Class Descriptions Drama and Mime
When choosing a theatre arts, drama or mime class, it’s important to choose a class appropriate to your skills, your interest, and your goals. Here’s a quick guide to the levels noted with class descriptions:
Level I means; You’re a beginner, little or no previous experience; everybody welcome!
Level II means; You remember some basics from that class you took a couple of years ago, you know the essential concepts. You can follow!
Level III means; You know the terminology, you are experienced, and perhaps you have some performance background.You can flow!
The following are course descriptions. For current class times and fees see the Class Schedule. Should you have any additional questions, please give us a call!
Pantomime / Mime
Level I Mime - All Levels. A 5 week term $45.00 per term or $9.00 per class. 55 mins.in Length.
This first level of instruction introduces those new to Mime to the fundamentals of the art. Students gain a general understanding of what Mime was in the past and what it is in today's theatre, and begin to learn the physical and dramatic skills that provide a strong foundation for Mime work. The class curriculum includes specialized movement skills, physicalization of emotion, and stylization techniques (including some basic illusion work).
Level II Mime - A 5 week term $65.00 per term or $12.00 per class. One hour in Length. This second level of instruction builds on the concepts and skills introduced in Level I, and introduces new material. Techniques are explored in greater detail, with more emphasis on mastering these skills. New material is introduced, and work on character, dramatic construction, and improvisation begins. Students with some experience in Mime may audition to begin at this level, but some basic knowledge and skill work in particular is considered a pre-requisite.
Theatre Arts- Drama
Theatre Arts Class Descriptions
When choosing a Theatre Arts class, it's important to choose a class appropriate to your skills, your interest, and your goals. Here's a quick guide to the levels noted with class descriptions:
Level I means; You're a beginner, little or no previous experience; everybody welcome!
Level II means; You remember some basics from that class you took a couple of years ago, you know the essential concepts. You can follow!
Level III means; You know the terminology, you are experienced, and perhaps you have some performance background. You can flow!
The following are course descriptions. For current class times and fees see the Class Schedule. Should you have any additional questions, please give us a call!
Acting Classes
Acting 101: 10 week term $80.00 per term or $11.00 per class. One Hour in Length
This 10-week class will introduce students to the purposes of acting and the many areas involved in an actor's performance. This will include observation, character development, blocking and why it's important, movement,stage direction,breathing and speech (diction, projection, etc.), voice projection and how to use it to your advantage, proscenium cheating to make sure that no one in the audience sees you back for more than 20 seconds, how to be more intimate with the audience when using thrust and arena staging.
script work, and more. There will be small homework assignments given each week (not usually written ones!). Each student will work on a simple monologue or dialogue which will be performed at an "open house" at the end of the term.
This is a great class to learn about and improve basic speaking, acting skills, and desires! Even if acting is not your ultimate goal, this class can help you the rest of your life developing such necessary skills as public speaking, expression, comprehension, and communication.
Acting 201: 10 week term $90.00 per term or $12.00 per class. One and a half Hour in Length
This class is a continuation of Acting 101. Continuing to develop the basic acting skills described in "Acting 101", we will add interaction with scripts, one another, props, costumes, and more! We will discuss more of the areas involved in a theatrical performance. There will be a performance opportunity at the end of the 10 weeks to show off what you've learned!
Improvisation: 10 week term $80.00 per term or $11.00 per class. One Hour in Length
"Improv" relies on speed, creativity, experience, agility and sensitivity to make things happen. As well as being fun in and by itself, improv helps us develop characters and solutions in acting and other problems in our lives. Join us in sharpening your acting skills and developing your improv ability. A different theme each week will guide us into new places with our minds, bodies, and friends. (Note: Though this is fun and can appear "sillier" than other art forms, this class is to be taken seriously!)
