Theatre at Amundsen High School

 

 

 

The Viking Theatre Company was founded in 2017 starting with a handful of one-acts and improvisation workshops. It has grown over the years to producing multiple shows annually, creating opportunities for student leadership onstage and backstage, and a place for students to support each other through the arts. View our website for more information on shows and to purchase tickets. 

• Theater Arts- This is an introductory level course that focuses primarily on the performative aspects of theater. Students will participate in the theatrical process through improvisation, text analysis, and design. Students will engage in theatrical performances of monologues and scenes. The course will include the critique and evaluation of theatrical performances. 
• Theater Production- In this course, we will analyze theatrical texts for design elements. Students then learn fundamentals of stage design and production including; set and lighting design, make-up, costume design, and sound design. Students apply this knowledge to school productions.
• MYP Drama I- In this course, we will explore the techniques and skills in dramatic performance, skills and attitudes appropriate to a variety of theatre performance contexts, and theatre theory. Throughout the course, every effort will be made to show how Drama connects to other areas of study. As an honors credit, students in this course will have more assignments and responsibilities than students in a regular course. 
• MYP Drama II- IB MYP Drama II is where students learn to appreciate diverse aspects of the discipline of theater. Students are introduced to acting, voice, improvisation, and script analysis. The course helps students to contextualize the theatrical experience through examination of theater history, and texts, as well as the process and product of staging performances. The course includes exposure to live theatrical production. As an honors credit, students in this course will have more assignments and responsibilities than students in a regular course. 
• IB Theatre I and II- Students experience the course from contrasting artistic perspectives. They learn to apply research and theory to inform and to contextualize their work. The theatre course encourages students to appreciate that through the processes of researching, creating, preparing, presenting, and critically reflecting on theatre as participants and audience members they gain a richer understanding of themselves, their community, and the world. Through the study of theatre, students become aware of their own personal and cultural perspectives, developing an appreciation of the diversity of theatre practices, their processes, and their modes of presentation. It enables students to discover and engage with different forms of theatre across time, place and culture and promotes international mindedness.