Narratives of rites and goddesses were preserved on papyrus. The last part of the Metamorphoses by Apuleius is an Isis text that narrates details of initiation into Egyptian mysteries. The material provided will give students a comprehensive look at famous Greek gods and diverse mother-goddesses. Drama students will be encouraged to use creativity to develop plays, movement, poems, and skits with their accumulated knowledge of mythology. The study of Persephone will serve as a spring board for original myths developed by the students.
Performance is an integral part of drama class.
Students will use the Performance Arts process to produce plays for their peers. The Greeks placed considerable emphasis on the voice because they judged actors by the beauty of vocal tone and the ability to adapt mood and manner of speaking to mood and character. Facial expression was not important because the actor was always masked. In tragedy, gesture and movement were simplified and broadened. Movement seems to have been likened to mimetic dance.