Fine & Performing Arts elective: Theater Arts A & B

Name: Fine &amp; Performing Arts elective: Theater Arts A &amp; B
SKU: 9323
Availability: InStock

Price range: $ 525.00 through $ 960.00

Fall semester Theater Arts combines classroom-style lessons in classical acting, technical design, and directing with practical learning through showcase productions. The majority of the Spring semester is practical learning, with students working toward a full-length production. These courses are offered in Naperville as a full year hybrid course with in-person class meetings once/week for 1.5 hours and additional work done between classes qualifying for 0.5 credit per semester of transcriptable Fine & Performing Arts led by Erina Johnson, a lifelong theater participant and director of Abbott & Lois non-profit for Children’s Theater Education.

See below for more details including parent considerations, required materials & time outside of class.

Term

Clear

Student Info 1

Student Name *

Student name field can't be empty

Student age *

Student age field cannot be blank

SKU: N/A Categories: Electives, High School (ages 13/14+), Hybrid Courses, The Arts, Uncategorized Tags: Art, Fine Arts, high school, hybrid, visual arts

Description

Description

Performing Art elective: Theater Arts

In-person class Mondays, 12:45-2:15pm and additionally approximately 3-4 hours of work to be done between meetings for on full credit high school elective course in Fine & Performing Arts. There is a 90-minute Flex Time block available after lunch/following our class session where students can begin their Independent Work for the week.

Registration is for the Fall semester (0.5 / half credit) or full 2026-27 school year (1.0 / full credit)
There are NO prerequisites for this course.

Course Content

Fall semester Theater Arts is broken up into units of monologues, scene study, and mainstage production. Each unit is paired with an accompanying aspect of technical design (lights, sound, set, props, and costumes) and management (directing, stage management). There will be a showcase production at the end of each unit.

The primary life skill learned through Theater Arts is decision making. Students will also be better prepared to take pride in their creative thinking, and apply themselves to any area of study with confidence.

Required Materials

Theater Arts is a pencil and paper class. Students will be required to mark up their scripts, write in the margins, etc. Optional materials include a highlighter and 3-ring binder for their scripts.

Time Required Outside of Class and Transcriptable Time

Amount of time will depend on your student’s speed/skill with the content of the week. Students can expect up to four hours of work required outside of class. The majority of this time encompasses memorization and meaningful decision making. This course has pre-scheduled Asynchronous Learning days on Oct. 12, 206, Jan. 18, 2027 and Feb. 15, 2027; but does not have additional assigned work during the other breaks & pauses.

Combined with our live class time, this is a total of 3-1/2 to 5-1/2 hours/week for a course total of 56-88 hours per semester (or 112-176 hours per full year). This equates to one half credit per semester of elective study in Fine Arts using the Carnegie unit methodology (or one full credit for the full school year)

Parent Considerations & Grading Art

Stage fright, shyness, and sensitivity to criticism should not be a deterrent to taking this class, as the method of classical acting and the class structure are highly conducive to helping students overcome these obstacles.