Our Community
Here we believe that students should receive the opportunity to try acting, directing, singing, dancing, and technical elements of our shows. For this reason, our students get to try, succeed, fail, and learn a tremendous amount in our Theatre Program. They make tons of memories and lots of new friends along the way!
Course Offerings
BEGINNING DRAMA - Analysis and practice of acting techniques focusing on volume and diction, breathing, posture, stage movement and positioning, gestures and listening. Practice of character interpretation and expression through improvisation, selected scenes and monologues. *Students in this dual enrollment course will earn Sierra College credit for THEA 0010A.
INTERMEDIATE THEATRE ARTS/DRAMA - Prerequisite: Successful completion of Drama 1 and/or Teacher approval. Students will continue their training from Beginning Drama in characterization, movement, and theatre as they apply their skills to producing and performing in a Children’s Traveling Theatre Co. Students will rehearse, design, and produce a short show for students in our elementary feeder schools. May be repeated for credit.
ADVANCED DRAMA DE - Prerequisite: Successful completion of Drama 1 and/or Teacher approval. Analysis and practice of acting techniques focusing on approach to character development with particular emphasis on the realistic convention. Activities include one or more acting projects, as well as work on both contemporary and classical monologues and scenes. *Students in this dual enrollment course will earn Sierra College credit for THEA 0010A(THEA 0010B SIERRA COLLEGE)
PROFESSIONAL THEATER (FALL) - Prerequisite: Completion of DE Beg Drama or teacher approval. The focus in this class is to audition, rehearse, produce and perform our school-wide Fall play. Basic knowledge of movement, vocal articulation and projection, blocking, characterization and ensemble work is necessary in order to be cast. Students will be cast from within the class. In addition to actors, students who are interested in behind-the-scenes work are welcome to join us, also, to learn about set design, working on sound and lights, and even marketing the show. No experience or prerequisite is required for the backstage section of this course.
MUSICAL THEATER (Spring) - Musical Theatre class is an exploration of American Musical Theatre. Students will study the work of the actor/singer/dancer through the viewing and discussion of musicals, musical theatre history and repertoire, and will use their gained knowledge to develop as performers. Students will prepare and present as soloists as well as members of small groups and larger ensembles. Since this is a workshop course, students will prepare material for class performances. The class will participate in a culminating cabaret-style showcase performance at the end of the semester. May be repeated for credit. ***The school-wide Spring Musical will be cast from the students enrolled in this class. Students interested in auditioning will need to enroll in Musical Theatre to be considered.