DRAMA 11 COURSES

Drama courses at Terry Fox are exciting electives for students who want to experience a full range of acting skills, theatre history, improvisation games, character analysis, script work and more.

Directing & Script Development 11/12

11 Course Code: MDRDS11

12 Course Code: MDRDS12

Drama 11 highly recommended

This course is designed around the writing, directing, and producing of plays. Students will study plays using various styles of analysis and direct their own scenes. The Directing and Scriptwriting class will be combined with other drama classes providing the scriptwriting student with actors to work with. Students need to have a passion for theatre & writing and be well organized, reliable and trustworthy.

Drama 11

Course Code: MDRM-11

Drama 9, 10, or previous performance experience highly recommended.

Drama 11 is a theatre course that builds on the skills taught in Drama 9 and 10. Exploration of the discipline will focus on voice, movement, research, improvisation and character analysis. Students will further study the history and elements of various styles of theatre and be involved in numerous performances.

Musical Theatre 10, 11, 12

Course Code: MMUTH10

BY AUDITION ONLY. Instructor permission required.
Dreaming of being a Broadway star?! Musical Theatre is a high-intensity course for students passionate about theatre. In September, students audition for a role in a full-scale production of a published Broadway musical. Students who are cast will work at a professional pace in rehearsal to learn their roles in singing, dancing, and acting. Students must be diligent in practicing and preparing on their own time. Through this process, students will experience all phases of a professional production from auditioning to performing with all required technical elements. This course runs linearly out of the regular timetable; rehearsals are in the evenings after school.  Previous Drama classes or performance experience is highly recommended.
Choosing this course during course selection indicates the student’s intention to audition. 

Theatre Production 11

Course Code: MDRTP11

The students will be involved with the design and construction of sets for plays and/or musicals produced by the drama department.  It is recommended that students have woodwork or art experience.  Specific objectives are to develop student talent in the field of scenic design, set and properties construction.