Renaissance Academy Drama Courses
4th and 6th Grade Drama:
4th and 6th grade students have the amazing opportunity to
study acting at a young age! They begin by learning the fundamentals
of improvisational acting and transition into scripted acting later in
the school year. Students perform in short
acting scenes and a final reader’s theatre style class play at the end of
the year.
Middle School Acting:
Middle school students who choose acting as an elective have the
opportunity to work on their performance skills at the intermediate
level. The class focuses on acting scenes as the foundation for the
development of emotional expression, characterization, and effective
vocalization. Students also participate in a dramatic literature unit and finish the year by performing in a class play.
High School Acting and Performance:
Students who have a deep passion for acting can elect to
study the craft of acting at an intermediate to advanced level. The
class focuses on the development of authentic acting through the
utilization of acting scenes and character development exercises.
Students are given an abundance of performance opportunities that will allow
them to grow as performers and human beings.
High School Comedy:
This class is ideal for any student with a sense of humor! Students
learn the fundamentals of comedy and have ample opportunities to perform
their own written comedic work. Areas of study include improvisation,
sketch comedy, and stand-up comedy.
High School Film:
Students will view and critique films from the 1920s to the present,
beginning with Charlie Chaplin and the Silent Film Era.
Chronologically, students will examine the elements of plot, character,
and theme within a diverse variety of film genres. Students will be
given plentiful opportunities to present their creative and analytical
film critiques in both written and oral form.