How Do You Know a Play is Ready for Actors to Start Bringing It to Life?
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Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Playwright Eric Coble shares his experiences when he knew it was time for actors to read aloud a play he was working on.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Theatre-136**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Once a story is turned into a play and accepted for production, the theatre director and actors turn the vision into reality. Have your learners reflect on what if must be like for the playwright to turn their idea over to someone else. Have them write a short play about that loss of control and how a character might manage it.
*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.
