Dramatic Arts

Acting, Directing, Producing, Set Design, Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Technical Theatre (Sound, Lighting, Scenery, Carpentry, Special Effects, Foley Art, Riggers), Broadcasting, Playwriting, Critics, TV/Film Crew, Voice Over Artists, Journalism, Camera Operators, TV/Radio Host or Personality, etc. …… all begin with a foundation in Dramatic Arts/Theatre!  

The Grade 9 and 10 Drama courses introduce dramatic forms and structures utilized in the theatre world such as tableau, mime & pantomime, movement, voice acting, foley art, improv, monologues, radio drama, ritual/clowning, etc.  Performances will be completed in both ensembles (groups) and independently.  The focus is on collaboration, skill/technique development, and Creative and Critical Analysis Processes application in the junior grades.    

Following the foundation established in the junior grades, students are encouraged to continue their studies at the senior level—the emphasis shifts to more technical aspects such as Theatre History, Theatre Practitioners, and the honing of their craft as actors.   Units of study in grades 11 and 12 include Sketch Comedy, Greek Tragedy, Shakespearean Monologues, Theatre History/Practitioners, Commedia dell’Arte, Waiting for Godot (Theatre of the Absurd), and Stage Combat.  The grade 12 course culminates with Stage 12, a summative after-school performance to showcase student development as a budding thespian before continuing their post-secondary studies in the theatre world!