Staging and Lighting “Battledrum”
1:51
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Carol North, Metro Theater Company’s Artistic Director, discusses the set design and lighting design for their production of “Battledrum,” a play telling the story of drummer boys in the Civil War.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Theatre-74**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with other videos on the website that are scenes from the play. Have students watch the scenes to evaluate the lighting, set, and staging choices made by the director and designers. What do they like? Dislike? What set design would they create based on the scenes they viewed. View this video to let them compare their choices to that of those involved with this production.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
