Performing Arts Academy - Acting  (Intro, Intermediate, and Advanced) The acting component of the Academy uses a conservatory-style approach to prepare the student actor for the professional theatre world through the development of a personal acting process, systematic skills training, performance in productions, and study of theatre traditions, history, and styles. The curriculum includes workshops with the Manhattan Theater Club culminating in attendance at two Broadway performances. Each semester Academy members will be featured in the PAA Winter Wonderland and the Spring Class Acts plays. Students must audition for entrance into this pre-professional program.  Acting students will have multiple opportunities for extra-curricular performance projects.  The Acting Academy participates as a member of The International Thespian Society, Honoring Excellence in Educational Theater.  Students of the PAA will be given Mentorship opportunities for the Freshmen Academy and PAA productions. 

 

• Acting Level 1 (6th Period):   Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of acting using the Stanislavski Technique. Theater games will develop skills such as concentration, observation, listening, trust, collaboration and problem-solving.  Basic scene work and beginning script analysis will prepare students for the next levels. Students will participate in the holiday show, Spring Play, and be eligible for the senior-directed one-acts. 

 

• Acting Level 2 (Beginning/Intermediate) 2/3 Period: Students learn the fundamental skills of acting using the Stanislavski Technique. Vocal production and movement are explored as part of the actor’s process. Theater history, appreciation, and performance opportunities are included in this level. Students will participate in Holiday Show, and Spring Play and be eligible for the senior-directed one-act festival, as well as other performance opportunities.  Students will participate in the playwriting workshops with MTC. ALL LEVEL ONE STUDENTS MUST MEET MINIMUM INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS. 

 

• Level 3 (Intermediate/Advanced):  Students prepare for a full-scale devised production. All students in this level will create, write, be cast in a role, and be given added production responsibilities. The second semester readies students to make choices about their career. Classic playwrights will be the primary resource for scene study.  Students will participate in the Winter Play, holiday show, senior-directed one-acts, and spring play.  Students are also eligible for 3 Fine Arts credits through Hudson Community College's "Project Leap".  They will participate in the playwriting workshop with MTC. ALL LEVEL 2 STUDENTS MUST MEET MINIMUM INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS. 

 

 

Academy members may receive Thespian credit by participating in Academy projects.