*Note: A commitment to all rehearsals, including those held after school, as well as the regular upkeep of a personalised log book is essential for this course.*

Higher

Areas of study at Higher:

There is a Two Unit Structure, Drama Skills and Drama Production Skills.

Learners will:

• Respond to stimuli

• Explore acting skills

• Explore form and structure

• Explore and analyse a set text

Course Assessment

Textual Analysis – the analysis of a selected text. Students will be required to demonstrate knowledge of a text they have studied in terms of social, historical and theatrical context, and to show an understanding of how the text could be communicated to an audience through performance.

Production skills in performance – short questions related to the set text explaining how theatre art could be used in a live performance.

Performance Analysis – an analysis of a live or professionally recorded performance that the student has seen focusing on the following areas; the director’s intentions and effectiveness, the designer concepts and effectiveness the acting and developments of characters and the choice and use of performance space.

Performance – students will use a selected a text(s) to explore in depth the scripts(s) from the perspective of an actor, director or designer.

• Actors must: prepare for performance two contrasting roles from two different texts – interacting with at least one other actor.

• Directors must: conduct a rehearsal with actors using an extract from a chosen text lasting 30 minutes.

• Designers must: design a set for their chosen text and choose one other relevant production role (lighting, sound, costume etc.)

Learners will explore production skills, selecting from design, lighting, sound, props, costume, make up and set design.

Learners will take responsibility for a directorial section of a presentation.

Career Pathways

What can you do with qualification in drama?

• Actor

• Stage manager

• Producer

• Lighting designer

• Sound designer/engineer

• Set designer

• Costume designer

• Script writer/editor

• Camera Operator

• Grip

• Best Boy

• Arts administrator

• Drama teacher

• Drama therapist

• Voice coach

• Television production assistant

• Hair and makeup designer

• Radio presenter

• Theatre director

• Researcher

• Youth worker