Mrs. Gerhards – Theatre Arts II
Theatre Arts II
Syllabus
William P. Clements High School
Mrs. Louise Gerhards – Room 1602
Objectives:
1)
Increase your understanding of self and others and develop clear ideas of the world.
2)
Through a variety of theatrical experiences, you will communicate in a dramatic form, make
artistic choices, solve problems, build positive self-concepts, and relate interpersonally.
3)
Increase your understanding of heritage and traditions through historical and cultural studies
in theatre.
Course Description:
Theatre Arts II is an active performance class that requires the students to apply research and analysis
towards the creation of a living character on stage. Throughout this class, the student will experiment
with different approaches towards characterizations allowing the development of a personal process
toward character creation and storytelling.
*All students are encouraged to participate in all theatre productions in order to gain further
experience.
General Course Requirements:
1.
Maintain a 3-ring binder or folder and bring it to class daily. The following should be in your
binder/folder at all times:
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The Syllabus
Loose Leaf Paper
Daily Work
Monologue/Scene Scripts
Actor’s Workbook
Notes/Vocabulary
Hand Outs
Reflections
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Mrs. Gerhards – Theatre Arts II
2.
Audition for Student-Directed One-Act Plays. Part of the experience is not only learning how to
audition, but, also, to put it into practice. When auditioning, you will need to attend both days. If
offered a role, you do not have to accept; however, you must inform the directors of this fact before the
audition. You will need to sign a sheet upon completion of the audition each day in order to get the
credit. Each audition is for a class grade.
Mandatory audition dates are: Thursday September 3rd and Thursday January 14th.
3.
You are required to participate in the Theatre Arts II Showcase in December and the full length
play that will be presented in May. Both performances are the final semester exam.
Units of Study:
1.
Warm ups – the how and the why (1 week)
a. Voice, Body, and Mind
i. Relaxation, self-awareness, spatial relationships, energy
ii. Vocal
iii. Mind or imagination
b. Creating a daily warm up routine
2.
Voice and Diction (1 week)
a. How the voice works
i. Breath
ii. Vocal Folds
iii. Articulators
iv. Resonators
3.
Scene Study #1 (3 weeks)
a. Analysis of script and scene
b. Character analysis
c. Finding the physical character
d. Discovering the relationship between the characters
e. Performing in front of the class
f. Creating a digital portfolio
4.
Monologues (3 weeks)
a. Analysis of script and monologue
b. Character Analysis
c. Peer Evaluations
d. Performing in front of the class
e. Adding to the portfolio
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Mrs. Gerhards – Theatre Arts II
5.
Scene Study #2 (3 weeks)
a. Analysis of script and scene
b. Character Analysis
c. Peer Evaluations
d. Performing in front of the class
e. Adding to the portfolio
6.
Musical Theatre (3 weeks)
a. Brief History
b. Re-create musical numbers from a musical
c. Peer Evaluations
d. Perform in front of class
e. Adding to the portfolio
7.
Fall Showcase
Monday, December 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm in the Room 1602 (Black Box)
Everyone is REQUIRED to participate because it is your final for Fall Semester.
8.
Production Team/Careers in Theatre (2 weeks)
a. Production team members and their responsibilities
b. Careers in theatre – What are they? How do you get there?
9.
Scene Study #3 (3 weeks)
a. Using the Actor’s Workbook
b. Focusing on the physical character
c. Performance in front of class
d. Peer Evaluations
e. Adding to the portfolio
10.
Play Production
*Auditioning, Rehearsing, and Building a Play.
*After school rehearsals in the Black Box are mandatory the week before performances.
*Public Performance/Spring Final Grade: Tuesday, May 17th @ 7:00 pm
*Everyone is REQUIRED to participate whether acting or as production team members*
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Mrs. Gerhards – Theatre Arts II
-Every 3 weeks you earn your participation grade-
*Daily Participation Grades*
*Every day you will have the possibility of
earning or deducting points from your
participation grade. You earn a grade every
three weeks for daily participation. It is
simple. If you participate fully, I don’t have
to remind you to stay on task constantly, and
you are present and active- you will earn a
high grade.*
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Theatre Class Supply List:
Students should have the following in class on a daily basis. There is no textbook that is
required to be taken to and from the classroom. It is very important that scripts and
handouts are kept in the student’s binder or folder that is brought to class daily.
 Any handouts we are working on in class- any notes I’ve given you or
that you’ve taken in class
 Highlighter
 Pencil AND Pen
 Notebook paper
 Any script I’ve given you to work with
Each student should bring the
following for the class no later than
Friday, September 4th _
 Two boxes of tissue
 Three packs of notebook paper
 One large bottle of hand sanitizer
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