All Performing Arts Academy freshman will take one Marking Period/Quarter of Drama. This course serves as an exploratory period wherein students will be exposed to the basic principles of Drama and Theatre History. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of performance that will help them decide which major will interest them as their focus area at the end of the year.

• • Introduction to theatre and drama

  • Early theater history: Greek Theatre

  • Fundamentals of Acting: Body, Mind, and Voice

  • Quarterly Showcase Performance: Scenes

  • Evaluating performances

  • Theatre Appreciation

(Quarter 4 for Freshmen Placed in the discipline)

• • Stage and Production

  • Ensemble Acting Technique

  • Performance: Monologues

  • Fourth Quarter Showcase Performance

  • Continued Theatre Appreciation