6 week breakdown of Commedia dell’Arte lessons. Include improvisation scenarios and suggestions for videos to watch as a class. Great for first introduction into drama!

Lesson plan for young performers to work on their puppetry skills and go under the sea! Using this theme students can explore how to make a puppet move using things like newspaper and umbrellas.

Information about commedia dell’arte. Historical background and details of the characters involved in the story. Great visual aid with images and details for students.

Visual aid for characters involved in commedia dell’arte. Includes images of the typical masks used in the performances.

Presentation for an introduction into the stock characters seen within Melodrama. Great resource for knowing the archetypes and video links at the end!

Presentation for an introduction into Melodrama, with video resource links. Great first lesson into understanding the different terminology and tools used within this form of Theatre and Film.

Character analysis workbook. Either creating a character from scratch or researching one in a play; this workbook goes through all the necessary steps for young actors to fully realize their characters