DRACULA

DRACULA..the bloody

Dracula Trailer- Royal Canadian Theatre Company 2015

Actors Theatre First Look: Fifth Third Bank's DRACULA

Dracula at Bossier Parish Community College Performing Arts Theatre

FIRST LOOK: Dracula at Actors Theatre

Spooky Vampiresses

SFUAD Dracula Production Time Lapse

University Version of Dracula

http://youtu.be/rsKcqNl9pbI

Dracula Kitsch

Map of Jonathan Harker's Journey

For more information, see this blog:

http://hansen2307.blogspot.ca/2014/03/mapping-journey-to-dracula.html

Doing Research

ADD20/ 3M/ 4M

CSS Theatre Production

The Dracula Research Project

Ms. Lindenberg

In groups of two or three, you will research one of the following topics and present your findings to the class in a slide show (like PowerPoint or google slides) format.

You will have two periods in the library for research and one period to finalize your presentation.

Remember:

Have a script- do not read the slides

Make your presentation interesting

Keep track of your sources- final slide should be references

Divide up the work evenly

Topics

History of garlic

History of blood types

History of vampires

Vampire plays and books

Movie productions of Dracula

Music based on Dracula

Why Vlad the Impaler is linked to this story

Vampires in Eastern Europe- religion, myth and fear

Dracula as a symbol of invasion

Powers of the vampire

Modern vampire fiction and how the monster has evolved

Translyvania

Medicine at the time

Bram Stoker

Temptation- background and appearance in drama

Each presentation should be about 5 to 10 minutes long (minimum 15 slides) and must include the following:

pictures,

video- when possible,

citations for all sources including pictures,

and any extra props or music you may want to add.

APA format is expected for all citations. Copies of APA outlines are available in the CSS library.

Due Date: Presentations will take place February 25^th and March 1^st

Rubric

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Knowledge & Understanding	-Demonstrates minimal understanding of topic -Suggests minimal research into topic and few citations	-Demonstrates some understanding of topic -Suggestions some research and uses some correct citations	-Demonstrates considerable understanding of topic -Suggestions significance research and demonstrates proper citation	-Demonstrates thorough understanding of topic -Suggests significance research and excellent citation of sources
Thinking & Inquiry	-Illustrates minimal insight and connection within the topic -Connects few topic ideas to Dracula	-Illustrates some patterns and connections within the topic -Observes some connections between topic and Dracula	-Illustrates patterns and connections -Formulates ideas about Dracula based on evidence	-Illustrates thoughtful and meaningful insight and connections -Extends thinking to expand understanding of Dracula
Communication	Communicates with minimal clarity during class presentation -Minimal collaboration between presenters	Communicates with some clarity during the class presentation -Some collaboration between presenters	Communicates clearly during the class presentation -Clear collaboration between the presenters	Communicates with exceptional clarity during   the class presentation -Excellent collaboration between the presenters
Application	Presentation style and delivery has minimal relevance to the topic -Video, pictures and props have minimal connections to topic	Presentation style and delivery gives some added insight of the topic - Video, pictures and props used in accordance to presentation ideas	Presentation style and delivery used to enhance overall portal of topic - Video, pictures and props Enhances some presentation ideas	Presentation style and delivery used to enhance and extend topic insight - Video, pictures and props used effectively to enhance presentation ideas

