Below is an array of information for students and teachers about 19th-century melodrama, including its origins, characters, conventions, acting style, structure and form, plot elements, theatrical devices, staging, different types of melodramas, and more. Historical…
Below is an original “Disaster Melodrama” play script suitable for classroom use by middle school students. Disaster Melodramas were one of a number of sub-genres of the melodrama form involving natural disasters. These plays were…
These intermediate-level Epic Theatre activities and student exercises cover five broad areas of Bertolt Brecht’s theories: roles and disguise, gestus, scenery, songs and music, and direct address. Each exercise has a recommended time length, totalling…
This post contains forty Epic Theatre exercises divided into five main activities, each focusing on a separate aspect of Bertolt Brecht’s theories. All of these activities are beginner-level, serving as a suitable introduction to the…
This post contains forty Poor Theatre exercises divided into five main activities, each focusing on a separate aspect of Jerzy Grotowski’s theories. All of these activities are beginner-level, serving as a suitable introduction to the…
