938A Acting 4 H: Acting Intensive
Gr 12 |6 Credits | Year-Long | 5x per Cycle
*PREREQUISITE: Beginning, Intermidiate, Advanced Fundamentals of Acting and Performance or permission of instructor.
The culmination of the acting curriculum is Acting Intensive. This is a rigorous Honors level course that will count in computation of the Grade Point Average. In the fourth year students take a demanding course load aimed at giving them a unique perspective and experience in the theater. Fourth-year students are expected to independently direct and rehearse one-act plays outside of class. In-class work will focus on directing and advanced scene study. The class is responsible for directing the annual One Act Festival in December. The second half of the year students will be writing, producing, directing, and acting in an original web series. Course curriculum includes the following units: Student-Directed One Act Festival, Advanced Scene Study, Classical Theatre and Group Performance.
NOTE: if you plan to audition/participate in the Improv Troupe, enrollment in an acting class is a requirement.
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