Theatre

Year Course: Grades 6-8

This is an elective that will introduce students to many aspects of acting and theatre production. The course is structured around units, including monologue and scene work, auditioning, story-telling, script writing, costume design, critique writing, improv exercises and theatre games. Students will demonstrate what they have learned by completing in-class performances and projects. This class is designed for students who have had little to no experience in theatre. 

Year Course: Grades 9-12

Theatre 1 will introduce high school students to the foundations of theatre. They will be exposed to theatre history, terminology, and basic principles of acting including character analysis, movement, staging, collaboration, improvisation, and critical analysis of performance. This hands-on course provides students with the fundamental knowledge of all aspects of theatre and helps students develop confidence on stage. Note: This class should only be taken once for credit.

*Course meets UC/CSU eligibility

Year Course: Grades 10-12

This elective course is designed for students who successfully completed Theatre 1 and who desire the skills needed to pursue theatre beyond the basic level. This course will focus on acting theory and methodology, as well as playwriting, directing, and theatre production. The course will also cover similar units as Theatre 1 but will take them to a deeper level. Additionally, this course culminates in an end-of-year production. Prerequisites: Completion of Theatre 1 or teacher approval  or with evidence of valid prerequisites, audition, and successful completion of theatre history packet.

Note: Course pending UC approval.

Year Course; Grades 11-12

This yearlong course will examine the art of film from five approaches: 1) historical growth and development; 2) genre approach; 3) artistic approach (in-depth study of filmmaking techniques); 4) trademark directors; 5) the Christian biblical worldview. The five approaches above will be interwoven so students will get a strong sense of the art and history of cinema from its inception in the 1890s to the present world. Students will become skilled in the art of film analysis through the consideration of a film’s literary, dramatic/theatrical, and cinematic elements.

*Course meets UC/CSU eligibility