Theater Courses

The purpose of the Theatre Arts Program is to build a broad base of theatre content knowledge and skills. On the basic level, students develop and refine communication skills and gain a deeper understanding of history and the practice of Theatre. When instruction takes into account student learning styles and scaffolds the learning of different theatre skills, there are a number of abilities that are developed. These abilities are in the following areas:

• Problem solving

• Critical and creative thinking

• Communication

• Individual and collaborative planning and implementation

• Historical and cultural understanding

• Self- and social-awareness

• Research skills