History of Theatre: 10 week term $80.00 per term or $11.00 per class. One Hour in Length. (Stage Craft or Creating a Production is a prerequisite or instructor's permission)
Going back to the roots of theatre. Where it began in Roman and Greek culture, to the point where it was cast aside and then revived by the church. This includes a biblical history and Scriptural foundation of drama. The growth across Europe and into Shakespeare's time, all the way up to present in both Europe and the US. Also how this growth has affected Asia, Australia, Africa and South America. We will study the different staging and different themes and how they have changed and became what they are today. The different lighting and sets used and why and how they have improved. Indoor verses outdoor and the time of day that performances occurred. Through the good times and the rough times, how theatre survived and progressed to what it is today. A MUST FOR SERIOUS DRAMA MINISTRY MINISTERS & LEADERS!
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Creating a Production... Putting it ALL together!: 10 week term $90.00 per term or $12.00 per class. One Hour in Length
The other aspects of putting on a production. Direction, Producing and Designing Positions and responsibility and where to find them or do them yourself. Where to have performances and getting permission or booking location and paying to use space. Practice space for time being. Setting up auditions. What to ask for and what to expect. Picking a cast. Making a schedule. The art work for publicity signs and fliers, tickets, program covers and advertisement spots. Putting together a program. How it should be organized. Who should print it and why. Borrowing props from local businesses or parents. Putting them in the program. Making sure they get their items back. Asking support from local restaurants or food locations to feed everyone during week of show rehearsals. Designing and theme the ticket area and entrance to match the theme of the show. Ticket sales and advertisements for where to get them; by mail, phone, email or in person. How can they pay; cash, check, or credit card. Intermission. Providing snacks and drinks for audience. Who brings it in and who accepts donations. Stage Managing and their responsibilities. Student Directing and their responsibilities.
Stage Craft: 10 week term $100.00 per term or $12.00 per class. Two Hours in Length
The basics of theatre. The safety precautions and how to use drills, saws and other tools. Building of sets. Measuring accordingly. Reading designs to make accurate sets based off of design. Painting and the mixing of colors. Water based paint verses oil based paint and what you use to clean the brushes accordingly. Making sure you properly clean up after your self. Lighting basics. The different lights used on stages today. The simple to the most intelligent lights and how to use the light board. How to program and patch lights together or separately. Safety regulations and procedures to extend the life of light bulbs. How to hang lights. What screws to use and which ones you should not use. Sound basics. Using the soundboard. Where to get sound effects. Wireless microphones, the good and the bad, and how to make them safe and not short out. Props and where to get them and how to organize them. Stage Crew, running crew, light crew and sound crew and what they do during a show.
Theatre Design: 10 week term $100.00 per term or $12.00 per class. One Hour in Length (Request Stage Craft as prerequisite or instructor's permission)
Set Designing. Who designs the set, using the director's vision and getting the most out of the stage space. Paint Design. Making the color fit the overall theme. Can either brighten or make dreary. Props. What tables, chairs, dishes, etc. are needed to create realism. Costume Designing. Picking designs that fit overall theme and time period. Creating colors that fit the character and the actor some. Make-up and Hair Design. Making the appearance of age lines and gray hair, or the darkening of skin to look dirty or the adding of scars or wounds when necessary. Making hair fit time period and character. May include wigs. Projects on creating a mini set and designing costumes for a show.
History of Theatre: 10 week term $90.00 per term or $11.00 per class. One Hour in Length. (Stage Craft or Creating a Production is a prerequisite or instructor's permission)
Going back to the roots of theatre. Where it began in Roman and Greek culture, to the point where it was cast aside and then revived by the church. This includes a biblical history and Scriptural foundation of drama. The growth across Europe and into Shakespeare's time, all the way up to present in both Europe and the US. Also how this growth has affected Asia, Australia, Africa and South America. We will study the different staging and different themes and how they have changed and became what they are today. The different lighting and sets used and why and how they have improved. Indoor verses outdoor and the time of day that performances occurred. Through the good times and the rough times, how theatre survived and progressed to what it is today. A MUST FOR SERIOUS DRAMA MINISTRY MINISTERS & LEADERS!
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