In Drama 2 this year, we will be covering a variety of Theatre History topics, as well as different approaches and techniques to acting. Our units for the year are as follows:

• Pantomime
• Voice
• Tools of Scene Work
• Monologues
• Intro to Shakespearean Language
• Intro to Stanislavski
• The Dilemma Project
• Play Study
• Musical Theatre History Museum Project
• Mock Audition

Current Unit:

Voice: In this unit, students will be introduced to a key element of performance: the voice. Students will explore how to thoughtfully communicate character, story, and emotion vocally. Students will begin by exploring articulation so that they understand the importance of clearly communicating their words onstage. They will further build on this with the following lesson on the different vocal varieties of pitch, tone, rate, and volume.

The final lesson helps students explore vocal characterization as well as the details and layers that can bring that character to life vocally. This unit study of the voice culminates in a final puppet show where students are asked to bring a story and character to life by using vocal variety, articulation, and characterization.