Theatre 1 · Week 28 · Theatre and Community

Backstage Teamwork

Students explore how actors, directors, designers, and crew depend on each other and practice clear communication during a scene change.

Relationship skillsGrades 9 to 12About 20 minutesProficient

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Students will: Students identify how actors, stage managers, and crew depend on each other and carry out a scene change using clear cue calls.
SEL skill: Send a clear message and repeat back a cue so a team can act together
What it looks like: Students practice relationship skills by communicating clearly, listening for cues, and trusting teammates in a shared job.
Content focus: Backstage Teamwork
Format: Group roles share

Relationship skills

Relationship skills mean building healthy connections through clear communication, careful listening, teamwork, and working through conflict. More relationship skills activities

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Standards

TH:Cr2.1.HSI: Theatre, Creating, Anchor Standard 2 (Organize and develop artistic ideas and work), High School Proficient
Artistic process: Creating
Level: High School Proficient

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More relationship skills activities for Theatre 1

Building the Ensemble Relationship skillsThrough name and rhythm games, students build ensemble and agree on norms for a supportive theatre space.
Respectful Audience Relationship skillsStudents watch classmates' scenes, respond to what they saw, felt, and heard, and practice being a supportive audience.
Día de los Muertos Tableaux Relationship skillsGroups create tableaux that honor the meaning of Día de los Muertos and discuss what respectful representation looks like.
Devising Together Relationship skillsGroups devise a short scene from a shared theme and divide roles so every voice is included.

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