Theatre Arts

This 2-year program will prepare students for careers in various aspects of the dramatic arts. Through dramatic text analysis, criticism, and playwriting, students will learn how theatre is crafted, and how it functions as a workplace. They will practice the principle aspects of production design through units focused in stage equipment, scene painting, set construction, lighting and audio operations, costume design, and makeup application.

Students will also learn the fundamentals of vocal projection, movement, and emotion and apply these skills to a series of scene studies from dramatic masterpieces. They will then prepare resumes, cover letters, portfolios, and career plans and fine-tune their audition and interviewing skills.

Students will be encouraged to participate in work-based learning, including –but not limited to-participation in home school and community theatre productions and internships with local theatre companies.

College Credit Possible − Student must fulfill the requirements of the college

Career Technical Student Organization: Skills USA

Possible Career Opportunities: 

• Acting

• Playwriting

• Literary Criticism

• Directing

• Stage Managing

• Lighting & Sound Design

• Costume & Set Design

• Makeup Design & Application