Theatre Courses offered at Lake Park High School
Acting 1 (East & West Campus)
GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: 1 semester
Acting 1 is an introductory theatre survey and performance based class. This course emphasizes the basic skills and techniques of theatre artists including: ensemble, imagination, focus, risk taking, performance, rehearsal, and performance. Techniques to be covered include warm up activities and exercises, ensemble communication and collaboration, pantomime, text interpretation, performance critique, character creation, and solo and scene performances. Students interested in pursuing public performance opportunities will be encouraged to audition for department productions and to take advanced level theatre courses. (theatrical films & texts: Hamilton, Shrek Broadway, and The Importance of Being Earnest)
PREREQUISITE: None
Acting 2 (East & West Campus)
GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: 1 semester
Acting 2 builds upon the work of Acting 1 with a greater emphasis on building character through improvisation as well as scripted scene work. Students will examine diverse, contemporary, and alternative theatrical texts for performance and exploration. We will continue to build skills in performing, writing, analysis, and ensemble. Successful completion of this course prepares students to enroll in Acting 3 and 4. (theatrical films & texts: West Side Story & Almost, Maine, additional plays chosen by students).
Acting Practicum 1-2-3-4 (West Campus)
GRADES: 11,12 LENGTH: 1 semester, course can be repeated
Acting Practicum course description should be replaced with: Advanced Acting is an acting course which focuses on the acting technique by modern theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner. Meiser’s approach to acting trains actors to get out of their heads and into reading and reacting to behavior on stage. This technique creates authenticity and specificity, allowing the actor to “behave truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” Students will demonstrate proficiency in characterization, diction, memorization, and concentration; study and deliver monologues and scene work from modern sources as well as Shakespeare sonnets and plays; and demonstrate proficiency in monologue delivery for audition purposes, perform one-act plays, musical comedies, and other projects.
Stagecraft 1
GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: 1 semester
This class explores major design elements of the theatre which include: basic electrical theory, lighting color theory, lighting design and board operation, scenic design and construction, as well as the use of costume, makeup and props. Teacher lectures and demonstrations introduce material before students explore topics through hands-on activities. Students will experience design elements through group projects and culminate the semester with a final project that incorporates every design element in a final staged production. The use of power tools, painting and the presence of dust are not uncommon in the scene shop. This course fulfills .5 credits towards a Fine Arts graduation credit. PREREQUISITE: None
Stagecraft 2
GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: 1 semester
This class further develops skills learned in Stagecraft 1. The fundamentals are applied to more advanced projects in technical theatre. Students will be thrust into the role of dramaturge, producer, director and designer as they make decisions on what plays to explore, the design elements for the production and the timelines to achieve success. The scope of projects is aligned to real world scenarios. A field trip to a professional theater with a backstage tour is included. This course fulfills .5 credits towards your Fine Arts graduation credit. PREREQUISITE: Stagecraft 1
Acting 1 (East & West Campus)
GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: 1 semester
Acting 1 is an introductory theatre survey and performance based class. This course emphasizes the basic skills and techniques of theatre artists including: ensemble, imagination, focus, risk taking, performance, rehearsal, and performance. Techniques to be covered include warm up activities and exercises, ensemble communication and collaboration, pantomime, text interpretation, performance critique, character creation, and solo and scene performances. Students interested in pursuing public performance opportunities will be encouraged to audition for department productions and to take advanced level theatre courses. (theatrical films & texts: Hamilton, Shrek Broadway, and The Importance of Being Earnest)
PREREQUISITE: None
Acting 2 (East & West Campus)
GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: 1 semester
Acting 2 builds upon the work of Acting 1 with a greater emphasis on building character through improvisation as well as scripted scene work. Students will examine diverse, contemporary, and alternative theatrical texts for performance and exploration. We will continue to build skills in performing, writing, analysis, and ensemble. Successful completion of this course prepares students to enroll in Acting 3 and 4. (theatrical films & texts: West Side Story & Almost, Maine, additional plays chosen by students).
Acting Practicum 1-2-3-4 (West Campus)
GRADES: 11,12 LENGTH: 1 semester, course can be repeated
Acting Practicum course description should be replaced with: Advanced Acting is an acting course which focuses on the acting technique by modern theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner. Meiser’s approach to acting trains actors to get out of their heads and into reading and reacting to behavior on stage. This technique creates authenticity and specificity, allowing the actor to “behave truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” Students will demonstrate proficiency in characterization, diction, memorization, and concentration; study and deliver monologues and scene work from modern sources as well as Shakespeare sonnets and plays; and demonstrate proficiency in monologue delivery for audition purposes, perform one-act plays, musical comedies, and other projects.
Stagecraft 1
GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: 1 semester
This class explores major design elements of the theatre which include: basic electrical theory, lighting color theory, lighting design and board operation, scenic design and construction, as well as the use of costume, makeup and props. Teacher lectures and demonstrations introduce material before students explore topics through hands-on activities. Students will experience design elements through group projects and culminate the semester with a final project that incorporates every design element in a final staged production. The use of power tools, painting and the presence of dust are not uncommon in the scene shop. This course fulfills .5 credits towards a Fine Arts graduation credit. PREREQUISITE: None
Stagecraft 2
GRADES: 9, 10, 11, 12 LENGTH: 1 semester
This class further develops skills learned in Stagecraft 1. The fundamentals are applied to more advanced projects in technical theatre. Students will be thrust into the role of dramaturge, producer, director and designer as they make decisions on what plays to explore, the design elements for the production and the timelines to achieve success. The scope of projects is aligned to real world scenarios. A field trip to a professional theater with a backstage tour is included. This course fulfills .5 credits towards your Fine Arts graduation credit. PREREQUISITE: Stagecraft 1
