By the time they perform their play, they will have learned their lines and characters, staged and blocked the play, designed the set, selected their costumes and explored stage make-up. This class allows 7th to 10th grade students to experience the thrill of performing on stage. By the end of the semester, your child will have learned about stage direction, script memorization, cooperation between cast members, and the discipline of acting. They will put together a total performance including props, set, backdrops and costuming, as well as lighting, sound and other technical aspects of the theater. This is the class for serious acting students, ages 16 and up.
Students explore characterization, motivation, conflict, theme and plot.
The rising actor will learn public speaking through oral interpretation, creative communication techniques, improvisational theater and delivery of a monolog. The semester ends with a full stage performance of a play. 30 minutes Return to HOME page.