NILES WEST THEATRE
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      • Art
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      • Niles West Theatre Fringe Festival
      • Eurydice
      • Pippin
    • 2020-2021 Season >
      • Niles West Theatre Saves The World
      • Charlotte's Web
      • 2020 Festival of One Act Plays
      • Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
      • The Theory of Relativity
    • 2019-2020 Season >
      • The Fundamentals
      • Little Shop of Horrors
      • Reveal @ Open
      • Wendy and Peter Pan
    • 2018-2019 Season >
      • Proof
      • The Diary of Anne Frank
      • The Director's Studio (2018)
      • Macbeth
      • Disney's The Little Mermaid
    • 2017-2018 Season >
      • White Guy on a Bus
      • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
      • Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit
      • Machinal
      • Les Miserables: School Edition
    • 2016-2017 Season >
      • On Stars Not Falling
      • Almost, Maine
      • The Director's Studio (2016)
      • A Streetcar Named Desire
      • RENT: School Edition
    • 2015-2016 Season >
      • Songs for a New World
      • A Midsummer Night's Dream: Detention Edition
      • Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
      • Prospect High: Brooklyn
      • Annie
    • 2014-2015 Season >
      • She Kills Monsters
      • Dead Man's Cell Phone
      • The Director's Studio (2014)
      • On the Razzle
      • Shrek: The Musical
    • 2013-2014 Season >
      • The Dream of the Burning Boy
      • [title of show]
      • The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • Avenue Q: School Edition
    • 2012 - 2013 Season >
      • The Laramie Project
      • The Musical Adventures of Freddie the Frog
      • The Director's Studio (2013)
      • The Importance of Being Earnest
      • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • 2011-2012 Season >
      • The House of Blue Leaves
      • Xanadu
      • The Phantom Tollbooth
      • The Taming of the Shrew
      • Chicago
    • 2010-2011 Season >
      • Rabbit Hole
      • Steel Magnolias
      • The Jungle Book
      • The Director's Studio (2010)
      • Air Guitar High
      • The King and I
    • 2009-2010 Season >
      • Urinetown
      • James and the Giant Peach
      • The Sparrow
      • Lysistrata
      • Fame
      • Medea
    • 2008-2009 Season >
      • The Complete History of America: Abridged
      • The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood
      • The Director's Studio (2008)
      • Thoroughly Modern Millie
      • Our Town
  • Students
    • Thespian Troupe 1714
  • Patrons
    • Tile Project
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The following is a list of courses offered in the Theatre Department at Niles West High School. 
For more information on each course, please contact Mr. Rose or your counselor.

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Theatre Workshop  DRST01 
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Credit: 1 - General Ed
Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: None
*Fulfills Public Speaking Requirement*
Theatre Workshop is a one-semester course which explores the elements of drama through improvisation, theatre games, and scenes from contemporary plays. Students will develop skills in acting, play making, and scene analysis, as well as understanding the full process of creating theatre. Theatre Workshop is the first of a two-semester introduction to Theatre; students should plan to take Acting after completing Theatre Workshop.

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Acting  DRSA01
Credit: 1 - General Ed
Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: Theatre Workshop
​Acting is a one-semester class which builds on the foundation established in Theatre Workshop. Acting focuses on creating honest, believable characters and situations. Actors will develop original characters, create scenes, and work with full-length scripts to expand their abilities to understand works by significant playwrights.

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Stagecraft DR0S01
Credit: 1
Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: Theatre Workshop
This one-semester course involves students in creating the "magic of theatre" from behind the scenes.  Students are exposed to a variety of hands-on experiences in the world of theatre:  design, make-up, scenery construction and painting, costuming, lighting, sound, and stage management.  Out-of-class activities may be used in actual production of the school's theatre season.

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Advanced Theatre Studio DRSA02  (Honors)
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Credit: 1 - Honors
Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: Theatre Workshop and Acting
Advanced Theatre Studio is an in-depth, multi- leveled study of skills and techniques introduced in Theatre Workshop and Acting. Studies will include artistic, technical, and design-related aspects of Theatre. Topics will vary each semester and may include: advanced improvisation, stage combat, scenic design, stage makeup, costume technology, stage rigging, musical theatre, Shakespeare, auditions, acting-for-the-camera, theatre history, masks, dramaturgy, creative dramatics, children’s theatre, kabuki, contemporary Broadway, dialects, lighting design, stage management, scene study, scenic painting, etc. Honors level; this course may be repeated for credit.

