THEATRE CLASSES
The theatre department offers a wide range of courses for students at all levels of interest in theatre, from design to performance. It is suggested that students who plan to major in the theatre field arrange their schedule to include theatre 101 freshman year in order to provide opportunities for advanced study. To continue growing as an artist outside of the school day, join The Castle Players. The Castle Players rehearse after school and produce the theatre productions throughout the year. There are several opportunities for performers, as well as tech, build and stage crew.
THEATRE 101:
This course will take you on a theatrical journey of the work of theatre. You will learn everything from theatre design, improvisation, pantomime, theatre history, and playwriting. This is not a performance based course, but you will learn the basic skills needed to be a professional artist, designer, director and playwright and should be able and willing to put the work that you learned on its feet.
ACTING 1:
Students will continue to learn about theatre with an emphasis on performing. Those enrolled will work on improv, viewpoints, monologues, scene work, and script analysis. This is a performance based class.
ACTING 2:
Students will continue their experiences in acting with an emphasis on performing. Those enrolled will continue with advanced level acting, building on techniques learned in previous classes. Students will work on Shakespeare, Stanislavski techniques, monologues, scene work, and the business side of being a professional actor. The advanced actor will be responsible for finding materials used during the semester, including monologues and scenes. The student will also be required to audition for one show during the semester to practice his or her skills.
ACTING 3:
Students will continue growing as actors and artists by building techniques learned in previous classes. Students will focus on the great playwrights of Ibsen, Shaw and Chekhov.
MUSICAL THEATRE:
This course will focus on the American Musical- exploring the Golden Age of musical theatre through present day musicals as well as exploring the inner artist and how to protect that artist. Students will also focus on their dream role in a musical and learn what it takes to create a vision and bring that vision to life on the stage. This is a developmental performance and skill based class.
TRIPLE THREAT 1:
This course will focus on the true triple threat in theatre and students will explore singing, acting and dancing in the context of musical theatre. This is a developmental performance and skill based class. Students will acquire and advance skills learned.
TRIPLE THREAT 2:
This course will be a continuation of Triple Threat 1. Triple Threat performers are multi- talented, and this course will continue helping you become a more versatile performer. Students will continue focusing on singing, acting and dancing in the context of musical theatre. This is a developmental performances and skill based class. Students will acquire and advance skills learned.
TRIPLE THREAT 3:
This course is designed to help you continue your growth as a well-rounded performer in the art of Acting, Singing and Dancing. In this course we will focus on what it takes to nail your auditions: How to choose songs, How to prepare your sheet music for the pianist, How to prepare and build your resume, How to prepare for cold readings and How to prepare for dance auditions.
TRIPLE THREAT 4:
Utilizing various learned skills from performance (as well as prerequisites), this course will allow YOU to be the producer/director/music director/choreographer/scenic designer/costumer/props master and more. During this course, students will select a musical and from start to finish will discover just what it takes to be on the “other side of the table”, from auditions to performance – all within the confines of the class itself. This is a hands-on, performance-heavy course focused on the collaborative nature of the artform.
