HYPERDRAMA

DRAMA FOR ADHD POPULATIONS

Theatre is… Played in a designated “aesthetic” space Audience “immobile” and separate from actor Houses the “Well-Made Play”

Drama (Well-Made Play) Main character(s) Minor character(s) Linear action Main plot Subplot Playwright’s “Single Vision” (Deemer)

Hyperdrama as Theatre: Played in multiple spaces simultaneously (Environmental) Audience is mobile Audience chooses the scenes they want to see. (Think: “Choose Your Own Adventure”)

Hypertext Each character has a fully developed story line. “Main Character” is subjective. No plot is primary to another. “Multiple Visions” based on choices/consequences

IMAGINE

Potential for Integration Students can create Hyperdrama in collaboration with learning HTML code. (Technology Collaboration) Possible creation of online role games using the live Hyperdrama as a model. Can integrate also with Social Studies, English, Art and Science teachers Teacher Collaboration=Increased Creativity

BENEFITS Standards based Arts TrainingInterpersonal/Social Emotional Literacy/Empathy/Understanding Traditional Literacy (Reading/Writing) Visual Literacy (2-D and 3-D Design) Spatial/Kinesthetic

HOLISTIC COMPUTER LITERACY!