Drama

Although it is a very practical subject, involving learning the art of performance, you will also have to be prepared to work hard at the theory and technical aspects of making and staging drama. You will be expected to write about plays and performances including characters, themes, setting, and stagecraft.

You will learn how the use of voice, language and movement can develop your ideas for performance and you will learn the skills and practices involved in planning, producing and presenting. This includes learning about sound, props, lighting, costume, make-up and set design.

Over the course of 5 units you will develop both drama and production skills.

Drama Skills in which you will: 

• Acquire some basic dramatic skills and ways of communicating thoughts and ideas to an audience;

• Learn how to respond to stimuli (things that prompt ideas for drama);

• Develop awareness of how to portray character;

• Gain understanding of form and structure when creating and presenting your work;

• Reflect on your own progress and that of others;

• Learn how to work with a script, as a director and an actor.

Drama: Production Skills: 

• Explore basic production skills and use these skills for performance;           

• Develop your ideas for presenting drama.

There will be regular tests on the technical terms and theory of drama as learning these is vital should you wish to pursue the subject to National level in S4. Sometimes homework will be given to allow you time to prepare for a future lesson; always do this to the best of your ability as the performance of the group will rely on your contributions.