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Academic Program

DRAMA 1-2

Recommended Courses None
Strand or Core Arts and Humanities: Drama
Interest: Interested in understanding of and background to theatre.
This course is a beginning study of theatre with an in-depth look at the structure of theatre and plays. Included are basic story-telling, voice and diction, reader's theatre, play analysis, and improvisational exercises. Students will be requested to attend performances of school, community or professional plays and movies and then write a critique of them. At least one basic scene and/or series of pantomimes will be presented. Also studied are the function of the playwright, the actor, the director and the technicians. Meets the UC “G” requirement and the CSU Visual and Performing Arts requirement.

DRAMA 3-4

Recommended Courses Drama 1-2
Strand or Core Arts and Humanities: Drama
Interest: Interested in deepening understanding of and background to acting styles as well as technical aspects of production.
This course includes a study of the history of acting styles. Students are expected to perform scenes or plays from classical literature. Students will study the technical side of theatre including costume and set design, makeup, directing and production. Meets the UC “G” requirement and the CSU Fine Arts requirement.

DRAMA 5-6

Recommended Courses Drama 3-4
Strand or Core Arts and Humanities: Drama
Interest: Interested in participating in all the areas and techniques involved in putting on a full play production.
Drama 5 continues the application of the play direction techniques introduced in Drama 4.
Students are expected to select a semester project and carry it to culmination in presentation and evaluation by an audience. In addition, students are expected to perform in scenes from classic, modern British, and modern American dramatic literature, as well as to research a selected topic. Students are also expected to develop a prompt book which demonstrates an increased attention to detail, steady improvement in basic techniques, and heightened creativity. Also elements of theatre management will be covered. Drama may be applied to the Fine Arts requirement but not the English requirement. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU "F" or “G” requirement and the PUSD Fine Arts requirement.

TECH PRODUCTION FOR THEATRE 1-2

Recommended Courses None
Strand or Core Arts and Humanities: Theatre Technical Production
Interest: Interested in exploring and participating in all the technical areas involved in putting on a full play production.
Technical Production for Theatre 1-2 is a course which covers the basics of set design and construction, lighting, costuming, sound, makeup and stage management. Specifically, students will be expected to design, construct, and paint flats, to plan and draw a lighting plot for a play, to operate a lighting board and to choose costume designs and colors for characters in a play. In addition, students will be expected to operate the equipment use in sound effects and musical background for a play, to plan and apply makeup for play characters and to act as stage manager. This course does not apply to the English or Fine Arts graduation requirements.

TECH PRODUCTION FOR THEATRE 3-4

Recommended Courses Tech Production for Theatre 1-2
Strand or Core Arts and Humanities: Theatre Technical Production
Technical Production for the Theatre 3-4 is a practical theatre class which continues to build on knowledge, experience and interest acquired in 1-2. Students will be able to perform the varied "behind the scenes" tasks at a level of expertness which would make them eligible for theatre employment. This course does not apply to the English or Fine Arts graduation requirements.