THEATRE
Classes
About our Theatre Classes
Drama and Musical Theatre are fantastic outlets for creativity, and massive confidence boosters in children.
In our Theatre classes, students will get to:
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Develop confidence both on and off the stage​​
Communicate effectively​
Build creativity and imagination​
Build awareness of their body in space
Improve memory and concentration
Learn self-discipline
Learn empahty
Work with different groups of people
Learn about different roles one can do in the theatre​​
Manage time​​
Learn rhythm
And much more!
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Drama Classes
60 min class once a week
$170 per term
The DRAMATIZERS
Drama for ages 8-12
Learning drama provides students with transferable life skills that will help all areas of their lives. Expanding their creativity and imagination boosts brain development and functioning, and promotes learning in all areas. Creativity also involves critical thinking, planning, problem-solving, and focus. Drama equips students with the skills necessary to express their opinions and thoughts with eloquence – building their confidence, empathy, and ability in public speaking.
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Whether the aim of our students is to enter into community theatre, prepare for high school Drama classes, or just to have some fun learning in a pressure-free environment, Excite is the perfect place.
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This year, our drama students will be engaging in the following topics:
Term 1: Physical Theatre
Our drama students will begin the year by creating a strong ensemble. Through teamwork and skill-developing exercises, they will be able to work together as a team to improvise and devise scenes. In this module, students will learn how to transform their bodies, and use movement to express thoughts, feelings, and stories.
Term 2: Elements of Drama
In this module, students will learn foundational blocks of characterisation. Focusing on emotions, voice, facial expressions, and being truthful under imaginary circumstances, students will learn how to act the breadth and depth of all that is possible to create different characters. Students will engage in monologues, duologues, and group work.
Term 3: Theatre Terminology and Script Work
Through scripted plays and self written plays, students will learn theatre terminology and skills needed for Community theatre and beyond.
Term 4: Lights, Camera, Action!
Students will apply all tools learnt for the year in improvised and devised scripts, line learning, tech runs, and a final performance to finish the year.
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Drama for ages 8-11
The Dramatizers | Thursday 3:30-4:30pm
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DRAMATIC EDGE
Drama Class for 12-17 years
60 min class once a week
$170 per term
This class is for our up-and-coming theatre enthusiasts! The aim of this class is to teach the skills that students will need to enter professional or community theatre. Even though the focus is on acting, students will also have the chance to learn about directing, and playwriting through experience.
Through script work, devising, and improvisation, students will polish and refine their acting and playwriting skills. Classes will focus on controlling energy, stage presence, diction, listening, and being truthful under imaginary circumstances. These skills will give our students the edge when they go to audition for future plays/films.
This class can be thought of as an extension drama class. Students will be challenged to take on more serious roles, become more truthful in performance, and develop a broader understanding of how a play is put on.
Please Note: This class will require a high level of commitment as learning lines and practicing scenes will be expected to be completed at home.
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Term 1: Who’s Line Is It Anyway?
Our drama students will begin the year by creating a strong ensemble. Through teamwork, and skill-developing exercises, they will be able to work together as a team to improvise and devise scenes.
Term 2: Write, Direct, Perform
Using a chosen book or movie as inspiration, students will work with the teacher to tell the same story from multiple perspectives. Each student will write a segment, direct their segment, and perform a fellow student’s segment. Students will learn how to give and take direction, while fine-tuning their acting ability.
Term 3: Screen Acting
Term 3 will see the students learn about screen acting. Through monologues, duologues, and group work, students will practice the audition process, rehearsal protocol, and the differences between screen and stage acting. Focusing on characterisation, voice, facial expressions, and being truthful under imaginary circumstances, students will learn how to act as many different characters.
Term 4: The Prime Objective
This term, students will be able to sink their teeth into a full length script. Students will focus on character, looking at their minor and major objectives, their motivations, and expression. This term will offer the full experience, starting with auditions, leading to line learning, tech runs, and a final performance to finish the year.
Dramatic Edge for ages 12-17
Thursday 6:30-7:30pm
musical theatre
60 min class once a week
$170 per term
BROADWAY LIGHTS 12-14
TRIPLE THREAT 9-12
Musical Theatre is a branch of theatre that tells stories through song. It combines singing, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance, allowing students to develop skills in many areas of the performing arts, making them a true ‘Triple Threat’.
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These classes are designed to take our students on a journey through the many faceted world of Musical Theatre. Throughout the year they will learn how to work with different groups of people, explore different genres, learn about stage techniques and how to develop a character, develop stage presence, the ropes in backstage roles.
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Each term, we will learn about, and perform a song from, a different musical. The musicals will be chosen in conference with the class, but will reflect a wide range of genres and styles. However, all songs chosen will have an empowering and uplifting message.
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The older classes will require acting with more complex emotions, greater vocal technique, and more intricate choreography. All students will get a chance to sing individually, as well as part of a group to increase their confidence.
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MUSICAL THEATRE | TRIPLE THREAT 9-12 years
Term 1: Beauty and the Beast | Be Our Guest | choreography focus
Term 2: Wizard of Oz | If I Only Had A Brain | action focus
Term 3: Matilda | When I grow Up | vocal focus
Term 4: Shrek | What’s up Duloc? | triple threat focus​
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MUSICAL THEATRE | BROADWAY LIGHTS 12-14 years
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Term 1: Greatest Showman | This is Me | vocal focus
Term 2: Aladdin | Never Had a Friend Like Me | choreography focus
Term 3: High School Musical | We're All in This Together | acting focus
Term 4: Shrek the Musical | I’m a Believer | triple threat focus
Mid year 2024 theatre Recital
TRIPLE THREAT MUSICAL THEATRE CLASS
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DRAMA GALLERY
