Theatre at Stadium Drive Elementary School of the Arts
My philosophy is that Theatre, in its simplest form, is storytelling. I believe that telling stories is a major part of the human experience and that we can learn many lessons and skills through Theatre. Through our experiences in Theatre we can learn about people, cultures, history, literature, language, problem solving, and more. Perhaps most importantly, by trying to analyze characters’ actions and motivations, we can even learn to understand and practice empathy.
Below are listed the four major components of our Theatre Program here at Stadium Drive.
Story Drama: Story Drama is the reenactment of a piece of literature or the exploration of characters from a piece of literature. Story Drama helps students explore literature and its components, relationships, feelings, communication, and empathy.
Creative Drama: Creative Drama is an improvisational, non-exhibitional, process-centered form of drama in which participants are guided by a leader to imagine, enact, and reflect upon human experiences. This type of drama is more about creating an experience for the student that immerses them in a situation, setting, or problem. The students have more control over the outcome of the story and the experience becomes their own.
Theatre: Theatre refers to the creation and implementation of a planned and rehearsed performance. This is where we begin to hone our acting skills, learning the best ways to tell and show the story to the audience using our bodies and voices. Theatre is a great opportunity to work on presentation and public-speaking skills. Playwriting also falls under this category. Students begin creating their own stories and plays by the middle of their Kindergarten year.
Technical Theatre: Technical Theatre is everything that happens behind the scenes. From directing to designing, we learn how important it is to work as a team toward our common goal: telling the story to the audience. Everyone comes together to tell the story and everyone’s job is equally important. It isn’t always about being in the spotlight; it’s about telling the story, and telling it well.
Below are listed the four major components of our Theatre Program here at Stadium Drive.
Story Drama: Story Drama is the reenactment of a piece of literature or the exploration of characters from a piece of literature. Story Drama helps students explore literature and its components, relationships, feelings, communication, and empathy.
Creative Drama: Creative Drama is an improvisational, non-exhibitional, process-centered form of drama in which participants are guided by a leader to imagine, enact, and reflect upon human experiences. This type of drama is more about creating an experience for the student that immerses them in a situation, setting, or problem. The students have more control over the outcome of the story and the experience becomes their own.
Theatre: Theatre refers to the creation and implementation of a planned and rehearsed performance. This is where we begin to hone our acting skills, learning the best ways to tell and show the story to the audience using our bodies and voices. Theatre is a great opportunity to work on presentation and public-speaking skills. Playwriting also falls under this category. Students begin creating their own stories and plays by the middle of their Kindergarten year.
Technical Theatre: Technical Theatre is everything that happens behind the scenes. From directing to designing, we learn how important it is to work as a team toward our common goal: telling the story to the audience. Everyone comes together to tell the story and everyone’s job is equally important. It isn’t always about being in the spotlight; it’s about telling the story, and telling it well.