Theatre

Sprague Drama Curriculum

Theatre Arts I

Theater Arts I is the beginning course in Theater. Students are given the foundation of a theater arts experience through exercises in pantomime, voice and diction, improvisation, stage movement, script study, acting technique, scene work, technical theater, and theater history

Theatre Arts II

Theater Arts II is the second level of the Theater program. It is designed to develop the student’s techniques in the following areas: acting, script analysis and interpretation, in-depth character analysis, study of tragedy, comedy, musical theater, and knowledge of theater history.

Advanced Theatre Arts

Advanced Theater Arts is a course for the serious student of Theater. It requires the successful completion of the two preceding courses and covers a variety of acting techniques, directing styles, play production, musical theater, dance, and movement skills. students.

Unified Theatre Arts

Dedicated to promoting inclusion through shared theater training and performance, Unified Theater joins students with and without intellectual disabilities as they rehearse and perform a variety of theater works. Modeled after Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools opportunities, this class was inspired by a simple principle: learning together and performing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.

Technical Theatre

Technical Theater is a semester course that may be repeated for credit. Studies will include practical application in the following: theater spaces, design, set construction and decoration, lighting, sound, properties, costuming, and makeup. This course is responsible for the construction of the theatrical productions at Sprague High School. The experience level of the student will determine specific course work. This is a “hands on” course.

Advanced Technical Theatre

This course is for the technical theatre student who has successfully completed 3 or more semesters of technical theatre. It includes hands-on practical application of the following: theatre spaces, design, set construction and decoration, lighting, sound, properties, costuming, and make up. 20 Lab hours outside of class on technical aspects of the current production are required. Specific course work will be determined by the experience and ability level of the student.