Drama
The Drama Department at NSA offers professional, comprehensive, and innovative training in the Art of Acting. Actors at all levels and non-actors alike benefit in the development poise and self-confidence.
Courses and instructors are subject to change.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Speak The Speech! is a dynamic approach to the art of acting. Emphasis is placed upon development of the speaking voice. The course of study focuses on four areas: Public Speaking, Readers Theatre, Storytelling and Drama. These focus points are taught in conjunction with traditional drama courses. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ages 4-7
Wednesdays, 4:30PM, 1 hour |
|
|
| Twinkle Stars is a Creative Play class that stimulates imagination and creative thinking. Folktales, Fables, Fairytales, and Children's Classics are integrated with acting, music and dance. |
|
|
|
|
Speak The Speech! Primary |
|
|
Ages 8-12
Wednesdays, 5:30PM, 75 minutes |
|
|
| Speak The Speech! begins with an introduction to the components of voice with Public Speaking. Tips for speaking, and speaking from prepared text will be done. Readers Theatre begins the performance process, while further enhancing the voice. Storytelling furthers vocal color and variety, utilizing prepared and original text. Drama puts all the previous practices together while covering the traditional topics of improvisation, character analysis, and scene study. |
|
|
|
|
Speak The Speech! Secondary |
|
|
Ages 13+
Wednesdays, 7:00PM, 75 minutes |
|
|
| Speak The Speech! Secondary mirrors the format of Speak The Speech! Primary with the exception of more mature, age-appropriate learning materials. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ages 8-12
Saturdays, 9:00AM, 1 hour |
|
|
| Students will engage in breathing exercises, articulation activities and learning theater terminology. Students will work on the integration of face, body, voice, mind and emotions while improving self-confidence and self-discipline by working with others as a team. Students will perform basic poems, monologues and scenes that will demonstrate their dramatic prowess. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ages 13+
Saturdays, 10:00AM, 1 hour |
|
|
| This course encompasses the training of talent, the building of acting skills, learning the lingo, audition processes and script analysis. Students will also write a short original monologue and keep an organized theater notebook. Students will prepare and perform roles portraying thought, feeling and character. |
|
|
|
|
All Drama classes will take part in performance opportunities ranging from open class showcases to formal performances.
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| QUICK DOWNLOADS |
|
Download Newark School of the Arts flyers and paperwork. All documents below are available as Adobe Acrobat .pdf files.
|
|
|
|
