Drama/Theater Arts

Theater Arts I -This course is designed to provide students with a survey of theater arts, allowing students opportunities to experience and appreciate dramatic literature and participate in the creative processes of performance and production. The course emphasizes skill development and provides theatrical opportunities that enable students to determinepersonal areas of interest.

Theater Arts II - (Dramatic Literature and Theater History)

This course will integrate and build upon concepts and skills from Theater Arts I. Through various modes of expression and performance, students investigate dramatic literature, theatrical styles, and historical periods. Students will study and respond to a variety of theater experiences that will refine their communicative, collaborative, analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving skills. Students will expand their artistic abilities and appreciation of the theatrical arts.

Theater Arts III - (Intermediate Acting and Playwriting)

This course integrates and builds upon concepts and skills from Theater Arts II. Students will be scheduled upon receipt of the Theater Arts Teacher’s recommendation on the “Audition Request Form.” Through various modes of expression and performance, students investigate acting styles and the process of playwriting, which includes character development, research, dramatic structure, conflict and resolution and will develop artistic criteria that will be applied to performance and directing. Students will study and respond to a variety of theater experiences that will refine their collaborative, analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving skills. Students will deepen their artistic abilities and appreciation of the theatrical arts.

Theater Arts IV - (Advanced Acting and Directing)

This course is designed to help students refine the concepts and skills from Theater Arts III. Students will be scheduled upon receipt of the Theater Arts Teacher’s recommendation on the “Audition Request Form.” Through research, performance and evaluation, students will develop artistic criteria that will be applied to performance and directing. Students will study and respond to a variety of theater experiences showcasing their collaborative, analytical, interpretive, and problemsolving skills.