1. FIRST TOPIC QUESTION!
What does duets mean to you? (Write your questions in your Journal notebook. Use the next page to take notes)

2. DUETS!!

3. DUETS!
A Duet in theatre terms is a scene consisting of two people performing.
In a Duet both performers in the scene are of equal importance.

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5. DUETS!
Some important things to know before we begin with your Duets. Vocabulary!
Stage Directions: an instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting Example: “Actor A exits Stage Left”
Blocking: the details of an actor's moves. Example: Actor A: Quietly tip toe towards the door

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Stage Left: on the right side of a stage from the point of view of the audience.
Stage Right: on the left side of a stage from the point of view of the audience.
Center Stage: Dead Center of the Stage
Downstage: Closer to the Audience in the Center
Downstage Left: on the right side of a stage from the point of view of the audience, near them.
Downstage Right: on the left side of a stage from the point of view of the audience, near them.
UpStage: Away from the Audience in the Center
Upstage Left: on the right side of a stage from the point of view of the audience, away from them.
Upstage Right: on the left side of a stage from the point of view of the audience, away from them.

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8. DUETS! Choose your Duet scene from the script Almost, Maine.
Find the script on our Theatre Website in your class section. om/
Print out two copies for yourselves
Memorize!
*Theatre Productions Kids will be given different Scripts.