Courses

Freshman Year

All Performing Arts Academy freshman will spend one quarter in each of the disciplines exploring each one. At the end of freshman year, students will choose a focus area to pursue the remaining three years.

Marking Periods 1, 2, and 3

  • Exploring Drama

    • One quarter of Drama

      • Theatre History(Greek)

      • Fundamentals of Acting

        • Body

        • Mind/Improvisation

        • Voice

      • Theater Appreciation

      • Basic Scenes

      • Showcase performance at end of Quarter

    • One quarter of Vocal Music

    • One quarter of Dance

Sophomore/Junior- A Year

  • Production

  • Script Analysis and Character Development

  • Theatre History

    • Roman to English Renaissance

    • Restoration to 19th C.

  • Acting Technique

    • Stanislavski, Adler, Hagen, Loughlin

  • Performance Methods

    • Competition and Festival Performances

      • Monologues, Scenes, Pantomime, Oral Poetry Recitation/Reader's Theatre, Improvisation, Musical Theatre

    • Peer/Self Evaluation and Critique

  • Theatre Appreciation/ World Theatre Styles

  • Spring Showcase

  • Foundations for Auditions, Head shots, and Resumes

    • Juniors- Exploring post-secondary options

(The joy of searching through piles of plays)

Freshman Year

After the first three marking periods, students will be placed in either Drama, Vocal, or Dance to continue training for the remainder of their time at ACIT. Students in Drama will follow the curriculum below.

Marking Period 4

  • Introduction to Drama

    • Welcome to Drama

    • Acting

      • Ensemble Acting

      • Monologues

    • Technique: Intro to Loughlin

    • Stage and Production

    • End of Quarter Performance




Sophomore/Junior- B Year

  • Production

  • Script Analysis and Character Development

  • Theatre History

    • Modern and Contemporary

  • Acting Technique

    • Stanislavski, Meisner, Strasberg, Loughlin

  • Performance Methods and Techniques

    • Competition and Festival Performances

      • Monologues, Scenes, Pantomime, Oral Poetry Recitation/Reader's Theatre, Improvisation, Musical Theatre

    • Peer/Self Evaluation and Critique

  • Theatre Appreciation/ Various Theatrical Forms

  • Spring Showcase

  • Foundations for Auditions, Head shots, and Resumes

    • Juniors- Exploring post-secondary options

  • Understanding the Industry


Senior Year

Semester 1

  • Self promotion: Portfolio websites

  • Production Technique

  • Intro to Directing

  • Intro to Writing

  • Individual College Audition Assistance

Semester 2

  • Students have the option to work internships in local theaters or production related areas.

  • Student written, directed, and performed pieces

  • Teen Arts Festival

  • End of Course Assessment