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Costume Shop: Fashion in Shakespeare's Time | Artopia
Costume Shop: Fashion in Shakespeare's Time | Artopia

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In Shakespeare's day fashion made a major statement. Wealthy people wore expensive, uncomfortable clothes because they demonstrated a person's prosperity and high social standing. To dress the actors...
Scene Shop: How To Build A Set | Artopia
Scene Shop: How To Build A Set | Artopia

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Scenery is a very important element to stage productions. The scenery or set helps create a time and a place. A set designer, carpenters and painters are needed to build sets. Before building a set...
Lighting Designer | Kids Work!
Lighting Designer | Kids Work!

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Grades: 3 4 5

The Lighting Designer creates the stage lighting for the performance. Students will play the role of a lighting designer to understand that the lighting designer creates stage lighting for...
Playwright | Kids Work!
Playwright | Kids Work!

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Grades: 3 4 5

A Playwright writes a play that is performed by actors on a stage. Students will understand the components that make up a script including characters, background, setting, acts, and scenes. This...
Lillian Hellman | Artopia
Lillian Hellman | Artopia

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Grades: 6 7 8

Illustration by Maria Manhattan Lillian Hellman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 20, 1905. She spent her early days moving back and forth between New Orleans and New York. She studied at New...
Theater: One Minute Art Lesson | Artopia
Theater: One Minute Art Lesson | Artopia

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Watch a brief animated history of theater. TRANSCRIPT Hey let’s put on a show! That’s theater, folks, and it’s like a human thing! Humans all over the world do plays and puppet shows and pantomimes...
Actor | Kids Work!
Actor | Kids Work!

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

What is an Actor? The actor portrays a character emotionally and physically by using his or her voice, facial expressions and body movements. Under the advisement of the director, the actor reads the...
Playwright | Kids Work!
Playwright | Kids Work!

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

What is a Playwright? The playwright writes the play that the actors perform on the stage. Strong language skills are essential to communicate ideas and thoughts into a dramatic script that tells a...
Theater President | Kids Work!
Theater President | Kids Work!

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

What is a Theater President? The theater president is responsible for managing the theater staff and operations. The ability to evaluate and appreciate the performing arts is important to make...