Drama enables young people to develop knowledge, understanding and skills individually and collaboratively to make, perform and appreciate dramatic and theatrical works. Students take on roles as a means of exploring both familiar and unfamiliar aspects of their world while exploring the ways people react and respond to different situations, issues and ideas.
Introduction to Drama
(a Stage 4 Course - Years 7 and 8) Drama course description
Text to Performance
(a Stage 5 Course - Years 9 and 10) Text to Performance course description
Theatrestyles
(a Stage 5 Course - Years 9 and 10) Theatrestyles course description
Acting for Stage and Screen
(a Stage 5 Course - Years 9 and 10) Acting for Stage and Screen course description
Youth Theatre
(a Stage 5 Course - Years 9 and 10) Youth Theatre course description
Drama Senior Study
There are no prerequisites for undertaking a study of Drama in the Senior School, however a demonstrated interest in the subject is highly desirable as the course has a strong performance and theory base.
The Preliminary Course focuses on:
- Improvisation, Playbuilding and Acting
- Elements of Production and Performance
- Theatrical traditions and Performance Style
Students undertaking Preliminary HSC Drama will have the opportunity to participate in The Illawarra Schools' Shakespeare Festival.
The Higher School Certificate Course focuses on:
- One Content Area from each of the following topics:
- Australian Drama and Theatre
- Studies in Drama and Theatre
- Participate in a Group performance
- Select an Individual Project from the following areas:
- Critical Analysis
- Design
- Performance
- Scriptwriting
- Video Drama
Other Opportunities
While there are many performance experiences in the classroom students will find themselves also participating in a range of extra curricula activities in a variety of venues.