Theatre 2H
Welcome! This course expands on the fundamentals of theatre including theatre history and styles, fundamental acting techniques, movement, voice projection, devising theatre, improvisation, and ensemble work. Participation in the spring musical, the viewing of a live theatre performance, or play reading is required.
*This is a performing arts class and performing is EXPECTED and REQUIRED.
Unit 1: Acting Technique: Students will develop a deeper understanding of the essential vocabulary, skills and processes actors use in training, rehearsing and performing. Students will prepare, rehearse and perform a variety of performances.
Unit 2: Pantomime and Mime: Students will further develop their skills in pantomime and mime and begin to apply what they are learning about their physical presence into their acting techniques practice.
Unit 3: Voice: Students will further develop their voices and begin to apply what they are learning about voice into their acting techniques practice.
Unit 4: Technical Theatre/Design: Students will deepen their understanding of technical theatre by applying the design process and creating artifacts for various technical aspects of imagined or actual productions. Students may step into various technical roles for co-curricular productions and events.
Unit 5: History: Students will deepen their understanding of history by exploring genre/style. Students will explore the Aristotelian elements of character, plot, theme, language, spectacle, and sound. Students will judge a live performance with an informed eye.
Unit 6: Devising Theatre: Students will develop their ability to devise original work through more challenging projects. Students will honor the process of creating and value the failures as learning experiences.
Unit 7: Theatre Production: Students will deepen their understanding of theatre roles and processes by applying the knowledge to a class production that replicates an audition, rehearsal, and performance model.