Phase 1:
In-school Demonstration Performance (1 performance)

September 2023

Prospects Theatre will conduct an introductory performance at participating schools to arouse students' interest in drama and the project.  This will also include an overview of the project highlights and interactive theatre games, etc.

Phase 2:
Drama Workshop (30 sessions)

September 2023
to
July 2024

A series of drama training on theatre knowledge, such as actor's training, text studying, script analysis, script writing, rehearsals and stage aesthetics, would be provided by the professional drama instructors from Prospects Theatre.  In addition to the six elements of play, students will also learn about the traditional linear structure of theatre, namely exposition, complication, reversal and denouncement; as well as the techniques of conflicts, suspense, discovery, surprise and satisfaction.

For Secondary and Primary Schools
Taking Cuore (Heart) as the longitude, taking the texts in the curriculum of the Education Bureau as the latitude, using drama as the medium, and with the joint participation of drama instructors, school teachers and students, it is expected to achieve a subtle and enlightening effect.

The background of Cuore (Heart) is set in Italy.  It mainly records the ten-month diary of an Italian fourth-grade elementary school student from October 1881 to July of the following year.  The content includes the little boy's school and family life.  In addition, there are also exhortation and inspirational articles written by his parents in his diary, and one monthly (except the last month), a total of nine "monthly story" read by the teacher in class.  The book consists of one hundred articles, sorted by date, divided into sections by month. 

The book Cuore (Heart) mainly conveys emotional education, including the love of parents and children, the love of teachers and friends, noble personality and patriotism.  Among them, passages such as "Young Copyist" and "Looking for Mother in Three Thousand Miles" are particularly well-known.

For Special Schools
As students of special schools have different abilities, drama instructors from the arts group would discuss with the school the teaching plan that tailor-made for the students.  Scripts could be selected from the reference articles, or be extracted from actual life experiences among students.  Details of everyday life such as the process of learning, reading signs, having conversations, answering phone calls, writing memo, etc, could be adopted into the play.  These would make it easier for students to grasp the concepts and facilitate their acting.

Fringe Activities 

December 2023

Drama Introductory Talk (1 session)
The host Dr. Lo Wai-luk, the Artistic Director of Prospects Theatre, has rich experience in directing and scriptwriting. He has been teaching at the School of Film of Hong Kong Baptist University, offering subjects such as "Scriptwriting", "Film Aesthetics" and "Chinese Film".  The talk will increase participants' knowledge and understanding of drama and its applications in a simple and easy way.  Teachers and students are welcome to join.

February/March 2024

Drama Workshops for Teachers (4 sessions)
The 4 workshops will be organised with different themes, including (1) drama theory, (2) directing, (3) script writing and (4) applied drama.  These workshops will be led by professional lecturers of the troupe and cover practical theatre knowledge such as drama theory, drama education, drama elements, cooperation between front and back stages, and the skills of how the director should guide actors, etc. to help teachers understand drama better, organise drama activities in the school and even apply drama teaching to other disciplines.

March to May 2024

In-school Student Performance (1 performance)
Students will choose an excerpt of 30 minutes to perform at school.  This will enable students understand and experience the whole process of rehearsal and performance of a play.

April 2024

Technical Workshop (1 session)
The workshop is tailor-made for students from primary and secondary schools, and teachers from special schools participating in the project.  Participants will first watch a demonstration performance of stage techniques and then study stage and costume design, make-up, lighting, sound and stage management in groups to learn about the facilities of a performing venue and various stage technologies.

Phase 3:
Public Performance

June/July 2024

Students’ Performance for the Community (1 performance)
Students will rerun their finale performance at a social welfare organisation located in the neighbourhood of their school, it also raise the students’ awareness of the community and the virtues of getting in touch with the community.

July 2024

Joint School Finale Performance (1 performance)
Students will perform at a professional performance venue with other participating schools to share their learning outcomes over one year’s time.  The audience will also be able to share the creative ideas and fun behind the production during the sharing session.