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Acting Class: Course Overview

Within Theatre I, students go through the history of theatre while learning performance aspects and how they came about for today.  Each historical unit is paired with a performance. 

1. Improvosation
   1. Students will learn the basic principles of improvisational performance.
2. Greek Theatre with Pantomime Performance
   1. Movement: Students will learn the basic principles of movement for performance on the stage
3. Italian Commedia Dell'Arte Theatre with Comedic Performance
   1. Characterization: Students will analyze character, practice characterization, and learn to utilize stock characters for performance.
4. English Renaissance Theatre with Monologue Performance
   1. Voice & Diction: Students will practice projection, articulation, and vocalization techniques to portray character for performance.
5. Russian Realism Theatre with Dramatic Scene Performance
   1. Scene Work: Students will learn the principles that guide modern theatre performance and methods.
   2. Play Analysis: Students will learn to critique modern theatre performance.
6. Japanese Theatre with Puppet Performance and Makeup 
   1. Scene Work: Students will learn the principles that guide modern theatre performance and methods.
7. American Musical with Musical Research Presentation OR Singing and Dancing Performance
   1. Students will apply concepts learned in previous units to present a performance.
8. Final

Acting Class: Course Overview

Within Theatre II, students delve deeper into acting to discover character motivation and script anaylsis to better understand a character.  Assessments are all performance based culminating in a fine one-act performance. 

1.  Building an Environment
   1. Students will practice and apply principles of movement to establish an imagined environment
2. Developing a Character
   1. Students will develop character behaviors through the goal, obstacle, tactic and expectation
3. Professional Practices
   1. Students will learn professional practice and expectations as related to auditioning and rehearsing post secondary education
4. Beat Analysis
   1. Students will analyze dramatic and comedic segments within a script and monologue
5. Scene Work
   1. Students will analyze, block, rehearse and perform a scene
6. One-Act Rehearsal and Performance
   1. Students will audition, rehearse, and perform a one act play for an audience

Technical Theatre: Coure Overview

Play Production I students go through the design processes for set, lights, costumes, sound, and props. 

1. Safety, Play Analysis, Principles & Elements of Design
   1. Students will learn safety protocols for working in a theatre space. Students will gain knowledge of the basic principles of design.
      
2. Scenic Design & Application
   1. Students will learn to build basic scenery, scenic paintng, operate a fly system
3. Costume Design & Application
   1. Students will learn costume rendering and construction. 
      
4. Prop Design & Application
   1. Students will learn to identify properties and stage dressing needed for performance and sourcing techniques
      
5. Makeup Design & Application
   1.  Students will identify makeup materials and learn their application (old age and special effects) for stage performance. 
      
6. Sound Design & Application
   1. Students will learn the qualities and functions of sound, source and amplification technologies and their control
      
7. Lighting Design & Application
   1. Students will learn the functions of theatrical lighting, components and variety of lighting instruments and their control
      

Technical Theatre: Course Overview:

Play Production II students take a hands-on approach with various technical theatre roles including playwrighting, dramaturg, designing, directing, and stage managing. 

1. Postions, Publicity, and Rights
   1. Students will learn about the role of a technical director.
2. Playwright
   1. Students with partner to collaborate with how to create a story for the stage. 
3. Design
   1. Students will apply the principles and elements of design covered in Play Production I to implement 3D scenic construction skills, scenic painting skills, sound implementation, light implementation, and prop designs.
4. Directing
   1. Students will explore independent projects in an application for the short play
5. Stage Managing
   1. Student will learn about the role of the stage manager and practice tools of collaboration, rehearsal running, and cue calling

Dance: Course Overview

Dance students will explore move, dance genres, and dance creations.

1. Elements of Dance and Choreographic Process
   1. Students will analyze the use of elements of dance in a variety of genres, styles, or cultural movement practices within its cultural context to communicate intent.
      
