MY FRIEND’S FICTIONAL LIFE

… instead of introducing them in the normal

way you make up a fictional life for them.
 Audience

Purpose:
 toThe
inform
Act
 to entertain
 to persuade
Actor
What will you do as a teacher?
What will you do as a teacher?
“You will not be teaching drama,
but using drama to teach”
Speech and Theater/Stage Arts
T Th 1:00pm-2:30pm
PROF. MARK ANTHONY P. LOPEZ
Subject Professor
Unit 1: Introduction to Creative Dramatics
Unit 2: The Concept of Speech Communication
Communication and Language
Relationship of speech, language and
communication
Unit 3: Communication and You
Aspects of communication
Types of communication
Elements of communication
The Communication process
Stages of communication process
Barriers of communication
Unit 4: Listening in Communication
The listening process
Roadblocks to Listening
How to be a good listener
Exercises in listening.
Unit 5: The Mechanics of Speech
Functions of speech organs
Production of speech sounds
Articulation
An effective speaking voice
Factors that aid voice production
Principles related to breathing
which aid in voice production
Exercises on projection
Voice variety, voice quality, pitch
Unit 6: Theatre and Drama
Invitation to the performing arts
Unit 7: Space and Body Structure Integration
Unit 8: The Stage as an Actor’s Medium
The actor’s principal means of expression
Terminologies to hasten the actor’s movement on
stage
Tips to effect a more powerful characterization
Instrumental preparation to become an Impressive and
expressive performer
Empowering one’s performance skills / The roots of
theatrical movements
Basic acting efforts, quality of the delivery of action
Unit 9: The director: What he should, what he should know,

and how he should prepare

The responsibility of a director
Essential qualities of a good director
Skill acquisition and mastery of the directorial craft
Unit 10:Theater hints – casting a play
Unit 11: Preparation of Script: guideline gestures for
different purposes
Unit 12: General Gestures which an Actor Uses
Unit 13: Theatre Workshop
Play production
Stage production
• An informal, improvisational, non- exhibitional, process-
centered form of drama in which participants are guided by a
leader to imagine, enact, and reflect upon human experiences
through role-play, improvisation, pantomime, movement, and
sound.
(American Alliance for Theatre and Education: www.aate.org)
• It is “incorporating theatrical components and dramatic
exploration into educational settings to support the child’s
natural tendency to learn through play.”
(PTM Creative Dramatics Program mission statement)
It is a distinct discipline, art form, teaching tool and
educational process for teaching and learning; it is a
hybrid between theatre and education.
(Nellie McCaslin's Creative Drama in the Classroom and Beyond.)
• Social Skills

• Individual Growth and

Development
• Affirms that all people can play, that all people can
succeed at it, and that all people are creative; has no
right or wrong answers.
• Develops people;

• Promotes physical, mental and emotional learning.

• Supports concentration, imagination, problem
solving, and critical thinking.
• Fosters empathy, cooperation, and compromise.
• Cultivates self-control, initiative, and self- esteem.
• Helps children absorb, process, and retain concepts.
• Develops communication and language skills, breath
awareness, and voice control.
• Enhances physical control and awareness; develops
gross and fine motor skills.
• Encourages theatre and art appreciation, provides
accessibility; debunks the myth that only actors can
use drama.
• Requires only space, leadership, imagination,
and participation; is inexpensive and
uncomplicated.

• Invigorates any subject, but can also be a subject unto

itself.