Senior Drama - an evolving vision for a changing world
St. Joseph's College
Gregory Terrace
Senior Drama examines the ways in which culture reflects our voice and challenges our world vision.
Students explore this through:
- theatre excursions
- working with professional theatre companies
- study of theatre through history, literature, politics, philosophy and religion
Year 11 Drama develops a chronological approach to Drama, exploring 4000 years of history in a fast paced twelve months.
From comedy to tragedy, mask to mayhem, students are encouraged to evolve a sense of theatrical styles and conventions, and to build their own skills in each of these.
Term 1 - The Ancient Voice
Term 2 - The Comic Voice
Term 3 - The Voice of Genius
Term 4 - The Voice of Reality
Criteria Sheets
| The Ancient Voice | The Comic Voice | The Voice of Genius | The Voice of Reality |
| Presenting Task | Forming Task | Presenting Task |
Forming Task |
| Responding Task | Presenting Task | Responding Task |
Year 11 students are also eligible to enter the Queensland Theatre Company "Young Playwrights Awards" as a focus for their Term 4 work. This competition sees the winning work presented as a polished professional reading, under the guidance of one of QTC's directors.
Year 12 Drama specifically looks at Drama in the last century. Focusing first on Australian Drama, and then moving into areas chosen by the students, the idea of finding and articulating your own voice is critical.
Assessment is designed to extend the skills developed in Year 11, so that students can maximise their successes.
Term 1 - The Voice of Australia
Playbill Review of Speaking in Tongues and Lantana
Term 2 - The Voice of Protest
Term 3 - Our Voice
Term 4 - My Voice
| The Voice of Australia | The Voice of Protest | Our Voice | My Voice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presenting Task | Forming Task | Forming Task | Forming Task |
| Responding Task | Presenting Task | Presenting Task | |
| Responding Task |
Throughout their studies, Senior Drama students have the opportunity to engage with a range of professional companies -
This allows students, not only to critique performances, but to gain a broader understanding of the way in which theatre practice occurs in the twenty-first century.
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