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Drama 1: Beginning Drama

Fall & Spring Semester

Course Description & Overview

Drama 1 is a course designed for beginning actors. Many students are self-conscious when they first enter a drama classroom. The goal of the instructor and the purpose of all class assignments are aimed at easing this tension. Each student has different gifts or talents. This class will endeavor to discover or strengthen those gifts and talents. In this class, students will study acting skills, theatre history, improvisation, as well as explore concepts and applications of technical theatre, musical theatre, film and television. Students are also taught how to be an appropriate audience. Finally, students will attend and review at least one live performance and one movie. This class is aligned to the state, district, and national standards for beginning Theatre Arts.

Goals & Objectives

To study basic principles of acting, movement & character analysis  
To explore the use of objectives, obstacles, & choices  
To learn about theatre etiquette, the audition process, and basic theatrical terminology

Classroom scene work

Student makeup designs

Drama 2: Intermediate Drama

Fall & Spring Semester

Course Description & Overview

Drama 2 is an intermediate theatrical course designed to develop students' theatrical terminology further, incorporating theatrical techniques of Konstantin Stanislavski, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen, Viola Spolin, and many others. Much of the course content will be studied through active, hands-on projects, scenework, production activities, devising scripts, and collaborating with peers. Students will learn to do acting warm-ups, improvisational exercises, monologues, and prepare scenes from plays, musicals, commercial, television, or film scripts. Performances and some selected in-class work may be video-recorded for analysis and evaluation. Students will read and analyze scenes and plays. They will work on original dramatic work development individually and as teams. Finally, students will research artists in the theatre and attend and review at least one live performance and one movie per semester. Students will also participate in various productions. This class is aligned to the state, district, and national standards for intermediate Theatre Arts.

Goals & Objectives

To deepen the study of the principles of acting, movement & character analysis  
To explore the use of objectives, obstacles, & choices  
To understand theatre etiquette, audition techniques, intermediate theatrical terminology, & continue artistic development

Breath & body work

Round robin acting exercise

Drama 3/4: Advanced Drama

Fall & Spring Semester

Course Description & Overview

Drama 3/4 is an advanced theatrical course designed to shape students' advanced theatrical terminology and understanding for acting, directing, and technical aspects of production. Much of the course content will be studied through active, hands-on projects. Students will participate in and lead acting warm-ups, improvisations, monologues, and scenes from plays, musicals, commercial, television, and film scripts. Performances and some selected in-class work may be video-recorded for analysis and evaluation. Students will read and analyze scenes and plays. They will devise original dramatic work individually and in collaboration with their peers. Students will research and instruct classmates on theatrical theories that are meaningful to them. Students are expected to attend and review at least one live performance and per semester. Students will also participate in various productions. This class is aligned to the state, district, and national standards for advanced Theatre Arts.

Goals & Objectives

To create an artistic practice based on theatrical principles learned and developed throughout the artistic & academic journey
To delve into embodied performance, develop creative expression, & encourage the growth of the ensemble in class and production
To demonstrate theatre etiquette, audition techniques, advanced theatrical terminology, & showcase artistic development

Makerspace time

Students in rehearsal

ROP Stage Production 1-4: Stage Tech

Fall & Spring Semester

Course Description & Overview

ROP Stage Production 1-4 is a course designed for students to study and practice techniques in various areas of technical theatre and work on tech for school productions. Activities include work in design, creating sets, painting, rigging, sound, lighting, costumes, make-up, wigs, special effects, props, publicity, and stage management. Projects will vary from quarter to quarter based on production needs, mastery of skills, demonstration of protocol, student interests, and the instructor's professional judgement. Students will be taught safety rules for using tools, lights, etc. and are expected to follow the approved procedures. Any unsafe or wasteful use of materials or tools will result in immediate removal of the student from the classroom and/or disciplinary action. All students must clean up their materials and work areas before leaving each day. Attendance is a major factor in grading as it is impossible to take home “set construction” activities as “make- up” work when production deadlines are emminent. Each semester, students are expected to assist with the technical needs of the school theater production as well as other school-sponsored events. Crew assignments or outside work hours are required for an A or B grade at the semester. Finally, students will research theatrical jobs and productions, and attend and review at least one live performance per semester. This class is aligned to the state, district, and national standards for Theatre Arts as well as Career and Technology Educational Standards.

Goals & Objectives

To learn about theatre etiquette, stage technology and rehearsal terms
To develop basic to advanced construction techniques for stage property and scenery
To become familiar with design elements, hand and digital drafting techniques, software, and skills necessary to prepare designs for the stage
To develop skills in order to interpret scripts to create design concepts.
To interpret mechanical drawings to safely use appropriate power equipment to construct sets based on artists’ designs
To work as part of an ensemble to present a production to the school and public

Working in the catwalks

Sound & lighting technicians

Set building & painting

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