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Drama: Theatre Games (Elective)

“Thinking cannot be clear till it has had expression. We must write, or speak, or act our thoughts, or they will remain in a half torpid form. Our feelings must have expression, or they will be as clouds, which, till they descend as rain, will never bring up fruit or flower. So it is with the inward feelings; expression gives them development.” Henry Ward Beecher

Overview

The focus in Drama is on developing clear communication skills that will enhance a student’s ability to use their dramatic talent and natural gifting in a range of settings. The opportunity to collaborate with others during the “rehearsing process” helps to consolidate group work skills. The realisation of a creative piece in the performance setting gives students an opportunity to strengthen their skills in dramatic presentation. The ability to review performance styles will be developed through written reports.

Aims

  • Communication skills
  • Social co-operation
  • Confidence and self esteem
  • Commitment and co-operation
  • Understanding styles, forms and conventions of dramatic presentations
  • Evaluate content, purpose and themes of selected drama and theatre
  • To enhance the use of communication in a public forum to convey worthwhile messages and biblical themes

Topics Include

  • Audience Involvement
  • Audition Preparation
  • Communicating with Sounds
  • Communicating with Words
  • Developing Material
  • Exploring God’s Word through Drama
  • Multiple-Stimulus Activities
  • Playmaking for Radio
  • Public Performance
  • Puppetry
  • Rhythmic Moving Activities
  • Sensory Activities
  • Storytelling
  • Transformation Activities
  • Warm up Activities

Time Allocation

  • 5 periods per cycle for Semester 2

Prerequisites

  • None

Requirements

  • Booklist Items

Assessment

  • Individual participation in class activities
  • Group participation on set class tasks
  • Performance: Monologue (solo), Dialogue (small group), Ensemble (large group)
  • Written Journal Entries – including class summaries and theatre reviews
  • Research tasks including presentations on a specific theatrical style and its impact on modern theatre

“No-one ever spoke the way this man does.” John 7:4