Drama 1
Course Description
DRAMA 1: One year course; Open to grades 9-12.
This performance-oriented class teaches beginning skills in movement, stage speech, playwriting and acting. Some of the first semester theater units include writing and performing historical character monologues, researching and reporting on a stage actor and writing a radio play using a Foley artist. During the second semester, the emphasis is on more sophisticated acting techniques, including stage combat, culminating in a full-fledged production of a one-act play. The students will have the opportunity to participate in both the performance and technical aspects of a production. Students are required to see on live theater performance and write a production critique each semester. Fulfills UC/CSU “f “ requirement.