Reading and performing a script based on 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark'
I can read and respond to a play script based on 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark' and perform it in front of an audience.
Reading and performing a script based on 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark'
I can read and respond to a play script based on 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark' and perform it in front of an audience.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A play is a written text that is intended to be read aloud and acted out by actors in a live performance.
- A play script is written by a playwright.
- Plays are most often performed in theatres.
- Actors read play scripts to bring them to life; directors tell actors how to speak, move and look when saying lines.
- There are certain conventions that are always written in play scripts that help the actors and the director.
Keywords
Play - a written text intended to be performed in front of an audience that is divided into scenes of dialogue and action
Play script - the written text of a play that includes dialogue, stage directions and setting descriptions so that actors and directors can bring it to life on a stage
Playwright - the person who writes a play
Audience - a group of people who watch and actively listen to a play
Common misconception
Pupils may think that plays are put on quickly without much preparation or work.
Ensure that pupils understand how much work from a dedicated team of actors, directors and stage crew goes into putting on a play. You could tell pupils that professional theatre companies take, on average, between 8-16 weeks to put on a play.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
tells the actors how to stand, speak and move
acts in character and says the character's lines
prepares the stage, props, costumes, lighting and sound for a play