2. History, Types and Culture of Dance
   1. Students will analyze dances from several genres or styles, historical time periods, and/or world dance forms including
      
      1. Latin
      2. African
      3. Bollywood
      4. Ballet
      5. Hip Hop
      6. Theatrical Jazz
3. Dance Creation and Performance
   1. Students will create dances and demonstrate leadership qualities when preparing for performances.  Use performance etiquette and performance practices during class, rehearsal, and performance. 
      

Film: Course Overview

Film students will watch films throughout the last 100 years discovering how and why we have the movies we do today. 

1. Film Basics
   1. Students will understand how current movies makers attract audiences with loglines, opening scenes, dialogue, and story sequences
   2. We watch Toy Story
2. History of Film 
   1. Students will journey through the timeline of cinematography, how film came to be, and how the new technology enhanced films
   2. We watch Charlie Chaplin's Gold Rush and Singing in the Rain
3. Shot Composition
   1. Students discover how filmmakers utilize frames, angles, movement, edits, lights, speed, focus, and length to create understanding and development. 
   2. We watch Citizen Kane and Slumdog Millionaire
4. Horror and Suspense
   1. Students learn how Alfred Hitchcock characterized horror and suspense films today
   2. We watch Psycho and North by Northwest
5. Music and Effects
   1. Students explore how foley artists and composers integrate the diegetic and non-diegetic sounds.  Students further explore the special effects and visual effects used within films
   2. We watch Pirates of the Caribbean
6. Blockbuster
   1. Students discover how blockbuster hits came to be, and the characteristics filmmakers use to earn money to fund all other projects
   2. We watch Jaws and Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Arc
7. Quadrant Films
   1. Students learn how marketing and filmmakers target audiences within films
   2. We watch Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
8. MPAA
   1. Students learn how the Motion Picture Association of America transitioned from censorship with the Hays Moral Code to film ratings, the requirements of CARA, and the requirements of ratings
   2. We watch Die Hard
9. Comedy
   1. Students uncover the genre differences within comedies and how comedy has evolved from the beginning to end. 
   2. We watch Some Like It Hot, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Tommy Boy.
10. Documentary
    1. Students see how documentary utilizes the formats of other films by switching genres in order to tell a non-fiction story to evoke emotion.  
    2. We watch King of Kong and Blackfish
11. Drama
    1. Students learn of the drama sub-genres, and how the filmmakers have utilized social, familial, and historical events to shape society and audiences. 
    2. We watch Shawshank Redemption ​

Speech: Course Overview

Speech students work to complete these public speaking goals:

• I can prepare a message with information gathered.
• I can organize my thoughts into a coherent message.
• I can maintain eye contact with my audience.
• I can speak clearly, speak with inflection, and project my voice to be understood.
• I can maintain a confident physical presence.

UNITS:

1. Introduction Speech 
   1. Goal: Get up in front and speak with vocal clarity and volume (no time limit)
2. Voice & Body Speech
   1. Goal: Utilize confident presence and vocalics (2 minutes)
3. I Believe Speech
   1. Goal: Have proper organization in a speech utilizing appropraite transitions, introduction, body, and conclusion (3 minutes)
4. Demonstrative Speech
   1. Goal: Provide the appropraite amount of content to clearly and explicitly explain how to do something. (3 minutes)
5. Interview Speech 
   1. Goal: Utilize appropriate eye contact throughout the interview (1+ minute introduction of yourself and follow-up questions)
6. Informative Speech 
   1. Goal: Research a band/artist, prepare a coherant message in an organized fashion and present a confident speech using eye contact, and confident posture and vocalics. (4 minutes)
7. Panel Discussion (Group Speech)
   1. Goal: In a small group, research main points and counterpoints for discussion.  (20 minute small group discussion)
8. Capstone Speech
   1. Goal: research a chosen topic and prepare a coherant message in an organized fashion and present a confident speech using eye contact, and confident posture and vocalics. (5 minutes)