HS Fine Arts - Theatre Courses

Grade: 9-12                 Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8506              PEIMS: 03250100

        WF8506

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: A&H

Emphasis is placed on character development, voice training, and practical execution on the performance level. Students will have opportunities to study mime, pantomime, improvisation, production elements, and theatrical styles, and theatre history.

Grade: 9                          Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8512              PEIMS: 03250100

Prerequisite: JH Intro to Theatre Arts and JH Advanced Theatre Arts

Endorsement: A&H

Emphasis is placed on character development, voice training, and practical execution on the performance level in this course. Student will have opportunities to study mime, pantomime, improvisation, production elements, theatrical styles, and theatre history. This course will offer an advanced level of Theatre 1 training, while preparing for Theatre 2.

Grade: 9-12                 Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8539             PEIMS: 03251400

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 and director approval

Endorsement: A&H

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course provides a rigorous and relevant experiential study of theatre along with video and audio design it also provides opportunities for students to apply and synthesize knowledge and skills through relevant, real world projects.

Grade: 10-12              Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8510              PEIMS: 03250200

        WF8510

Prerequisite: Theatre Arts 1 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H

Techniques receive continued emphasis with performance at an independent level showing a higher degree of proficiency. The teacher, based on demonstrated ability, may determine class placement.

Grade: 9-10                 Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8517              PEIMS: 03250200

Prerequisite: Theatre Arts 1 or Theatre Arts 1 Advanced

Endorsement: A&H

In this course emphasis is placed on character development, voice training, and practical execution on the performance level. Student will have opportunities to study mime, pantomime, improvisation, production elements, theatrical styles, and theatre history. This course will offer an advanced level of Theatre training, while preparing for Theatre 3.

Grade: 11-12              Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8513              PEIMS: 03250300

Prerequisite: Theatre Arts 2 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Activities are designed with emphasis on research, production of original work, and/or performance using skills of specific areas of study. The teacher, based on demonstrated ability, may determine class placement.

Grade: 11-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8514             PEIMS: 03251500

Prerequisite: Theatre Arts 2 and director approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course is designed to explore the art and craft of dramatic writing with particular focus on play structure, study of character and dialogue, play format, scene writing, analysis, and revision.

Grade: 12                  Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8515            PEIMS: 03250100

        WF8515 – RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: Theatre Arts 3 and instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Advanced activities are designed with emphasis on research, production of original work, and/or performance using skills of specific areas of study. The teacher, based on demonstrated ability, may determine class placement.

Grade: 9-12                 Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8516            PEIMS: 03250500

        WF8516 – RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: Theatre Arts and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H

Technical Theatre 1 is a practical laboratory course including all elements of technical theatre that is employed in play production.

Grade: 10-12              Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8520            PEIMS: 03250600

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H

The course is a practical laboratory course extending the concepts introduced in Technical Theatre 1. Students work on projects necessary for play production. The teacher, based upon demonstrated student ability, may determine class placement.

Grade: 10-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8528             PEIMS: 03253500

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 and instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course involves the application and study of the methods and components of theatre design including scenic design, costume design, lighting design, and production design.

Grade: 10-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8529             PEIMS: 03253800

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 and instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course will examine the business side of theatre through discussion and study of arts administration, accounting practices, box office and front of house procedures, marketing, publicity, and personnel.

Grade: 10-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8527        PEIMS: 03252600

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 1 and instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course involves the application and study of the methods and components of theatrical production including scenery construction and painting, properties, lighting, costume, makeup, and sound.

Grade: 10-12 Credit: 1 - full year

RISD: WF8548 PEIMS: 03252900

Prerequisite: Magnet Tech. Theatre 2, Magnet Theatre Performance 3, Tech Theatre 1, or teacher recommendation

Endorsement: Arts & Humanity

RHS Theatre Magnet ONLY

Students will develop a nunderstanding of world history and Theatre styles through costume. Students will develop costume construction skills through project-based learning. Students will learn how to coordinate with designers and directors, interpret constructive criticism, and solve problems as they apply costume construction techniques and build costumes for Theatrical productions. Students will begin to develop the skills necessary to interpret a script and create their own costume designs.

Grade: 11-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8523              PEIMS: 03251100

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 2 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

The course is a practical laboratory course extending the concepts introduced in Technical Theatre 2. Students work on projects necessary for play production. The teacher, based on demonstrated ability, may determine class placement.

Grade: 11-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8544             PEIMS: 03253900

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 2 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course will examine the business side of theatre through discussion and study of arts administration, accounting practices, box office and front-of-house procedures, marketing, publicity, and personnel.

Grade: 11-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8542             PEIMS: 03252700

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 2 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course involves the advanced/continued application and study of the methods and components of theatrical production including scenery construction and painting, properties, lighting, costume, makeup, and sound.

Grade: 11-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8543             PEIMS: 03253600

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 2 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course involves the application and study of the methods and components of theatrical design including scenic design, costume design, lighting design, and production design.

Grade: 11-12              Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8525              PEIMS: 03251200

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 3 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

The course is a practical laboratory course extending the concepts introduced in Technical Theatre 3. Students work on projects necessary for play production. The teacher, based on demonstrated ability, may determine class placement.

Grade: 12                    Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8547            PEIMS: 03254000

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 3 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course will examine the business side of theatre through discussion and study of arts administration, accounting practices, box office and front-of-house procedures, marketing, publicity, and personnel. This is an advanced course preparing students for collegiate and professional opportunities.

Grade: 12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8545            PEIMS: 03252800

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 3 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course involves the advanced/continued application and study of the methods and components of theatrical production including scenery construction and painting, properties, lighting, costume, makeup, and sound. This is an advanced course preparing students for collegiate and professional opportunities.

Grade: 12                    Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: WF8546             PEIMS: 03253700

Prerequisite: Technical Theatre 3 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course involved the application and study of the methods and components of theatrical design including scenic design, costume design, lighting design, and production design. This is an advanced course preparing students for collegiate and professional opportunities.

Grade: 9-12                 Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8526              PEIMS: 03250700

Prerequisite: Instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H

Students refine skills in production techniques, participate in major productions, and study and observe professional acting.

Grade: 10-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8530              PEIMS: 03250800

Prerequisite: Theatre Production 1 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H

The course is designed as a co-curricular laboratory for the exploration, development, and synthesis of all the elements of theatre. The teacher based upon demonstrated student ability may determine class placement.

Grade: 11-12               Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8533          PEIMS: 03250900

        WF8533 – RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: Theatre Production 2 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

The course provides an advanced laboratory setting, synthesizing all elements of theatre. The teacher based on demonstrated student ability may determine class placement.

Grade: 12                 Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: FA8535           PEIMS: 03251000

       WF8535 – RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: Theatre Production 3 and/or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

The course continues to provide an advanced laboratory setting synthesizing all elements of theatre. The teacher based on demonstrated student ability may determine class placement.

Grade: 11-12               Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: WF8540 – 1     PEIMS: 03251700

        WF8541 – 2                 03251800

Prerequisite: Theatre Arts 1 and/ or instructor approval

Endorsement: A&H, Multi

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

Students will study theory and techniques used to bring a dramatic text to life on the stage. This include drama and artistic design theory, translating text to the stage, working with actors, and auditioning techniques; all students are required to produce a published 20-30 minute stage play.