Bear River High School

UC/CSU “F”

Grade Levels 10-12

Repeat for Credit: Yes (Max. 20)

Prerequisites: Theater Arts
Graduation Requirement:VPA/CTE/World Language

The focus of this course is to extend and refine student experiences in "authentic" performance endeavors.  Students will be able to expand their study of theatrical elements in the class, engaging in both the performance and technical aspects of productions.  The course will concentrate on deeper levels of acting technique and theory, dramatic literature, theater history, and scriptwriting and stage performances.  Students will develop artistic perception, creative expression, and aesthetic valuing; develop the ability to connect and apply what is learned in drama to other art forms, subjects, and careers.  In this course, students will learn theatre terminology for the stage, acting, direction, and technical aspects of production.  Much of the course content will be studied through active, hands-on projects.  Students will learn to do acting warm-ups, improvisations, monologues, and two, three, and four-person scenes.  Performances and some selected in-class work may be video-recorded for analysis and evaluation.  Students will read and analyze scenes and plays.  They will write brief scenes based on short stories, parts of novels, and/or their own inspiration.  Finally students will research artists in the theatre and attend and review at least one live stage performance per semester.  Students will also participate in the fall and spring program productions in addition to the end-of-year culminating program performance at the end of the spring semester.  This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Theater Arts (or equivalent) and audition and wish to further their work in theater.  The course emphasis will be on performance, through scene work, monologues, audition, preparation, improvisation, and research.  Directing will also be emphasized throughout the year as students work independently and in direct connection with the instructor.