11 Drama B

SUBJECT OVERVIEW

Students who study drama at SACE Stage 1 level refine their skills and have deeper understanding to generate creative and imaginative solutions to the challenge of staging theatrical works. Students extend their performance techniques and theory practice. Students consider diverse perspectives and challenge their own imaginations, developing confidence in their personal ideas. Students analyse texts and other materials, to extend their performances and their own learning to communicate with the audience. The focus of this course is modern innovative technologies, practitioners, theatre styles and play scripts. Drama students integrate problem solving collaboration with the creative with the physical performance and the intellectual text.

Students who studied Year 11 (Stage 1) Drama A have the opportunity to complete 2 semesters of Drama by choosing Drama A & B in preparation for Year 12 Stage 2 Drama.

Topics may include

• Presentation of dramatic works
• Dramatic theory and practice including analysis, evaluation and production
• Individual investigation and presentation of specific genre
• Opportunity to respond to live theatre of workshops