ACTING 1A

Course Description: In Acting 1A students will explore various approaches to characterization. Students will also master an overview of the major historical periods of theatre history from Ancient Greece to the 19th Century. Using sequentially structured activities developed by Stanislavski, Michael Checkov, Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, Viola Spolin, Sandy Meisner and Keith Johnstone, students will develop an approach to enact short scripted and non-scripted monologues. Students will be introduced to the performing and fine art resources that both our neighborhood and our school have to offer.

ACTING 1B

Course Description: In Acting 1B Students will continue the study and development ofacting through scene work.  While building on the principles and techniques learned in Acting 1A, students will participate in group warm-ups (vocal and physical), theatre games, improvisations, and advanced theatre exercises. Students will work on scenes from professionally produced plays. Students will study and write a paper on a particular playwright of the 20th Century.  Students will also give a presentation about this playwright as well as perform a scene form the playwright’s works.  Students will also attend a professional theatre production and a productions here at St. Ignatius.

ACTING 1C: FALL PLAY

Course Description: In Advanced Acting 1C: Fall Play, students will have the oppertunity to delve deeper into the craft and discipline of acting. While building on the principles and techniques learned in Acting 1A and Acting 1B by working on a full length production from a professionally produed play.  Students will be hands on throughout the entire rehearsal process starting with the read through and character developement to the final technical and dress rehearsals.  This class culminates in an actual performance in front of a live audience.

ACTING 1C: SPRING MUSICAL

Course Description: In Advanced Acting 1C: Spring Musical, students will have the oppertunity to delve deeper into the craft and discipline of acting. While building on the principles and techniques learned in Acting 1A and Acting 1B by working on a full length production from a professionally produed musical.  Students will be hands on throughout the entire rehearsal process starting with the read through and character developement, music and dance rehearasls to the final technical and dress rehearsals.  This class culminates in an actual performance in front of a live audience.