ACTING

Course #: 21101 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credits: 0.5*

This survey course is intended for students interested in acting. Instruction emphasizes audition skills, preparing monologues, scene work, and characterization A “learn-by-doing” approach is used. This course is for students who have not had acting class at BHHS and is open to all grade levels.

ACTING 2

Course #: 21107 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credits: 0.5*

This in-depth course is intended for students to increase their interest in acting. Acting 2 extends skills from Acting (audition skills, preparing monologues, scene work and characterization), and includes advanced content including scenes and scene development, improvisation, musical theatre, and theatre history. Prerequisite: Acting 1

ACTING 3 - Audition Required

Course #: 21108 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credits: 1.0

Students involved in this class will audition, rehearse, direct, and perform for educational and cultural opportunities both at BHHS and within the state. Competitions may be included. Acting 3 is advanced theatre production which will be a culmination and extension of concepts and ideas developed in Act 1 and 2 courses. Students will apply and evaluate the skills that they have learned as it applies to creating an actual theatre performance.

Students will be involved in script analysis, design considerations, construction of a set, designing and creating costumes and make-up, directing and rehearsal of a play, all of the technical considerations (lights, sound, special effects) of theatre production, performance for a panel of evaluators (theatre professionals and university professors), and performance for peer audiences.

THEATRE DESIGN & TECH

Course #: 27505 Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Credits: 0.5

This course will provide students with an opportunity to explore and learn the process of mounting a theatrical production from start to finish. Production responsibilities will include building scenery, sound, lighting, costumes, props and stage management, marketing, playbill design, and house management. In a workshop atmosphere, students will work on the main stage productions.

ADVANCED THEATRE DESIGN & TECH

Course #: 27061 Grades: 10, 11, 12 Credits: 1.0

The Theater Design and Technology course is designed for students who have a general base of technical and design knowledge from previous Theatre Production courses and working on crew/creative team for previous productions. Students will be mentored to become more resourceful, imaginative, and technically competent in their designated area. Depending on their assigned hour, students may help with stage management and production needs during acting courses.

IB THEATRE I

Course #: 27062 Grades: 11, 12 Credits: 1.0

Theatre is a practical subject that encourages discovery through experimentation, the taking of risks and the presentation of ideas to others. It results in the development of both theatre and life skills; the building of confidence, creativity and working collaboratively.

The IB Diploma Programme Theatre course is a multifaceted theatre-making course of study. It gives students the opportunity to make theatre as creators, designers, directors and performers. It emphasizes the importance of working both individually and collaboratively as part of an ensemble. It offers the opportunity to engage actively in the creative process, transforming ideas into action as inquisitive and productive artists.

Students experience the course from contrasting artistic perspectives. They learn to apply research and theory to inform and to contextualize their work. The theatre course encourages students to appreciate that through the processes of researching, creating, preparing, presenting and critically reflecting on theatre— as participants and audience members—they gain a richer understanding of themselves, their community and the world.

IB THEATRE II

Course #: 27063 Grades: 12 Credits: 1.0

Prerequisite: IB Theater. This is a continuation of the work done in IB Theater I. Full Diploma Candidates who are taking IB Theater for Group 6 must enroll for this class in grade 12.