Class List
Drama I
Get out of your seat and on your feet! Literally, ‘fun and games’ are the basis of this course, which encourages students to reconnect with their imagination, creativity and sense of play. Students will participate in drama games and explore both how to improvise as well as rehearse group scene work. That work will provide the base to explore character development and storytelling. As every student’s voice will be heard and valued in class, a close community will be formed leading to lasting friendships.
Drama IA
Can’t fit a whole year of Drama I into your schedule? Students will be introduced to Drama games and activities in Drama I, but not explore it with the same depth. See description of Drama I.
Drama II
Keep the fun going in Drama II through a more advanced application of the drama skills learned in Drama I. In this course students will focus on the exploration of genre, pop culture, ensemble work and point of view. Students will develop their voice as the take on increased autonomy in their work, a more sophisticated perspective to the material they explore, and through taking bigger artistic risks.
Drama IIA
This is a one semester accelerated Drama II course. This class will focus on the ways in which genre and pop culture shapes our understanding of communication and point of view. See description of Drama II above.
Brookline Educational Theater Company (BETCo)
BETCo is an advanced level drama class that serves the BHS population (and beyond) with student developed work that expresses a variety of points of view about social, political and academic issues relevant to our community. The company spends the year exploring ways to creatively express point of view, resulting in performances that are sometimes controversial and always thought-provoking.
Needs Improvment
Needs Improvment is an advanced level drama class that serves the BHS population (and beyond) with original improvisational theatre. The class trains for a year, including a focus on the skills and knowledge of the two main forms of improvisational theater: short form improvisation and long form improvisation. The troupe will use humor to engage with the world around them, creating scene work inspired by current events and personalities in the news. The class will create main-stage performances to be performed at BHS during the year.
Backstage: Power Tools and Special Effects
Want to get your hands dirty, with sawdust that is? In Backstage, students explore the technical aspects of production (set, lighting, sound and costumes) through creative problem solving. Through hands-on application, students work cooperatively with peers and staff to support the technical needs of the BHS Performing Arts Department.
Design for the Stage
Design for the Stage is a more advanced application of the skills and knowledge of technical theatre, focusing more on the creative aspects of show production. This single semester course focuses on the elements of set, lighting, sound and costume design. Although it was originally offered as a independent study, it is now taught as a semester long course.
Get out of your seat and on your feet! Literally, ‘fun and games’ are the basis of this course, which encourages students to reconnect with their imagination, creativity and sense of play. Students will participate in drama games and explore both how to improvise as well as rehearse group scene work. That work will provide the base to explore character development and storytelling. As every student’s voice will be heard and valued in class, a close community will be formed leading to lasting friendships.
Drama IA
Can’t fit a whole year of Drama I into your schedule? Students will be introduced to Drama games and activities in Drama I, but not explore it with the same depth. See description of Drama I.
Drama II
Keep the fun going in Drama II through a more advanced application of the drama skills learned in Drama I. In this course students will focus on the exploration of genre, pop culture, ensemble work and point of view. Students will develop their voice as the take on increased autonomy in their work, a more sophisticated perspective to the material they explore, and through taking bigger artistic risks.
Drama IIA
This is a one semester accelerated Drama II course. This class will focus on the ways in which genre and pop culture shapes our understanding of communication and point of view. See description of Drama II above.
Brookline Educational Theater Company (BETCo)
BETCo is an advanced level drama class that serves the BHS population (and beyond) with student developed work that expresses a variety of points of view about social, political and academic issues relevant to our community. The company spends the year exploring ways to creatively express point of view, resulting in performances that are sometimes controversial and always thought-provoking.
Needs Improvment
Needs Improvment is an advanced level drama class that serves the BHS population (and beyond) with original improvisational theatre. The class trains for a year, including a focus on the skills and knowledge of the two main forms of improvisational theater: short form improvisation and long form improvisation. The troupe will use humor to engage with the world around them, creating scene work inspired by current events and personalities in the news. The class will create main-stage performances to be performed at BHS during the year.
Backstage: Power Tools and Special Effects
Want to get your hands dirty, with sawdust that is? In Backstage, students explore the technical aspects of production (set, lighting, sound and costumes) through creative problem solving. Through hands-on application, students work cooperatively with peers and staff to support the technical needs of the BHS Performing Arts Department.
Design for the Stage
Design for the Stage is a more advanced application of the skills and knowledge of technical theatre, focusing more on the creative aspects of show production. This single semester course focuses on the elements of set, lighting, sound and costume design. Although it was originally offered as a independent study, it is now taught as a semester long course.
