CTE - Theater
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The JMW theater program is process oriented. The student actor will explore voice and movement, dramatic texts and interpretation as well as learning how to create and sustain believable characters through collaborative and truthful storytelling. Formal and informal performances, in and out of the classroom, help students develop performance skills and the ability to give and take constructive criticism from their peers. Students will graduate with the ability to successfully audition into a college theater program.
Plan of Study
Year 1
Introduction to Theater; Introduction to Acting
Year 2
Introduction to Script Analysis; Introduction to Scene Study
Year 3
Theater History; Introduction to to Audition Technique
Year 4
Classical Scene Study; Theater Seminar
Additional Requirements:
Anatomy and Injury Prevention for the Moving Body or Dance Composition; Chorus
Suggested Coursework:
Dramatic Literature; Theaterworks; Non-Western Theatrical Traditions; Introduction to Improvisations
Credentials:
RI State Council on the Arts Credential-Theatre
Highlights
Skills and Knowledge:
Problem Solving; Professionalism; Collaboration; Critical Thinking; Communication; Creativity; Flexibility; Initiative ; Orientation to the theater; Knowledge of artistic and technical theater; Participation in small and large company stage performances; Knowledge of stage-performance (theater company, acting ,stagecraft
Work-Based Learning Opportunities
Students must complete 80 hours in any of the following activities: Internship, Apprenticeship, Service-learning project, Industry Project, or School-based Enterprise.
Occupations within this Field:
- Actor
- Director
- Musician/Singer
- Composer/Arranger
- Church Musician
- Accompanist
- Playwright
- Theatre/Acting Entrepreneur