Theatre electives are offered to students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. These are semester-long courses, and students may choose to take theatre for both semesters or just one.
Every semester, all theatre students will learn, review, or expand on:
Ensemble-building / teamwork
Audience etiquette
Physical and vocal expression
Improvisation
Acting fundamentals
Script reading and analysis
Playwriting
Click below to see what individual grades will explore each semester in theatre class!
Fall Semester:
Theatre History: Greek drama
Design Focus: costume design
Showcase Performance: student-written "Greek Tragedies"
Spring Semester:
Theatre History: African performance traditions
Design Focus: masks
Showcase Performance: short scripted plays
Fall Semester:
Theatre History: Kabuki theatre (Japan)
Design Focus: set design
Showcase Performance: one-act class play
Spring Semester:
Theatre History: Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theatre
Design Focus: makeup
Showcase Performance: student-written play adaptations
Fall Semester:
Theatre History: radio drama
Design Focus: sound design
October Showcase Performance: horror-themed radio drama
Final Showcase Performance: student-written plays for young audiences
Spring Semester:
Theatre History: Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA)
Additional Focus: the role of the director
March Showcase Performance: student-written monologues
Final Showcase Performance: short plays produced by a student-run production company