935 Acting 2: Intermediate Fundamentals of Acting and Performance
Gr 9- 12 |3 Credits | Semester-Long | 5x per Cycle
*PREREQUISITE: Beginning Fundamentals of Acting and Performance or permission of instructor.
Building on the skills acquired in the Beginning Acting Course, this class explores the craft of acting in greater depth as a means for self-study and self-exploration. This class will provide second-year actors with an opportunity to explore and apply the basic principles and techniques of effective, imaginative, and honest stage acting. Students will be engaged in experiential exercises, structured improvised scenes, as well as scripted scenes. The class will culminate in informal presentations of student work. Course curriculum includes the following units: Voice and Body work, Physical Approaches to the Craft of Acting, Children’s Theatre, Process Drama, and Intermediate Dramatic Scene Study.
Essential Skills
The Wellesley Public Schools Performing Arts Program offers a comprehensive program of experiences for all students. Courses offered through the Performing Arts are grounded in the Massachusetts State Arts Framework Essential Skills and Standards; Creating, Performing, Responding, and Connecting.
Acting Courses Essential Skills:
Creating:
Students will organize and develop artistic ideas and work through an Artists’ Journal.
Students will refine and complete artistic works.
Performing:
Students will select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation through Scene Study and Monologue work.
Students will convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work through the devising of original plays
Students will develop and refine artistic techniques and work for the presentation of student-directed One Act Plays
Responding:
Students will interpret intent and meaning in artistic work by reading plays presented at WHS and analyzing the text and then attending the performances.
Connecting:
Students will relate artistic ideas and works to societal, cultural, and historical contexts to deepen understanding through the study of Social Justice and Documentary Theatre