1. IMPROVISATION

2. DO Commit 100%

3. DON’T DENY

4. REMEMBER… Acceptance Agree and Say Yes! Commitment Make a decision and go for it! Characters Don’t play yourself! Create someone. Support & Listen Have a conversation, not a shouting match. Mimic real life. Storyline Beginning, Middle, and End Forward the Action Don’t start over Be Natural Don’t force the funny. It will just come. Have fun Well, yeah!?

5. UNITS WE’VE DONE THIS SEMESTER Stage Directions Theatre Origins Pantomime Voice & Characterization Anatomy of a Script Radio Dramas Plot Structure Commercials & Persuasive Techniques Content less Scenes & Subtext Reader’s Theatre & Oral Interpretations Improvisation

6. CHANGING GENRES Western Mystery Crime Adventure Soap Opera Opera Musical Talk Show Interview Comedy Historical Shakespeare Poetry Horror Science Fiction Fantasy Romantic Comedy Disaster Reality TV Non-Fiction