Theater 1,2

Prerequisites: None

Introduction to Theater Arts. The first year’s instruction in drama is directed primarily toward acquiring performance and language skills through acting, reading, speaking, listening, writing, and body control. Students will study acting skills, and beginning production skills while creating presentations for small audiences. Students will explore storytelling, mime, and improvisation. Technical theatre studies will include theatre spaces, production teams and stage crew responsibilities. Students will observe and evaluate elements of production and identify the development and significance of dramatics in his- tory, the media and the workplace.