The goal of this junior-high, semester course offering is to familiarize students with the elements of theatre. With an active, fun, and hands-on approach, students will learn theatre terms and participate in a variety of acting exercises, including those meant to develop energy, focus, and improvisational skills. Students will write original scenes and act in established scenes for in-class performances.
This semester course introduces high school students to the formal elements of theatre arts and stagecraft. Students will learn basic theatre principles in stage movement, acting techniques, character development, voice, diction, pantomime, and improvisation while practicing techniques to overcome stage-fright and develop self-confidence. Students will write and perform original scenes and study major playwrights' works.
This interdisciplinary semester course introduces students to playwriting methods for theatrical production. Students examine processes that include concept, research, development, dramatic form structure, and character development. Students will participate in theatre exercises in search of writing material, read and analyze several plays from a production perspective, and study the method for creating a rough draft through final draft process, casting, and staged readings leading to informal play and possible formal production.