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Brenham High School Theater Department
Offered Courses

Technical Theatre 1
Grade Placement: 9-12
1 credit

This course is designed to give an overview of the behind the scenes workings of the stage. The students will work with a variety of tools, paint, and machinery to create stage settings, costumes, lighting effects, sound effects, and publicity information. This course is ideal for anyone interested in theatre but scared to death of the stage.
 

Technical Theatre 2
Grade Placement: 10-12
Prerequisite: Technical Theatre I - Teacher approval
1 credit

This course is designed to give students advanced knowledge in four basic design areas: sets, lights, costume and sound. Although we will study all these areas, students will have the opportunity to focus on one and create an individual project that could be used to present for scholarships. We will be doing practical work on productions presented by the school as well as assisting outside projects that use our facilities.
 

Technical Theatre 3
Grade Placement: 11-12
Prerequisite: Technical Theatre II - Teacher approval
1 credit

Students in tech theatre 3 will focus on each design area during each six weeks: sets, lights, sound, costumes, makes-up, props. also a primary focus 


Technical Theatre 4 
Grade Placement: 12
Prerequisite: Technical Theatre III - Teacher approval
1 credit
 

 

Continuation of technical theatre III activities.
 

 


 

 

Theatre Arts 1
Grade Placement: 9-12
1 credit

This course is designed to provide information to beginning actors and actresses. you will primarily act, but you will also learn about many other areas of theatre. We will play theatre games as well as work on memorization, improvisation, and pantomime. this class will put on a children's show in the spring for younger grades in the community.
 

Theatre Arts 2
Grade Placement: 10-12
Prerequistie: Theatre Arts I - Teacher approval
1 credit

This course is designed to advance skills in acting. Scene work will be the focus of this course with an emphasis on blocking and characterization. Students in this course will learn more in depth about a variety of design concepts and how they relate to acting. Students are required to perform in one theatre tournament each semester.
 

Theatre Arts 3
Grade Placement: 11-12
Prerequistie: Theatre Arts II - Teacher approval
1 credit

This course is for students who have an intense interest in acting and/or directing. We will focus on advanced characterization techniques as well as acting periods and genres. Students will have a heavy focus on scene work A focus will be placed on developing monologues to be used in scholarship auditions. Students are required to perform in one theatre tournament each semester.

Theatre Arts 4
Grade Placement: 12
Prerequistie: Theatre Arts III- Teacher approval
1 credit

Students in Theatre Arts 4 will focus on preparing a production from beginning to end. They will focus on each task primarily assuming the director's role. Preparation for scholarship auditions and studying specific directors will also be focused upon. Students are required to perform in one theatre tournament each semester.

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