Theatre Arts

(Semester Course) This course is designed to give an in-depth exploration of the basic principles of acting introduced in the 6th Grade. An expansion of character analysis and transformation will be focused toward advanced work in scene and monologue study, as well as a detailed study of the human voice and how the actor uses it, movement analysis and how physical exploration can help to create character for an actor.

(Semester Course) This class will examine the musical theatre canon-the scripts, scores, performers, composers and anything you ever wanted to know about a Broadway Musical.  Students will sing, perform monologues or scenes, watch film clips and famous performers/performances and read selections from important scripts.  Each student will learn and be coached on individual Musical Theatre song and a monologue or scene, to be presented at a cabaret night at the end of the semester.

(Full Year) The CI Drama curriculum provides advanced training in acting with an emphasis on defining and understanding style, textual/language analysis, Greek Drama, Commedia Dell’Arte, Renaissance/Elizabethan period style and 20th Century Modern and Absurdist plays.

(Full Year) Ever wonder how the lights and sound work in a theatre? How a set is constructed? This class will introduce basic elements and terminology that define technical theatre and review the production process of a show from its initial design through performance. We’ll examine theatre from many different perspectives: lighting, sound, costumes, scenic design and construction, and how to move scenery for a play or musical. Students in this class run lighting, sound, and backstage work for assemblies, concerts, and other Glenfield events. Some evening participation is required.

Semester Class for 8th graders. Students are allowed to take the class BOTH semesters, if interested.

Fall Semester: This class will rehearse and produce a full-length play. All participating students will have the chance to audition for roles-- all students who audition will be cast in the show. Our Winter Play will be presented in January. 

Spring Semester: The class will rehearse and perform a Student-Directed One-Act Play Festival. Students may submit an application (available in January) to direct, or can audition for roles in the plays. All interested students who audition will be cast. The Student-Directed One-Act Play Festival will be presented in early June. 

Musical Production

Admission is by AUDITION ONLY.

The Musical Production class will be informed by the instructors which show they will be performing for the upcoming school year. We spend our class time auditioning for roles, then preparing the songs, dances, scenes, and various other elements that come together to create our performance, scheduled for the end of April.