Students in the theatre program will focus on technique from various theatre artists throughout the globe. Some of these techniques include Grotowski, Laban, Alexander, Stanislavski, Commedia, Greek, and Elizabethan. Students will learn improvisation skills that complement movement, voice, critical thinking, and life skills. They will learn dialects and accents, and how to properly apply various styles of performance.  Each class period is roughly 40 minutes in length. 

Students will learn the history of theatre, focusing on Western Theatre, starting with Greek. They will progress through history, moving from Commedia dell’arte, Elizabethan, Realist, Restoration, and Modern/Modern American Musical. Students develop several projects through each time period and will demonstrate their knowledge through various performance opportunities. 

Students will learn the art of playwriting. They will learn how to develop stories and characters centered around a theme. They will break down a play using a plot curve and create fully developed characters.

Theatre students learn puppetry by blending physical technique with character creation, mastering breath, focal points, and mechanics to give inanimate objects life, before syncing distinct vocal choices and collaborating with ensemble puppeteers to perform complete scenes. 

Additional Opportunities

Performances:  Main Stage Fall Play, Main Stage Spring Musical 

This is a class that is offered to 7th and 8th grade students seeking a more specific approach to acting and theatre. Students must apply to add this class to their schedule. 

Every year, the Theatre Program produces two Mainstage shows ( a play and a musical) for the school. Any student in any interest area may audition and/or be cast in one or both of those productions. Rehearsals are after school and this is considered an extracurricular activity. Theatre students are required to attend these performances as part of their education in the theatre.