Viking Theatre at Bryan High School offers a variety of classes for students in 9th - 12th grade and opportunities for both performers and technicians.
Theatre 1
716100 Theatre I
Grade Placement: 9 - 12 Semesters: 2 consecutive, 1 credit Prerequisite: None This course is designed for the first year theatre students, regardless of grade level. This courses begin with basic acting techniques, the role of the actor, interpreting dramatic literature, the historical evolution of performance styles, introduction to stagecraft, mime, play production, improv performance, and higher education theatre opportunities. Also covered are script writing techniques and creating original theatre pieces to perform in class. Out-of-school performance attendance is required. |
Theatre 2
726100 Theatre II
Grade Placement: 10 - 12 Semesters: 2 consecutive; Credit: 1 Prerequisite: Theatre I and teacher approval required This course is designed for the student’s second year in Theatre, regardless of grade level. This course emphasizes expressive use of body and voice. It includes analyzing and interpreting scripts and characters. Students will study different acting techniques and styles such as, Laban, Stanislavski, Lecoq, Misner, and Theatre of the oppressed. Students will be required to complete extra work outside of class time. Students will also present a One Act Play to be performed outside of class. Out-of-school rehearsals and performances are required. |
Theatre 3/4
736100 Theatre III
746100 Theatre Arts IV Grade Placement: 11 - 12 Semesters: 2 consecutive; Credit: 1 Prerequisite: Theatre I & II and teacher approval required This course is designed for the student’s third and fourth year in Theatre. These students will have the opportunity to study dance, theatre for children, musical theatre, television, film, career options, acting techniques, stagecraft, production style, and career education. They will create directing and acting portfolios for final semester productions. Students will participate in the UIL One Act Play Competition. Out-of-school rehearsals and performances are required. |
acting methods
Acting Methods - N1170123
Prerequisite: Theatre 2 and teacher approval This course is designed for 3rd or 4th year theatre students. This course is designed to develop proficiency in acting by promoting an understanding of the methods, principles, practices and vocabulary common to all acting styles. In this course, the students begin to develop a process of character development by studying monologues and scenes from contemporary published scripts. They learn the processes used to research an in-depth character. They will incorporate appropriate stage diction and projection. They study mime and movement to prepare their bodies for the challenges of creating physical characters. The course will challenge the students to develop and use a process of character development and discover their creative processes. The course emphasizes the complexity and thoroughness required to become a successful performer. |
playwriting
Playwriting 1 - 03251500
Prerequisite: Theatre 2 and teacher approval This class introduces students to the discipline of playwriting. The course covers character development, dialogue and dramatic structure. Many of the classes are writing labs and the students are expected to work with focus and concentration for long periods of time. There is emphasis on discussion; the students learn how to listen to the work of their peers and to give appropriate feedback. The bulk of class work is writing exercises targeting specific skills, culminating in the writing and rewriting of a one act play during the spring semester. |
Theatre production
716500 Theatre Production I
726500 Theatre Production II 736500 Theatre Production III 746500 Theatre Production IV Grade Placement: 9 - 12 Semesters: 2; Credit: 1 (after school, 9th hour is .5) Prerequisite: Audition and Teacher approval This course is a varsity level performing class providing practical, hands-on experience in acting and stagecraft. Students will also be required to work on an extra-curricular theatre production as staff. This course is scheduled either during the school day or designed to meet outside regular school hours for a minimum of 80 hours for each unit of credit. It. Students will have to meet the hour requirement to receive credit. |
Tech theatre 1
717100 Technical Theater I
Grade Placement: 9 - 12 Semesters: 2 consecutive; Credit: 1 Prerequisite: Theater Arts 1 and Teacher approval required This course is designed for the student’s first year in Tech Theatre, regardless of grade level. This course is for first year Technical Theatre students. The course introduces students to stage equipment, stage safety procedures, weights and balances for stage rigging, the operation of scenery, makeup, sound, public relations programs as well as lighting properties and instruments. The course also introduces basic set construction and engineering principles for stage design. Students will create technical theatre portfolios to be entered in the UIL Theatre Design contest. Out-of-school rehearsals and tech assistance for performances are required. |
Tech Theatre 2-4
727100 Technical Theatre II
737100 Technical Theatre III 747100 Technical Theatre IV Grade Placement: 10 - 12 Semesters: 2 consecutive; Credit: 1 Prerequisite: Technical Theatre I and teacher approval required This course is designed for the student’s second through fourth year in Tech Theatre. This course includes practice with hands on experience working with equipment, rigging, constructing sets as well as utilizing computer application for lighting and technical design. This course will also allow opportunities for design positions and head crew positions such as: stage management, properties, lighting, set, construction and marketing. Students will design and construct technical portfolios for each Viking Theatre Production. Out-of-school rehearsals and tech assistance for performances are required. |
tech theatre design
Tech Theatre Design - 03253500
Prerequisite: Tech Theatre 1 This course is intended to teach the basics of costume and set design. It covers vocabulary of design, the role of designer, color theory, how-to-do visual research, making costume and set design choices, human figure drawing, basic water colors, and drafting for the stage. Students will work on a theoretical design project for a design portfolio of work that they can display to colleges at future Senior Showcases. |
IB Theatre - HL + SL
736200 IB Theatre SL
Grade Placement: 11 – 12 746200 IB Theatre HL Grade Placement: 12 Semesters: 2 consecutive; Credit: 1 Prerequisite: Teacher approval The IB Theatre course is multifaceted and gives students the opportunity to actively engage in theatre as creators, designers, directors, and performers. It emphasizes working both individually and collaboratively as part of an ensemble. IB assessments include a director’s notebook, in which the student stages a play text for an audience; an individual presentation that outlines and physically demonstrates research into a convention of theatre tradition; and a collaborative project in which students present an original piece of theatre for and to a specified target audience. |
dual credit theatre
7XX400 Dual Credit Theatre
Grade Placement: 10 - 12 Semesters: 2 consecutive, 1 credit Prerequisite: Overall B average and must complete process of enrolling at Blinn This course is designed for the first year theatre students, regardless of grade level. This courses begin with basic acting techniques, the role of the actor, interpreting dramatic literature, the historical evolution of performance styles, introduction to stagecraft, mime, play production, improv performance, and higher education theatre opportunities. Also covered are script writing techniques and creating original theatre pieces to perform in class. Out-of-school performance attendance required. This course will not be offered every year. |
