Introduction
When you hear someone described as a 'bridezilla', a 'drill sargent', a 'control freak', or a 'chick magnet', you instantly know what someone means by each of these descriptions. This is because each of these descriptions refers to a common, one-dimensional character that's found in many stories, TV shows, movies, plays, and other media you've consumed throughout your life. In this lesson, you'll learn more about the roles of these kinds of stock characters and archetypes.
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Compare the different types of stock characters: hero, villain, nerd, crone, and ingénue.
Essential Questions
- How is technical design important to the overall success of a theatrical production?
Enduring Understandings
- Technical design is an important part of the overall production of a theatrical work.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Theatre Proficient standards: 1, 2, 5, 12.