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Directing DRSD01  (Honors)
Credit: 1 - Honors
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: Theatre Workshop, Acting, Advanced Theatre Studio (2 semesters), and consent from instructor
This course explores theatre from the director’s point of view. Students will take on the responsibility of directing a play; this includes: selecting and analyzing the script, casting, blocking, actor coaching, rehearsing, and design integration. Classroom process provides opportunities for students to act, design, and direct. The students have actual practice in leading their peers in preparing a one-act play for performance outside of the school day.

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Play Production DRSP01 (Honors)
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Credit: 1 - Honors
Grades: 11-12
Prerequisite: Theatre Workshop, Acting, Advanced Theatre Studio (2 semesters), and consent from instructor
In this course, students take on leadership roles in the production of a main stage play. Students build on experiences from Stagecraft and previous productions to develop skills necessary for mounting a large-scale production. As apprentices in the fields of design (scenic, lighting, costuming, make-up, sound), dramaturgy, stage management, and technical direction, the students will have the practical experience of bringing a concept to reality. Collaboration with others to coordinate, schedule, and meet goals is a key part of the experience.

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Arts Appreciation DRSA05
Credit: 1 - General Ed
Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: None
​This is an art course which explores our four major areas: theatre, music, dance and visual arts. Using a variety of media, students will have an opportunity to experience these art forms first hand in order to explore the creative process, better understand a finished work of art, and get a performance ready for production. Students enrolled in the Arts Appreciation class have the opportunity to work closely with the teacher and other students enrolled as a peer leader. 
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  • Home
  • What is Niles West Theatre?
    • 2022-2023 Season
    • Curricular Classes
    • Staff
  • Previous Productions
    • 2021-2022 Season >
      • Art
      • 12 Angry Jurors
      • Niles West Theatre Fringe Festival
      • Eurydice
      • Pippin
    • 2020-2021 Season >
      • Niles West Theatre Saves The World
      • Charlotte's Web
      • 2020 Festival of One Act Plays
      • Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
      • The Theory of Relativity
    • 2019-2020 Season >
      • The Fundamentals
      • Little Shop of Horrors
      • Reveal @ Open
      • Wendy and Peter Pan
    • 2018-2019 Season >
      • Proof
      • The Diary of Anne Frank
      • The Director's Studio (2018)
      • Macbeth
      • Disney's The Little Mermaid
    • 2017-2018 Season >
      • White Guy on a Bus
      • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
      • Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit
      • Machinal
      • Les Miserables: School Edition
    • 2016-2017 Season >
      • On Stars Not Falling
      • Almost, Maine
      • The Director's Studio (2016)
      • A Streetcar Named Desire
      • RENT: School Edition
    • 2015-2016 Season >
      • Songs for a New World
      • A Midsummer Night's Dream: Detention Edition
      • Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
      • Prospect High: Brooklyn
      • Annie
    • 2014-2015 Season >
      • She Kills Monsters
      • Dead Man's Cell Phone
      • The Director's Studio (2014)
      • On the Razzle
      • Shrek: The Musical
    • 2013-2014 Season >
      • The Dream of the Burning Boy
      • [title of show]
      • The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • Avenue Q: School Edition
    • 2012 - 2013 Season >
      • The Laramie Project
      • The Musical Adventures of Freddie the Frog
      • The Director's Studio (2013)
      • The Importance of Being Earnest
      • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    • 2011-2012 Season >
      • The House of Blue Leaves
      • Xanadu
      • The Phantom Tollbooth
      • The Taming of the Shrew
      • Chicago
    • 2010-2011 Season >
      • Rabbit Hole
      • Steel Magnolias
      • The Jungle Book
      • The Director's Studio (2010)
      • Air Guitar High
      • The King and I
    • 2009-2010 Season >
      • Urinetown
      • James and the Giant Peach
      • The Sparrow
      • Lysistrata
      • Fame
      • Medea
    • 2008-2009 Season >
      • The Complete History of America: Abridged
      • The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood
      • The Director's Studio (2008)
      • Thoroughly Modern Millie
      • Our Town
  • Students
    • Thespian Troupe 1714
  • Patrons
    • Tile Project
  • Ticket Information
  • Alumni