WEBVTT 1 00:00:06.973 --> 00:00:08.008 Hey, everybody. 2 00:00:08.008 --> 00:00:11.011 line:0 Today, we'll look at the jobs in the theater and meet 3 00:00:11.011 --> 00:00:14.014 line:0 all the major characters in The Lion King. 4 00:00:15.949 --> 00:00:18.985 Like any art or profession, the theater has unique 5 00:00:18.985 --> 00:00:22.455 elements and vocabulary that we need to learn in order to do it well. 6 00:00:22.756 --> 00:00:26.726 Since The Lion King is a musical, let's start by talking about musical theater. 7 00:00:27.160 --> 00:00:29.796 A musical is a type of play in which performers 8 00:00:29.796 --> 00:00:33.633 line:0 act, sing, and dance to tell a story to a live audience. 9 00:00:33.767 --> 00:00:37.771 It takes many different people doing many different jobs to make a musical happen. 10 00:00:38.171 --> 00:00:42.075 Theater usually begins with the Playwright who writes the words to the play. 11 00:00:42.542 --> 00:00:45.178 A musical also contains songs. 12 00:00:45.178 --> 00:00:48.782 A Composer writes the music and a Lyricist writes the lyrics 13 00:00:48.782 --> 00:00:51.418 or the words that are sung to the music. 14 00:00:51.818 --> 00:00:55.955 Once a musical is written, a team of people bring it to life on stage. 15 00:00:56.423 --> 00:01:00.260 The Director is the team leader and has an artistic vision 16 00:01:00.260 --> 00:01:03.263 for how the story will take place on stage. 17 00:01:03.630 --> 00:01:07.100 The Director picks the actors for the play and assigns them their parts. 18 00:01:07.300 --> 00:01:09.135 That's called casting. 19 00:01:09.135 --> 00:01:12.705 The Director also coordinates all of the creative elements 20 00:01:12.705 --> 00:01:15.241 and tells the actors where to go and when. 21 00:01:15.542 --> 00:01:18.078 The Music Director teaches the songs to the performers, 22 00:01:18.078 --> 00:01:21.081 and the Choreographer creates and teaches the dances. 23 00:01:21.181 --> 00:01:24.517 Then there's the Designers, with guidance from the Director, 24 00:01:24.651 --> 00:01:30.123 They create the sets, props, costumes, makeup, masks, 25 00:01:30.457 --> 00:01:33.827 puppets, lighting and sound for the production. 26 00:01:34.194 --> 00:01:35.829 Actors like Syndee and me 27 00:01:35.829 --> 00:01:38.865 play the characters whose story takes place on stage. 28 00:01:39.199 --> 00:01:40.233 Behind the scenes, 29 00:01:40.233 --> 00:01:42.635 the Stage Manager keeps all rehearsals — 30 00:01:42.635 --> 00:01:46.473 Those are practices for the play— and performances orderly 31 00:01:46.473 --> 00:01:50.844 and on schedule. And the crew works backstage to make sure 32 00:01:50.844 --> 00:01:56.216 all sets, costumes, props, lighting and sound are where they need to be. 33 00:01:57.383 --> 00:01:59.652 Every job in the theater is very important. 34 00:01:59.652 --> 00:02:03.456 It takes a lot of focus and group cooperation to create the production 35 00:02:03.456 --> 00:02:05.725 of a play that an audience will see. 36 00:02:08.294 --> 00:02:11.131 A production of a play starts with a script, 37 00:02:11.131 --> 00:02:13.466 which is written by the Playwright. 38 00:02:13.466 --> 00:02:16.836 Everyone refers to the script during the planning and rehearsals 39 00:02:16.836 --> 00:02:18.705 for a production of a play. 40 00:02:18.705 --> 00:02:21.241 This script includes what the actors say, 41 00:02:21.241 --> 00:02:24.444 their character's dialog also called lines. 