate parts of the speech, otherwise remain silent.
Speaker: Interactive
Raise your hand to be called on.
If you are called on, stand up to speak.
Follow the directions given by the speaker.

Audience Etiquette
Drama Performance
Applaud at the end of the scene.
Avoid applause while characters are talking.
Laugh during funny scenes.
Respond to dramatic elements in an appropriate manner.
Musical Performance
The overture = silence.
Applaud when the conductor enters.
Applaud after each musical selection.
Hold applause until after the final selection.

Audience Etiquette: 12 Rules
1.
Arrive early so you can be seated while the lights are up.
2. Listen quietly and pay attention. Express appreciation through clapping at appropriate times.
3. Do NOT enter after a performance has started.
4. Do NOT leave in the middle of a performance.
5. Do NOT chew gum or eat in the theatre.
6. Do NOT put your feet on the seats.
7. Leave after the performance has ended.

Audience Etiquette: 12 Rules
8. When the lights are fully on before the assembly begins, the audience may talk quietly with the people next to them.
9. When the lights dim, the audience becomes silent.
10. When the lights are fully on at the end of the performance, the audience usually talks quietly upon exit.
11. Cell phones off.
12. No flash photography.

7 Rules for Acting Games
1.
Work towards the focal point.
2. Do anything you wish within the focal point and rules.
3. Believe what you are doing.
4. Create a spirit of working together.
5. Respond to side coaching.
6. Limit pre-planning.
7. Evaluate yourself.

Come up with an acronym to help you remember the 7 rules of acting games.

Chapter 1: Warm-up
What is a warm-up?
What is the purpose of a warm-up?
Helps in control of body, mind, and voice
Types of Movement:
Body: movement, facial expression, gesture
Mind: imagination, observation, concentration, recall
Voice
Vocal warm-ups (bubbling, tongue twisters), body warm-ups
(stretching, conditioning)

Warm-up Games
Rabbit, Duck, Elephant
Pick Six
Blind Walk
ABC Circle
Animal Evolution

Come up with an acronym to help you remember the 12 rules for audience etiquette.

Chapter 2: Observation
“ Mirrors ” - why would this be a good game to practice observation skills?
Sensory/Emotional Recall
Six Scenes
Simon Sez

Review your Sensory
Recall homework assignment and be ready to present!
then
Personal read

Chapter 3: Pantomime
Develop body awareness
Use gestures, body movements, and facial expressions to communicate without words
Use relaxation, warm-up, and observation techniques
Charades
Where Were You?

Assignment
“ Sell, No Tell ” - Pick an activity that is commonbrushing your teeth, cooking, exercising, reading a book, etcPantomime that activity so that others can guess what you are doing… practice makes perfect!

Review your “Sell, No
Tell” homework assignment and be ready to present!
then
Personal read

Chapter 4: Improvisation
Work collaboratively with others
Develop focus skills- concentration and listening
Use your body imaginatively to convey movement, dialogue, and character
“ One Line ”
“ Bus Stop ”
“ Movie Styles ”
“Party Guests”

study for QUIZ
Chapters 1-4