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Sam Shepard One Acts: War in Heaven (Angel’S Monologue), the Curse of the Raven’S Black Feather, Hail from Nowhere, Just Space Rhythm Sam Shepard One Acts: War in Heaven (Angel’s Monologue), The Curse of the Raven’s Black Feather, Hail from Nowhere, Just Space Rhythm Resource Guide for Teachers Created by: Lauren Bloom Hanover, Director of Education 1 Table of Contents About Profile Theatre 3 How to Use This Resource Guide 4 The Artists 5 Lesson 1: Who is Sam Shepard? Classroom Activities: 1) Biography and Context 6 2) Shepard in His Own Words 6 3) Shepard Adjectives 7 Lesson 2: Influences on Shepard Classroom Activities 1) Exploring Similar Themes in O’Neill and Shepard 16 2) Exploring Similar Styles in Beckett and Shepard 17 3) Exploring the Influence of Music on Shepard 18 Lesson 3: Inspired by Shepard Classroom Activities 1) Reading Samples of Shepard 28 2) Creative Writing Inspired by Shepard 29 3) Directing One’s Own Work 29 Lesson 4: What Are You Seeing Classroom Activities 1) Pieces Being Performed 33 2) Statues 34 3) Staging a Monologue 36 Lesson 5: Reflection Classroom Activities 1) Written Reflection 44 2) Putting It All Together 45 2 About Profile Theatre Profile Theatre was founded in 1997 with the mission of celebrating the playwright’s contribution to live theater. To that end, Profile programs a full season of the work of a single playwright. This provides our community with the opportunity to deeply engage with the work of our featured playwright through performances, readings, lectures and talkbacks, a unique experience in Portland. Our Mission realized... Profile invites our audiences to enter a writer’s world for a full season of plays and events. Whether attending a single performance or the whole season, our deep examination of the featured writer encourages audiences to view each play as part of a larger body of work, provoking ongoing, fluid dialogue. What does the artist observe and explore in their youth? What are they concerned with in the middle of their career? Now? How is their shifting perspective informed and influenced by the changing world in which they are writing? By experiencing a writer’s shifting perspective, audiences come to a deeper understanding of that artist’s world view as well as, hopefully, their own. We believe that live theater begins with the playwright’s words. In honoring the playwright, Profile encourages its audience to recognize the creative dynamic between the playwright and live theater — the playwright is the springboard or seed from which everything else grows. The dramatists we profile always have something significant to say about humankind in all its variety, complexity, humor, tragedy, anger and goodwill. They shine a light on the desires and demons that drive us, helping us seek a better understanding of who we are, where we are going and why. At Profile, we seek to always make that search deeply enjoyable and stimulating. About Inside Out, Our Community and School Tour Profile Theatre is proud to launch the second year of its touring program, Inside Out. Following a full run on our main stage, a selection of our Sam Shepard One Acts is touring to local high schools and community centers in the greater Portland area. The touring production of the play is presented in full costume with props and a soundscape. We bring only minimal set pieces to suggest surroundings. This enables us to easily transport the production to its destination, allowing us to spend longer with students and less time in set-up and travelling. The production is followed by a conversation between the students and the cast. 3 How to Use This Resource Guide: This resource guide was developed to support teachers in preparing their students to see and to fully engage with Profile Theatre’s Inside Out School Tour performance of SAM SHEPARD’S ONE ACTS. There are five lesson plans in the guide. The first four are intended to be taught prior to seeing the performance, and the final lesson is intended to follow. These lesson plans were developed primarily for language arts classes, though they can be easily adapted by theatre teachers. Each lesson plan includes pertinent quotes by the playwright which we encourage either teachers or students to read aloud to the class. All of the lesson plans also include classroom activities, along with discussion questions to promote robust conversation in class. These questions may also used as writing prompts for homework assignments. For any classroom exercise that makes use of excerpts of Sam Shepard’s work, we have included the specified material at the back of each respective lesson plan for teachers to print out and photocopy for students. Finally, each lesson plan sites the Common Core standards that are fulfilled by the exercises and analysis contained therein. While the five lesson plans were developed as a loose progression culminating in the final reflection