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…
Here is an original seven-scene play for Drama and Theatre students in the style of Antonin Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty. Theatre of Cruelty demands a very different treatment to works in other styles. In this…
