Advanced Theater Production
Course #:
THEA
4-433
Division:
Fine Arts
Department:
Theater
Suggested Age:
13-18
Prerequisites:
Participation is by audition and/or successful completion of a Theatre class.
Course Description:
Advanced Theatre Production will focus on staging a full two act play for the public. The student will experience all facets of theatrical production and will grow in his ability to express himself confidently and joyfully, nurturing his self-esteem while at the same time inspiring a love of classical literature. By learning to portray noble characters with genuine emotion and by exploring and communicating noble ideas and themes, the student may lift himself, his audience, and his fellow actors to a higher moral plane where beauty and truth shine more brightly, and God is seen more clearly.
Purpose
Advanced Theatre Production will continue to develop skills learned in Theatre I through engaging exercises, games, and instruction. Topics previously introduced will be studied in more depth and principles will be applied in the staging of two full-length plays to be performed – one in the Fall and one in the Spring.
Topics to be covered are
Pantomime and Improvisation
The Theatrical Cue
Elements of Good Drama
Staying in Character
Voice for the Stage
Sense Awareness and Memorization
The Art of Characterization
Stage Make-up, Props, Sets and basic Technical Theater
Staging the Play
Course Requirements
Homework assignments to be prepared for class will include character study, and students will be required to memorize their lines according to a schedule.
Once we begin staging the play, attendance at all classes and rehearsals will be extremely important. Additional rehearsals may be necessary in preparation for the end-of-year performance, and students may want to participate in outside-of-class opportunities for set construction and design.
Students will not receive a grade for Theatre, but they will get credit for the course based on the following criteria:
Class attendance
Class participation and attentiveness
Completion of all homework assignments and preparedness for class.