Grade 9
Grade 9, Open (ADA 1O1)
This course will introduce students to all the fundamentals of Drama. The grade nine program establishes the roots for all our future work. This course will develop the following life-skills: self-esteem, confidence, public speaking, group skills, negotiation, and leadership. Drama is valuable for anyone who considers themselves "shy". Students will create several drama structures all based on issues of "transition". For example, the transition from childhood to adolescence and the transition from elementary school to high school.
Grade 10
Grade 10, Open (ADA 2O1)
This course continues the development of fundamental Drama skills. There will be an emphasis on character development and script creation. The highlight of the course continues to be the Children's Theatre Unit where students create a children's play that is taken on tour to our four feeder schools. Grade 10 Drama introduces students to public performances, which prepares them well for the Grade 11 course.
Grade 11
Grade 11, College/University (ADA 3M1)
Students will focus on various dramatic forms, sources and scripts from many periods of history. The units of focus will be Ritual, Ancient Greek Tragedy, Commedia Dell'Arte and Shakespearean Monologue. Students will make two sets of masks and will work intensively with them in performances. Students will create and present several original and adapted works in front of live audiences.
Grade 12
Grade 12, College/University (ADA 4M1)
Students will experiment through scene study, different forms, and styles in dramatic literature. Particular focus will be paid to the experimental playwrights of the early twentieth century. Students will create/adapt and present several dramatic works, including an evening performance for public presentation. Students will research dramatic styles, themes, and theories of acting. Students will learn the fundamentals of stage combat and fencing techniques that will result in the creation of a fencing presentation for public view.