Summary
Watt's class goes to a musical and finds out how many people it takes to put one on - actors, but also lighting, costumes, sets, and the crew backstage. Every job needs its own skill. A jobs-and-work episode wearing a top hat.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Three quick questions to run after the short.
- Which jobs happen backstage where the audience cannot see?
- What skills does a costume maker need that an actor might not?
- Which job would you want if our class put on a show?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: stage, crew, costume.
Try it: List three jobs needed for a class play and who would be good at each one.