Drama

Learning Concepts 

Drama A - 1 Semester

Students explore: 

• Greek Theatre 
• Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theatre 
• Commedia d’ell Arte 
• Melodrama 

Drama B - 1 Semester

• Realism 
• Epic Theatre 
• Theatre of Cruelty 
• Theatre of the Oppressed 

Drama  A

Assessment Task 1: Greek Theatre (25%) - Students generate a performance based on Greek mythology in an outdoor venue 

Assessment Task 2: Shakespeare (25%) - Students explore classic texts and bring them to life in performance. 

Assessment Task 3: Commedia (25%) - Students devise and create a Commedia performance using slapstick comedy and stock characters 

Assessment Task 4: Melodrama (25%) - Students interpret a Melodrama script and create a performance using set, music, and costumes 

Drama B

Assessment Task 1: Realism Duologues (25%) - Students learn, practice and perform a duologue utilising the style of Stanislavski Realism 

Assessment Task 2: Epic Theatre (25%) - Students devise a Brechtian Epic Theatre performance around the concept of Conflict with a written reflection. 

Assessment Task 3: Theatre of Cruelty (25%) - Students experiment with bold theatrical techniques to provoke audience response. 

Assessment Task 4: Theatre of the Oppressed (25%) - In the style of Augusto Boal students create a performance around the theme of being lost