Theatre

What is disciplinary literacy in theatre?

Developing literacy in theatre means discovering the expressive elements of theatre, knowing the terminology that is used to comprehend theatre, having a clear sense of what theatre embodies, and being able to reflect, critique, and connect personal experience to theatre. Drama processes encompass envisioned worlds and unscripted activities designed to engage students in a wide range of real and imagined issues; theatre includes the broader and more traditional conventions of the craft that have been developed over the centuries – scripted plays, acting, public performance, and technical theatre elements.

The theatre student makes a character, scene or story, real or imagined, come alive (creating), shares it with others (performing), analyzes and evaluates the product (responding), and connects the experience to all other contexts of meaning or knowledge (connecting).

From the California Department of Education (2019). California Arts Standards in Theatre, page 1.

Theatre texts that students create, read, listen to, or view include but are not limited to:

Performance (formal and informal), scripted drama, theatre reviews, technical documents, interviews, biographies, and informational text about the aesthetics and historical/cultural context of drama and theatre.

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