Welcome to Mrs. Huffman's Virtual Theatre!

I'm thrilled you have chosen my Theatre elective this year. We are going to have so much fun. Our competencies (what you can DO with what you know) are organized into 4 main components of theatre: Communication, Analysis, Aesthetics and Culture. Every day, you will utilize the 4 Cs to study these theatre components, and in turn, understand yourself and others better. So what are the 4 Cs? And what does that look like in my class?  
Communication
  • Harnessing performance, movement, voice and writing to express ideas and feelings
  • Journaling observations in your day-to-day life​
  • Intentionally expressing kindness towards others
  • Talking with classmates 
  • Listening carefully
  • Modeling audience etiquette
  • Learning to respectfully critique peers
  • Learning to accept constructive feedback
  • Adapting to diversity in others and in tasks
  • Using many ways to demonstrate thinking and justify reasoning​​
Critical Thinking
  • Asking the right questions to expand your learning
  • Analyzing and evaluating plays (in terms of theme, character development, conflict and dialogue)
  • Synthesizing info (putting different info together to learn something new)
  • Using play-writing skills to convey story elements 
  • Making connections
  • Exploring how your top character strengths ​manifest in your life, and how you might better harness your gifts
Collaboration 
  • Working together to demonstrate what you can DO with what you know
  • Sharing ideas
  • Sharing responsibilities
  • Considering multiple perspectives in order to achieve goals
  • Appreciating and celebrating differences​
  • Intentionally recognizing and expressing who and what you are grateful for
  • Understanding your role in building a trusted community of learners
Creativity
  • Dancing / moving to loud (but not too loud) music
  • Practicing mindfulness techniques like breathing and simple yoga 
  • Engaging in games to laugh and develop your skills
  • Improv 
  • Designing technical theatre components (lighting, set, sound, costumes)​
  • Taking intellectual risks
  • Overcoming challenges and failures within the learning experience