Theater Arts 1 

ABOUT THEATER ARTS 1

Grade Level: 9-12

This course provides an introduction to domain-specific vocabulary regarding theatrical performance and the ability to distinguish among artistic styles, trends and movements. Students will analyze descriptions, dialogue, and actions, participate in theatrical presentations, create dramatic action, and describe and analyze the components of theatrical design and production. They will investigate the structure of plays, assess character motivations, and explain the relationship between performance, technical design and management. Using description, analysis, interpretation and evaluation, they will critique, compare and evaluate various theatrical works. In addition, the influence of technology and culture on the arts, as well as social and political environmental changes, will be examined.