Interdisciplinary Learning Events
Courtyard theatre was all about throwing open your shop windows and being drawn into the performance experience as you glimpsed a traveling troupe come into the village on a cart. Using an open air space reflects facets of both the early English public playhouses as well as the courtyards of inns that had been temporarily converted into theaters. These are some of the roots of The Bard. Roots that might have inspired his deep commitment to his workshop-style of writing and his love of the theatre. Middle Year theatre students, threw open the doors to the Black Box Theatre, and offered just such an experience complete with music, facepaint, food, glass art sketches, a student-docent botany tour, and snippets from Shakespeare's works to a warm and welcoming audience
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This multidisciplinary project was a collaboration between Middle Year theatre and IGCSE Level gardening students. It afforded HYSA scholars the opportunity to explore the relationship of Shakespeare to horticultural and theatrical performance. Through the application of practical drama methodology theatre students developed an understanding of some of the potential of Shakespeare's monologues and scenes as well as the elements of Elizabethan plants and food as seen through the eye of the Bard. Gardening students practiced the skills to produce and care for ornamental and edible "plantscapes" using sustainable practices. Both groups learned about unique methods of approaching multidisciplinary collaboration. In addition, the project actively supported the study of "sustainable horticulture practical experiences in the unique aspects of the culture of plants in an urban desert environment" and fulfilled the ASU mission to increase "student success through personalized learning pathways".
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"Shakespeare was one of the most well-known and productive writers ever to live. He wrote some of the most well-known plays to exist, such as “Romeo and Juliet”, “Henry V”, “Julius Caesar”, and “Hamlet.” He also “invented” more than 400 words, and made 1,700 well known that we use today. He also used some of the common phrases that we use today, including “All of a sudden,” “wild goose chase,” “faint-hearted,” and “full circle.” His plays and poems are some of the most well-known, read, memorized, analyzed and enacted piece that exist today. Even though reading it makes you struggle to understand 400-year-old English, people still read his works because he understood human feelings and used that in his work such as death, love, hate, jealousy, and insecurity. He used emotions to connect with people who read his work and therefore they will be relatable to almost every person for a very long time. This sort of legacy almost makes him an immortal figure in literature because his work has lived after him for at least 400 years and will continue to be remembered across generations of time and will continue to be studied." - Gabriel J., Middle Year Student
The Fifth Annual
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Hello, this is your Captain speaking. We are presently flying at thirty-five thousand feet on our flight to the "5th Annual Classic Drive-In Movie Night". Clear skies and an on time arrival is expected.
Prior to arrival, please familiarize yourself with the in-flight reading on such diverse topics as paper airplanes, Middle Year student created film trailers, hot air balloons, space exploration, and rocket ship travel. |
Check out the 90+ photos from the event on the HYSA Thespian Society 2018 Photo Gallery webpage.
"Whodunnit?"
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"There was no shortage of suspects. But no one was talkin’. It wasn’t adding up. Before the trail goes cold, grab your hat and favorite gumshoe and take in the Fourth Annual Classic Drive-in Movie Night in the La Sala Ballroom on Friday, September 29th. All private eyes and suspects should arrive by 4:30 pm and expect to leave by 7:30 pm."
Student created film trailers (inspired by classic 1940s detective movies) were one of the highlights of this evening of "Clue" forensic crime scene scenarios (designed by Professor Kim Kobojek), "Find the Footprint" and Laser Maze games, chalk outline and mug shot photo-ops, fingerprint cookies, and much more. The evening will culminate with a showing of a vintage detective movie on large in-door screens. Families are encouraged to dress in costume, bring a blanket, and share the evening with their favorite young detectives
Student created film trailers (inspired by classic 1940s detective movies) were one of the highlights of this evening of "Clue" forensic crime scene scenarios (designed by Professor Kim Kobojek), "Find the Footprint" and Laser Maze games, chalk outline and mug shot photo-ops, fingerprint cookies, and much more. The evening will culminate with a showing of a vintage detective movie on large in-door screens. Families are encouraged to dress in costume, bring a blanket, and share the evening with their favorite young detectives
High Noon at HYSA (Fall 2016)
The Second Annual Classic Drive-In Movie Event
This multidisciplinary event was the culmination of a three week collaboration
between the disciplines of theatre, engineering, history, and technology.
This multidisciplinary event was the culmination of a three week collaboration
between the disciplines of theatre, engineering, history, and technology.
Stagecraft Service Learning Experience (Spring 2016)
Classic Sci-Fi Drive-In Movie Event (Fall 2015)
The purpose of the Classic Sci-Fi Drive-in Movie Event was twofold: to engage, interact, and introduce varied publics to the unique strengths of the HYSA learning model and to offer a collaborative research and development experience for the students. This multidisciplinary event was the culmination of a three-week collaboration between the disciplines of engineering, theatre, history, and technology. While exploring content inquiry and applying newly acquired technology techniques to create movie trailers in the style of classic 1950’s films, students engaged in experimental learning and problem solving opportunities. The diverse student efforts actively involved all film production related skills. Additionally, with an audience of nearly ninety in attendance, the community outreach aspect of this “Maker styled” event was successfully realized as well.
WOTW (Winter 2015)
Introduction
Imagine the tentacles of another world war surrounding the country, and you will have a glimpse into the thoughts of the average American citizen in October of 1939. Radio had become a part of every home. It was a nightly tradition to gather as a family around "the wireless." Yet, listeners had come to rely on radio for more than entertainment. Radio acted as an interpreter of the world's chaos and, on the night of Orson Welles' live radio broadcast, its power was irrevocably established. The contemporary live podcast echoes radio's intimate and immediate mass communication style. In addition, it continues the conversation WOTW raised in 1939: before one can evaluate and form judgments about critical issues in the world, one must learn to distinguish the actual news from the ways in which the news may be presented. Director ........................ Sabrina Switzer-Wareing SFX Facilitators ........... Erica Bailin & Mike Twilling |
The Acting Ensemble
The Sound Effects Construction Team
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Emily Tenaglia
Ryan Graham Hannah Grace Hopke Caden Thruston Meredith Kuhler Victoria Tran Gabby Skavdahl Angelina Tran Dominic Surrano |
Gigi Ruiz
Ethan Miller Keaten Wood Ben Weinstock Erik Johnson Max Moenich Evan Burke Alexa Twibell Duncan Blanchard |
Carson Breus
Ethan Grosso Kenna Basteyns Jason Amoako-Agyei Sophia Kimble Jeremy Lee Matthew Syms Tim Tran |