Albany Senior High School/Coursebook/2DRA

What is this course about?
The Level 2 course develops skills, control and confidence, which are valuable to you in all of your studies and in whatever careers you choose to follow. You will participate in a public production, performing either an acting or a technical role or both. You will continue to develop drama techniques, improvisation skills, and learn to structure and express ideas in written form

What will I learn?
You will learn a variety of styles and genres of drama and theatre performance and how to combine the acting techniques of voice, movement, geature and use of space to effectively convey your own ideas or those of a playwright in performance.

What sorts of things will I do?
You will take part in group performances that explore various genres of drama and styles of theatre such as improvisation, devising, scripted performance and performance in the style of a theatre form or period.You will study how acting techniques can be combined to convey meaning effectively in performance and begin to study the theory that underpins some theatre styles.