1. Mrs. Jernigan Theatre Arts Director

2. Drama, Visual Art, Music and Dance are all “Art” Lets discuss what these arts have in common. 1. Imaginative 2. Creative 3. Expressive 4. Beautiful

3. Name two(2) things that set theatre apart from the other arts. 4. Dialogue 5. Conflict/Empathy Name three(3) things you might learn from taking a theatre arts course. 6. Acting skills 7. Self confidence 8. Speaking skills When did drama first begin? 9. It began in prehistoric times

4. Who is Thespis? 10. Thespis was the very first actor who stepped out of the chorus in greek theatre and is known as the very first actor. This is why theatre students are called thespians and why our honor society is called the Thespian society. The word fro “drama” comes from the Greek language. What is it translated into English? 11. To Do Have you ever had a bad case of stage fright? There are ways to help control it, what are they? 12. Concentration 13. Relax physical and mental tension.

5. In a complete sentence define conflict. 14. Struggle between two opposing forces. In a complete sentence define empathy why theatre students need to know what it is. 15. Emotional identification with something or someone outside of yourself!