class, each lesson can also be a stand alone workshop, allowing teachers with limited time to pick and choose the lesson plans that they feel will be of the most benefit to their students. Additionally, the lessons were each structured to last approximately 50-55 minutes. With many schools now operating with block schedules, teachers should feel free to mix and match as they see fit. Thank you so much for your commitment to bringing live professional theatre to your students, and for investing the time in preparing them to have the best experience possible. Please feel free to contact us with questions, concerns or feedback on this resource guide or the program in general. Sincerely, Profile Theatre 4 The Artists Andrés Alcalá* (Raven, Rhythm) has spent five years working with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Education department as a touring actor/teacher as well as a facilitating member of the Junior Summer Seminar for Youth. He was also an acting company member for two seasons with OSF 95-97. He spent 6 years in Arizona as an associate artist at Childsplay (Tempe, AZ) where he directed several productions and served as an actor as well as a teacher. Locally he has been a teaching artist with the Northwest Children's Theatre and for The Oregon Children's Theatre. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southern Oregon University. Has received several awards for both acting and directing in Portland, Phoenix, Tucson, and Chicago. Last seen in Profile Theatre's Production of EYES FOR CONSUELA. Ben Newman* (Hail from Nowhere, Rhythm) New York: Jake in High Plains (A Western Myth) at Jimmy’s No. 43 and Edinburgh Fringe Festival ’13, Richard in Henry VI, Part III with Wide Eyed Productions at Classic Stage Company, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet at Columbia Stages, R.P., among others. Regional: Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, Kansas City Actors Theatre, Riverside Shakespeare Festival. Ben has taught acting and ensemble development in Israel, New York, and all over the U.S. BA University of Northern Colorado. MFA University of Missouri – Kansas City. AEA, SAG-AFTRA. Nelda Reyes (War in Heaven, Raven, Hail From Nowhere, Just Space)has been working as a bilingual performer and arts educator in the Northwest for the last 10 years. She is a graduate from the Moscow Art Theatre Summer School and IATT, Harvard University and PSU´s MA in Theatre Arts. Portland credits include: Miracle Theater, Shaking the Tree, Well Arts, Valley Repertory Theater, The Circus Project and NBC’s Grimm. Nelda is the Co-creator of Nuestro Canto, a traveling performing duet dedicated to share Latin American arts and culture. Beth Thompson (Hail From Nowhere, Just Space)is a performer, teacher, and maker of new works. Since coming to Portland, she has had the pleasure of working with Shaking the Tree, Portland Center Stage’s JAW Festival, Many Hats Collaborations, Action/Adventure, and Oregon Children’s Theatre. She has worked as a proud member of The Forgery Theatre Collective and Theatre Vertigo. Beth holds a B.A. from Illinois State University and is an AmSAT Certified Alexander Technique teacher. Directors: Olga Sanchez (War in Heaven), Pat Patton (Rhythm, Raven), Matt Zrebski (Hail from Nowhere, Just Space) Stage Manager: D Westerholm* Assistant Stage Manager: Ross Jackson Scenic and Props Design: Kaye Blankenship Costume Design: Sara Ludeman Sound Design: Nick Erickson Tour Manager: Lauren Bloom Hanover 5 LESSON 1: Who is Sam Shepard? Includes: - a basic biography of the playwright as well as a timeline that places him and his works in a historical context. - quotes by the playwright about his work and the time in which he was writing - discussion questions and activities examining the impact of cultural context on a writer, and expectations about the work of Sam Shepard Classroom Activity #1: Biography and Context (7-10 minutes) For Teachers: You will need to print out materials for this activity. They can be found following this lesson plan: Classroom Activity #1: Biography & Timeline DIRECTIONS: - Distribute the biography of Sam Shepard. Have students spend a few minutes reading it to themselves. - Students should also look over the timeline that follows, with particular attention to getting a sense of the historical context in which he wrote. Classroom Activity #2: Shepard in His Own Words (5 minutes) DIRECTIONS: - Below are several quotes that can serve as an effective way of introducing students to Shepard’s work and to his unique voice. - We recommend that these be read aloud, either by students or by the teacher. Quotes by Shepard: Looking Back at the Early Work: “Things used to attack me in the mind. I had no idea where they were coming from, or why they were there, and I used to get more and more fascinated and look at them and mess around….and it turns out it’s a waste of time.
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