Drama - Theater - Arts Courses

 

LEGEND
* This course fulfills a requirement for the academic scholar's certificate.
‡ This course receives weighted credit for calculating GPA.


Drama Theatre Arts
DRAMA I*
Grades 9-12
0400310
1 Credit
600

This course will include an overview of the history of the theater. Literature of the theater will be read and discussed. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of theater operations, which include scenery construction, costuming, lighting and makeup. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of acting.


DRAMA II-IV*
Grades 9-12
0400320-0400340 1 - 3 Credits
600

These courses provide the basis for instruction in skills in reading and interpretation. Other instructional emphasis will include techniques and mechanics of acting: set, costume, and lighting design, as well as other features of stagecraft; character analysis and portrayal; interpretive and analytical study of plays; and production of plays and other dramatic presentations.


STAGECRAFT
Grades 10-12
04004100
1/2 Credit
Prerequisite: Drama I

This course provides an understanding of the theater with regard to
technical theater, including set design, construction, costuming and stage lighting.