S.T.A.R. — Student Theatre, Television And Radio…
A tool for teaching students how to create their own Media Drama…
Charlottesville High School
STAR Co-teacher — David Small, Drama Teacher
Project:
Motives for Mayhem
Written by the students of Charlottesville High School
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This is one of the most experimental of all the STAR projects. The assignment at Charlottesville High School was nick-named “Mission Impossible.” Why? Because Mara proposed doing a FULL SEMESTER IN ONE HOUR! Did she succeed? Yes!
Students of Drama chair David Small prepared homework (e-mailed in advance by Mara) and jumped in with both feet. In Charlottesville as a speaker at the Virginia Festival of the Book, Mara asked students to choose a disturbing topic in the news as a theme for their show. The students chose SCHOOL SHOOTINGS.
Mara asked the group to divide into two: one group would be characters at the school, the other would be a TV Network. Purl, Small and the students came up with a terrific structure which students performed as an improv.
The show – tentatively titled Motives for Mayhem – was SUPERB! It was recorded LIVE in the Charlottesville High School auditorium.
About Charlottesville High School
Vision and Mission Statement
To be truly educated in the twenty-first century, students must achieve high academic standards and be able to apply what they have learned.
Find out more about the school:
http://www.ccs.k12.va.us/SCHOOLS/CHS/index.html