Rehearsal Schedule for Dracula Production

Rehearsal Schedule for Dracula

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
7	8 class starts	9	10	11 Auditions in class and after school	12 Auditions in class and at Sir John A.	13
14	15 Family Day	16 Announce Cast Read Act One	17 Read Act two	18 Characters 2:30 –meet and great Read through all	19 Choose research Project	20
21	22 Start blocking Pages 1-6	23 6-12	24 13-16	25 Act one Blocking after school Pages 1 - 6 Present	26 Review act 1	27
28	29 PA Day	March 1 Finish Presentations	2 16-21	3 Bilders 21-26 Blocking after school 21-23, review 1-6	4 1-26	5
6	7 27-30	8	9	10 Blocking to 30, review all	11 Finish blocking	12
13	14 March Break	15	16	17	18	19
20	21 Act One- stumble through	22 review Block to 33	23	24 Ice Storm	25 Good Friday	26
27	28 Easter Monday	28 Finish blocking pages 33 to 38	30 pages 38 to 41	31  Finish Act two Run all Peasant scenes	April 1 Run Act 2	2
3	4 Act Two	5	6	7 Run all of Act Two with props	8	9
10	11 Stumble through move in set Vampiresses	12 run scenes work on fight scenes	13 Bilder scene	14 double period acting- after school,costumes pages 1 to 6 and 38 to 44 after school.	15 get furniture from annex	16 Dewe’s Date 8:30 to 4:00
17	18 Finish costumes & props	19 Cry because need more time. Amy says so.	20 Painting Party 2:30 to 8:00	21 Run entire show with costumes and props	22	23
24	25 Finish Lighting -	26	27 Band Trip	28 Run show with props, sound and costumes	29	30
May 1 End of band trip	2 Blood Drive at Fish and Game Club 3:30 to 7:00	3	4 After school rehearsal added in here 2:30 to 5:00	5 Ms. L. away	6 Ms. L. away	7
8 All day Dress rehearsal	9 Dress rehearsal all afternoon	10 Fix ups	11 School Dress matinee for CSS 12:00 to 2:30	12 School Dress matinee 10:30 to 12:30	13 Opening Night 7:00	14 2 shows 2:00 & 7:00
15 Final Matinee 2:00 celebration	16 cleaning- auditorium, laundry	17	18	19	20	21
22	23 Victoria Day	24 Start one acts	25	26 one week until School Trip to Stratford June 2nd	27	28

makeup and contacts

Bake Sale Ideas

Costume blog with drawings

 The 1992 Dracula movie featured unusual costumes.
http://www.oscars.org/news/how-apocalypse-now-poster-led-oscar-winning-costumes-bram-stokers-dracula

Bram Stoker describes Dracula

His face was a strong—a very strong—aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair growing scantily round the temples but profusely elsewhere. His eyebrows were very massive, almost meeting over the nose, and with bushy hair that seemed to curl in its own profusion. The mouth, so far as I could see it under the heavy moustache, was fixed and rather cruel-looking, with peculiarly sharp white teeth; these protruded over the lips, whose remarkable ruddiness showed astonishing vitality in a man of his years. For the rest, his ears were pale, and at the tops extremely pointed; the chin was broad and strong, and the cheeks firm though thin. The general effect was one of extraordinary pallor.

Hitherto I had noticed the backs of his hands as they lay on his knees in the firelight, and they had seemed rather white and fine; but seeing them now close to me, I could not but notice that they were rather coarse—broad, with squat fingers. Strange to say, there were hairs in the centre of the palm. The nails were long and fine, and cut to a sharp point. As the Count leaned over me and his hands touched me, I could not repress a shudder. It may have been that his breath was rank, but a horrible feeling of nausea came over me, which, do what I would, I could not conceal.

For more of Bram Stoker's novel, go to:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/345/345-h/345-h.htm#CHAPTER_I

Images of Dracula

Journal Questions for ADD Production Course

Remember to put your name on your journals.

Each question is worth 10 marks.

The journal assignments represent 15% of your final grade.

Answer the following in full sentences:

JOURNAL #1

1. Every theatrical production needs to become a team of like-minded people working towards a common goal.  What activities would you suggest the class do to help create unity?

2. What are the main themes in ADracula@?

3. Describe the biggest challenges our class will face bringing such a well-known story to life.

Due: Friday February 26, 2016

JOURNAL #2                                                                      Ms. Lindenberg

1. Explain how personal professional and social skills* can be developed through dramatic arts and then applied in a variety of contexts (personal, social and career).

*collaborating, analyzing, empathizing, speaking, negotiating and communicating

2. Look closely at Dracula. How does his relationship with Jonathan Harker change over time?

Due: Friday March 25, 2016

JOURNAL #3

1. Explain how you have contributed to this production of ADracula@. How have you demonstrated the ability to take responsibility, both as an individual and as a member of a group, when working in a theatre ensemble? (e.g., make artistic decisions, give support to others);

2. Describe how movement and non-verbal communication can be used to portray character, to define relationships among characters, and to communicate dramatic tension.

3. Now that you have had some time to see the class project coming together, you can describe the complexity of putting together a production. Remember to look at all areas of the production in your response such as movement, costume, makeup, advertising, programme, acting, fund-raising and promotion.

Due: Friday May 20, 2016

JOURNAL #4

1. Explain what new skills you have developed as a result of working on ADracula@. Are there other skills that you would still like to explore or improve?

2. Identify and evaluate your personal artistic strengths and weaknesses.

Due: Friday June 3, 2016