Be a Theater Critic

In the Be a Theater Critic section take a closer look at scenes from theater productions and record your answers to the Write About It questions in a notebook or a digital document. Use the Theater Word Bank to help with your responses.

Google Drive/Classroom Users: You can go under File and select "Make a Copy" or "Print" to access the Artopia Theater - Write About It worksheet.

A Midsummer Night's Dream | Artopia

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William Shakespeare A Closer Look In this scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon, the King of the Fairies, has tricked the queen, Titania, into falling in love with Nick Bottom. Meanwhile, Puck...
Pinnochio | Artopia

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Columbia Marionette Theater A Closer Look Pinocchio is the story of someone who gradually becomes more human. He begins as a wooden marionette, until a fairy casts a spell that makes him a living...
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Artopia

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High Voltage Theater A Closer Look In the scene from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in our video clip, the main character, the pretentious schoolteacher Ichabod Crane, is engaged in a swordfight with...
The Trojan Women | Artopia

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Euripides - USC Theater Dept. (2004) A Closer Look This scene from The Trojan Women was shot in the studio at South Carolina ETV using three cameras. The actresses originally performed the play...
Theater - Write About It Worksheet for Google Docs
Theater - Write About It Worksheet for Google Docs

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INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link above to access the Google Docs document. You can go under File and select " Make a Copy" to add to your own Google Drive or " Print." In the Be a Theater Critic...
Theater Word Bank | Artopia
Theater Word Bank | Artopia

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casting – selecting actors to play roles in a play characterization – dramatically representing the character by speech, action, and gesture action – physical or psychological movement of actors and...