Careers at BVSD

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Theatre Arts

We seek to embrace the whole child and nurture each and every student's abilities. All of our middle and high schools have after school theatre programs that produce high quality performances throughout the year.

We take great pride in our expansive offering of Theatre Arts classes throughout the middle and high schools in the district, from Theatre Arts to Acting to Stage Production to Film.

Theatre Courses

Note: Not all courses are offered at all schools. Check your school's course catalog.

Middle School Courses

Theatre Arts 1

Theatre Arts Focus 1 provides opportunities for students to learn about drama. Stage directions and theatrical vocabulary are introduced. This course provides situations for developing poise and confidence, interacting with others and appreciating the contribution of others. Reading, writing, speaking and listening skills are applied as students demonstrate and perform what they are learning.

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Theatre Arts 2

Exploratory Acting

High School Courses

Theatre 1

Theatre 2

Theatre 3

Stagecraft 1

Stagecraft teaches students the skills and concepts essential to stagecraft, and technical theatre. Students engage daily in hands-on activities that revolve around scenic design, theatrical management, and construction techniques. Through collaborative learning, individual and group projects, and critical analysis students develop advanced qualities of leadership, and responsibility.

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Stagecraft 2

This course is imperative for the student who is interested in preparing a technical theatre portfolio for entrance into college, university, or the professional world. Stagecraft II concentrates on specialized technical skills pertaining to Theatre & Production. This is an extended pathways course that is directed at students who intend to pursue postsecondary education or vocation in theatre, which might lead to careers in theatre education, performance, technical production, theater management, or other theatre-related areas. The expectations in the Extended pathway meet all of the prepared graduate competencies with a much higher degree of rigor appropriate to the expectations of postsecondary theatre opportunities.

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Improvised Performance

Improvised Performance provides opportunities for students to develop and practice performance skills such as projection, articulation, audience awareness, connected action and reaction. Character development, expression, imagination and appreciation of group dynamics are also emphasized. Students focus on various improvised performance styles and demonstrate their learning through multiple public performances.

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Acting 1

Acting 2

Acting 2 develops critical and reflective thinking skills along with the ability to respond through writing, speaking, and logical expression. Students are involved in script analysis, character analysis, design interpretations, and marketing planning. They learn self direction and self expression while engaging in thoughtful critique and cultural research to prepare and then convey thoughts and emotions to audiences through performances. Students in this course are actors, artisans, managers, designers, technicians, and marketers and will collaborate in planning, staffing, practicing and performing.

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Video and Film Production 1

Video and Film Production 2

Intermediate video production is a semester-long course in which students will write, act and produce group short and medium length video projects, many of which will be showcased at Boulder High music and theatre events, Panther Television and the year-end film festival. This course is also an opportunity to create polished portfolio pieces for the college application process. We will begin by critiquing films in several genres, presenting a variety of filmmaking techniques and working hands-on to build skills in the areas of production, cinematography, camcorder operation, sound technology and digital editing. During the second half of the course, students will work on a 20 minute featurette to be submitted as a final project.

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School Information

All BVSD High Schools have after school theatre programs and produce high quality performances each year. All high schools, with the exception of Centaurus, offer theatre classes.

All BVSD middle schools also have after school theatre programs. All middle schools, with the exception of Angevine, offer theatre classes.

See below for high school theater specific pages. Check the high school course catalogs at each school to see the current class offerings.