935 Actor's Workshop (Replaces Acting II)

Gr 9- 12 |3 Credits | Semester-Long | 5x per Cycle

*PREREQUISITE: Foundations of Acting and Improv or approval of instructor.

Actors' Workshop is designed for students interested in dramatic activities emphasizing performance. Areas

covered in depth include improvisation, roles in the theater, acting (scene work and one-act plays), theater

evaluation, reading plays, and developing an audition/repertoire portfolio. Students will be involved every day in

some performance-based activity. There is an emphasis on memorization, teamwork, and classroom attendance.

Students will create projects throughout the term in groups/teams just as they would encounter in the professional

theater world.

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