Exploring Careers in TheaterStudents discuss lessons learned
from the lives of Kentucky playwrights Marsha Norman and George
C. Wolfe and, following the playwrights advice, draw from their
own life experiences to develop short plays. - Length: From 1
class to several weeks - Students will identify the necessary
education, skills, and training to successfully pursue a career
as a playwright or a director of a drama. - Students will apply
what they learn in brainstorming ideas for a play and/or in
writing a short play based on their personal experiences. On
Directing: George C. Wolfe Found On: About Drama Video Length:
00:01:09 Playwriting: Marsha Norman Found On: About Drama Video
Length: 00:03:49 Vocabularyblocking, director, literary
elements, performance elements, playwright, stage directions,
staging, technical elements TV/VCR or DVD player Instructional
Strategies and Activities Another Take on Directing The former
artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville, Jon Jory, had
a profound influence on Ma