Theatre 4 Honors

Theater courses at the honors level require students to demonstrate artistic leadership. Collaborative skills continue to be essential in students’ work, but the honors distinction is that the individual is responsible for organizing others to complete a theatrical performance project. The student must first qualify as an outstanding playwright, director, designer, dramaturge, actor or stage manager, and then must serve as producer of the project or chief of a major area of production for a capstone project. A post-performance analysis of the student’s capstone project is required, and must include a critique of leadership skills conducted by the teacher and ensemble peers, and a critical self-analysis of the project presented in either a classroom or public forum.

Theatre IV students will write scripts which may include multi-media productions and will demonstrate artistic discipline to achieve ensemble in rehearsal and performance of informal and formal theatre works as well as in film, television, or electronic media.  They will explain how scientific and technological advances have impacted theatre, and will collaborate with directors to develop unified production concepts.  Students will collaborate with designers and actors, and will be able to demonstrate direction skills.  Students will develop and document evidence of their own artistic growth.