42 00:02:24.978 --> 00:02:28.481 The script also includes stage directions that describe 43 00:02:28.481 --> 00:02:32.252 when and how the actors move on stage to tell the story. 44 00:02:33.052 --> 00:02:36.022 The script for a musical also includes 45 00:02:36.022 --> 00:02:39.792 written music that shows the notes and lyrics to sing. 46 00:02:43.363 --> 00:02:45.532 Now, let's talk about our show. 47 00:02:45.532 --> 00:02:48.601 The Lion King Kids is a special musical for young performers. 48 00:02:49.035 --> 00:02:52.438 It's inspired by the famous Disney movie The Lion King 49 00:02:52.705 --> 00:02:55.708 and the Broadway musical directed by Julie Taymor. 50 00:02:55.742 --> 00:02:58.745 The Lion King Kids is full of colorful characters. 51 00:02:59.012 --> 00:03:00.413 Let's meet them. 52 00:03:00.413 --> 00:03:03.116 line:0 Rafiki is a wise mandrill who watches Simba 53 00:03:03.116 --> 00:03:06.119 line:0 grow up and offers him advice on his journey. 54 00:03:06.252 --> 00:03:09.489 In The Lion King Kids, five Rafiki's narrate the story. 55 00:03:10.356 --> 00:03:12.525 line:0 Simba, a curious and adventurous 56 00:03:12.525 --> 00:03:15.528 line:0 young lion, is the hero of our story. 57 00:03:15.662 --> 00:03:18.097 line:0 He starts the play as Prince of the Pride Lands 58 00:03:18.097 --> 00:03:20.700 line:0 and takes his rightful place as King by the end. 59 00:03:22.502 --> 00:03:24.604 line:0 Mufasa is Simba's father. 60 00:03:24.604 --> 00:03:28.441 line:0 He is the honorable and strong lion who rules the Pride Lands as King. 61 00:03:29.142 --> 00:03:30.977 line:0 Sarabi is Simba's mother. 62 00:03:30.977 --> 00:03:34.113 line:0 She is Queen of the Pride Lands and leader of the lionesses. 63 00:03:35.348 --> 00:03:37.417 line:0 Zazu is a hornbill bird. 64 00:03:37.417 --> 00:03:40.420 line:0 He's an anxious yet loyal assistant to Mufasa. 65 00:03:41.354 --> 00:03:43.923 line:0 Nala is a brave young lioness 66 00:03:43.923 --> 00:03:46.926 line:0 and Simba's best friend. 67 00:03:49.295 --> 00:03:51.030 line:0 Timon and Pumbaa befriend Simba 68 00:03:51.030 --> 00:03:52.899 line:0 after he leaves the Pride Lands. 69 00:03:52.899 --> 00:03:56.669 line:0 Timon is a sarcastic and playful meerkat who roams the jungle. 70 00:03:57.003 --> 00:04:00.473 line:0 His sidekick Pumbaa is a kindhearted and sensitive warthog. 71 00:04:01.341 --> 00:04:04.110 Every good story has a villain. 72 00:04:04.110 --> 00:04:07.113 line:0 Scar is Mufasa's brother and Simba's uncle. 73 00:04:07.547 --> 00:04:10.550 line:0 He betrays his family because he wants to be King. 74 00:04:10.950 --> 00:04:14.220 line:0 Scar raises an army of mangy and ruthless hyenas. 75 00:04:14.220 --> 00:04:16.589 line:0 Who live just outside the Pride Lands. 76 00:04:16.589 --> 00:04:19.826 line:0 The three main hyenas are Shenzi, Bonzai and Ed. 77 00:04:20.693 --> 00:04:24.831 All these characters work with the ensemble, who play other animals 78 00:04:24.831 --> 00:04:27.834 and even some plants to tell the story of the Lion King. 79 00:04:28.735 --> 00:04:31.671 Today, we've explored some basics about musical theater 80 00:04:31.671 --> 00:04:34.674 and introduced The Lion King's main characters. 81 00:04:35.074 --> 00:04:36.809 But this is just the beginning. 82 00:04:36.809 --> 00:04:40.113 We have so much more to explore together in the sessions to come. 83 00:04:40.280 --> 00:04:44.050 Now, turn your attention to your teacher so you can review the characters 84 00:04:44.050 --> 00:04:45.952 and dive into the story of 85 00:04:45.952 --> 00:04:47.720 The Lion King Kids.