Theater/Drama: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Theatre/Drama

Learn and develop the essential skills and meet technical demands unique to dance, music, theatre/drama and visual arts.

Use dance, music, theatre/drama and visual arts to express ideas.

Integrate understanding of visual and performing arts by seeking connections and parallels among arts disciplines as well as other content areas.

Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of the creative process.

Observe, discuss, analyze and make critical judgments about artistic works.

Show increased awareness of diverse peoples and cultures through visual and performing arts.

Demonstrate knowledge about how technology and invention have historically influenced artists and offered new possibilities for expression.

Contribute to communities by sharing expertise in dance, music, theatre/drama and visual arts and by participating in the activities of cultural institutions.

Create and analyze the physical, emotional and social dimensions of characters and sustain these characters in an ensemble.

Apply the basic physical and chemical properties of the technical aspects of theatre: light, color, electricity, paint, make-up, etc.

Create and implement production schedules, management plans and promotional ideas.

Conduct auditions, cast actors, direct scenes and manage production meetings.

Demonstrate artistic discipline to achieve an ensemble.

Demonstrate the ability to listen to, react to and perform in response to other actors in rehearsal and in performance.

Develop technical designs that use visual and sound elements to enhance scripts.

Determine how the non-dramatic art forms are modified to enhance theatrical production.

Describe the basic nature, materials, elements and means of communicating in the various art forms. Benchmark 3B: Explore connections between the elements of dance and other content areas.

Illustrate the integration of several arts media.

Justify selection of texts, interpretation of texts and artistic choices for production

Explain the roles and interrelated responsibilities of the various personnel involved in theatrical production.

Collaborate with designers and directors, and develop a unified production concept.

Articulate and justify personal criteria in order to critique dramatic texts and events.

Analyze and critique any dramatic performance, comparing perceived artistic intent with final production achievement

Analyze and compare dramatic texts and artists from various cultures and periods of history.

Construct social meaning from productions representing a variety of cultures and historical periods, and relate to current issues

Explore how scientific and technological advances have impacted technical theatre development (set/scenery, costumes, lighting, properties, sound and make-up). Grades 9-12 performance standards:

Examine the differences in styles of performing for live audiences and performing for film, television or video, etc.

Explain how scientific and technological advances have impacted all aspects of theatre.

Explore the art of theatre through guest speakers, field trips and participation in school, community and professional theatre activities.

Create and portray characters in performance.

Write a character analysis.

Apply knowledge and skills to collaboratively and safely create functional scenery, properties, lighting and sound.

Apply knowledge and skills to create character make-up.

Create posters, playbills, multi-media advertising and programs.

Create a timeline that includes multiple steps and deadlines in order to complete a long-term project (i.e., scheduling what must be completed in each rehearsal in order to be ready by the production, setting a schedule to have costumes completed by the production, etc.).

Audition and cast actors.

Direct actors in a scene.

Conduct production meetings with cast and crew members.

Demonstrate the ability to listen to, react to and perform in response to other actors in rehearsal and in performance.

Write, edit and revise short theatre, film, television or electronic media scripts in a variety of new or traditional forms.

Make decisions so that different settings, plots, characters, phrasing, etc., most effectively reflect intended theme or emotion.

Present designs using learned technical knowledge

Research and discuss various theatrical productions to determine how other art forms are used in a production.

Discuss, write or present a project using other art forms as communication tools.

Incorporate several arts disciplines (e.g., music, painting, dance) into classroom exercises or performances.

Present set, costume, properties, lighting, sound or make-up designs, and explain how the text was selected, designs and concepts were formulated, and how the designs relate to the text.

Select the most effective text for a purpose, interpret texts and make artistic choices through scene work or acting exercises.

Analyze the relationships and responsibilities of all personnel in the production staff hierarchy.

Present a unified production concept by means of a production, paper or class presentation.

Discuss criteria used to critique, and create a rubric or checklist using those criteria to critique a text or performance.

Defend a critique of a performance verbally or in writing.

Analyze and critique a performance, verbally or in writing, comparing artistic intent with final production.

Analyze and evaluate others' critical comments about personal work (i.e., final production achievement), compare with initial intent, and decide and explain which points are most appropriate to further development of the work.

Select a theme or idea and compare how it is developed or treated in dramas from a variety of cultures.

Analyze and summarize how contemporary and historic cultural influences affect the content and production elements of a dramatic presentation.

Reflect and describe how personal cultural experiences have affected a performance in a play.

Assess the social impact of theatre productions, past and present.

Assess and compare careers in traditional theatre, and in film/television /electronic industries.

Choose a specific career or vocational opportunity and thoroughly evaluate the knowledge, skills and discipline needed for success in that career.

Choose playwrights from various cultures during a specific historical period, and compare their lives and works, and how they influenced the society in which they lived

Evaluate the advantages or disadvantages that live theatre or film, video and electronic communications technology have on dramatic presentations.

Analyze the differences between performing for a live audience and performing in front of a recording device

Describe how computers and other technological advances have impacted technical design and other aspects of theatre.

Explain the knowledge, skills and discipline needed to pursue careers and vocational opportunities in theatre, film, television and electronic media.

Analyze school, community and professional theatre activities from personal observation and participation.

Summarize and evaluate personal participation in school, community or professional theatre activities.