Drama 2
Course Description
DRAMA 2: One year course; Open to grades 10-12. Prerequisite: Drama 1 (or equivalent).
This is a performance based class designed to allow the experienced performer to practice his/her skills with more complex acting styles and materials. This course teachers backstage and technical aspects of theater, dialect work, comic theory, and full production preparation. First Semester, students work on writing and producing a performance piece or play for younger children. Second semester, students will perform abbreviate versions of plays consistent with texts being studied in the English classes at MHHS. Students are required to complete 10 hours of outside rehearsal/performance per semester. Students will also see one live theater performance and write a production critique each semester. Fulfills UC/CSU “f “ requirement.