Unit
1: Introduction to Drama
Understanding Drama and learning to perform a play is far more
complex than one might imagine. It requires a large body of skills
and understandings, and a special kind of relationship with the
others involved in the production. Unit One focuses on the most
basic of drama skills. By the end of the unit, the student has
skills to discuss the nature of acting as a craft and an art,
while participating in drama activities. The skills to be gained
are as follows:
- willingness
to trust and to relinquish control
- the
ability to identify impulse, objectives, and obstacles
- an understanding
of status and conflict
- the
ability to improvise given specific structure
- basic
movement, vocal and concentration skills
- the
ability to identify some personal characteristics
- the
ability to set goals for the class
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