Lafayette Theatre Classes
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Intro to Theatre
In this highly participatory and performance-based course students will be introduced to theatre performance elements including ensemble building, body, voice, improvisation, musical theatre and character development. Students will perform devised work and scenes in their performance based finals.
Teacher: Ms. Gorrell
Blocks: A3 and B4
Teacher: Ms. Gorrell
Blocks: A3 and B4
Theatre 2
Grades 10-12:
This highly participatory and performance-based second year course offers serious drama students an opportunity to focus on acting techniques. Studying theorists such as Stella Adler, Anne Bogart, Uta Hagen, Stanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, Viola Spolin, and Constantin Stanislavski. Students will create, perform and respond in units on Puppetry and Augusto Boal’s theatre for social change and they will devise site-responsive pieces and perform 10 minute plays. Prerequisite: successful completion of Introduction to Theatre.
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling
Block: A4
This highly participatory and performance-based second year course offers serious drama students an opportunity to focus on acting techniques. Studying theorists such as Stella Adler, Anne Bogart, Uta Hagen, Stanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, Viola Spolin, and Constantin Stanislavski. Students will create, perform and respond in units on Puppetry and Augusto Boal’s theatre for social change and they will devise site-responsive pieces and perform 10 minute plays. Prerequisite: successful completion of Introduction to Theatre.
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling
Block: A4
Theatre 3
Grades 11-12:
In this interactive and practical third year course students will explore theatre history and dramatic literature from Greek Theatre through Contemporary Drama in a performance based curriculum. This course will survey theatre history and cultures across the word including Greek, Renaissance, Shakespeare, Asian, Early 20th Century, Golden age of Musicals, Modern, Broadway and Contemporary. Students will gain an understanding of theatre and its impact on our world and culture. Students will perform a one act play and various devised works. Prerequisites: successful completion of Introduction to Theatre and Theatre 2 with an A or B and instructor’s approval.
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling
Block: B2
In this interactive and practical third year course students will explore theatre history and dramatic literature from Greek Theatre through Contemporary Drama in a performance based curriculum. This course will survey theatre history and cultures across the word including Greek, Renaissance, Shakespeare, Asian, Early 20th Century, Golden age of Musicals, Modern, Broadway and Contemporary. Students will gain an understanding of theatre and its impact on our world and culture. Students will perform a one act play and various devised works. Prerequisites: successful completion of Introduction to Theatre and Theatre 2 with an A or B and instructor’s approval.
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling
Block: B2
Theatre 4
Grade 12:
In this highly participatory fourth year advanced course students will focus on directing and devising pieces of theatre. Students will explore the directing process from concept/theme through script analysis and staging. Students will direct dynamic scenes from classic and contemporary plays that will be fully mounted at the end of each semester. Students will learn the principles of devising and generate their own work based on themes, ideas, and concepts of their own artistic interests. Work will create a showcase at the end of each semester. Prerequisites: successful completion of Introduction to Theatre, Theatre 2 and Theatre 3 with an A or B and instructor’s approval.
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling
Block: B2
In this highly participatory fourth year advanced course students will focus on directing and devising pieces of theatre. Students will explore the directing process from concept/theme through script analysis and staging. Students will direct dynamic scenes from classic and contemporary plays that will be fully mounted at the end of each semester. Students will learn the principles of devising and generate their own work based on themes, ideas, and concepts of their own artistic interests. Work will create a showcase at the end of each semester. Prerequisites: successful completion of Introduction to Theatre, Theatre 2 and Theatre 3 with an A or B and instructor’s approval.
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling
Block: B2
SCAPA Theatre 3/4
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling
Blocks: A1 and B1
Blocks: A1 and B1
Technical Theatre
In this hands-on advanced course, students will begin to work as designers and technical directors. Students will take a play from script to completion as part of a team of theatre artists collaborating together. Students will be responsible for designing the set, lights, props, costumes and sound for all Lafayette theatre and class productions. The Introductory course is for 9th-10th grades; the Advanced course is for 11th-12th grades.
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling
Blocks: A2 and B3
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling
Blocks: A2 and B3
Advanced Technical Theatre
Teacher: Mrs. Kisling