Who's Who in Theater

Mrs. Kneeland showing the students the difference between how a book is
written and how a script for a play is written.

For today's lesson, the third graders were introduced to the many important people needed to help make a play successful.  We put together a slide show that Mrs. Kneeland discussed with the students. Each slide focused on  these important roles:

playwright, director, stage manager, set designer,  costume designer, makeup, lighting, sound (foley artist), choreographer, and actors  

Playwrights hard at work

After the students learned about the different roles, they became the playwrights of their own fairy tale plays. The students were divided into groups of 3 or 4. Each group was given a different familiar fairy tale and then asked to rewrite it (and make changes if they would like). They worked together to create a script for their version of a fairy tale. They are excited to see their plays come to life! They were also excited to know that over the next few lessons, they will also be creating a set, designing costumes and adding sound to their plays.