Drama

Grade 6 Drama (trimester 5/6)

Drama is a course that teaches the fundamentals of the theater arts. During the program, students study, practice, and engage in many facets of dramatics. Students are given the opportunity to experience this unique art form and to learn the basic terms and techniques involved in theater. All of this occurs while broadening general experience with public speaking, physical performance, and group cooperative skills.

During this course, students study pantomime, improvisation, characterization, voice, and scriptwriting while participating in a variety of “performing” activities, ranging from one-person scenes to group skits. Within class-period rehearsals, students develop most of the material presented. The course culminates with a limited production of a student-written script. Parents are often invited to see this final project. Students will present their short movie project at the end of the trimester.

Students who have a special interest in the theater arts have the opportunity to participate in either (or both) of two full-scale dramatic productions during the school year: a play produced on Gilman’s campus and a musical produced at Roland Park Country School. The course is not prerequisite to a student’s involvement in either show.