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DRAMA

Drama is an exciting course that develops students’
performance and theoretical skills. It gives students
opportunities to explore their role within an ensemble Career Opportunities:
and study the design elements of technical production.
Students engage in learning experiences that develop • Arts administration and management, e.g. artist
the future focused skills of critical and creative thinking, manager, arts administrator, booking agent,
communication, collaboration and teamwork. copyright/royalties manager, tour manager,
venue manager, events and festivals manager/
producer, arts and cultural advisor/administrator
In Year 11 and 12, students study:
• Communication, e.g. writer, communication
• How drama promotes shared understanding of the strategist, arts editor, blogger/vlogger
human experience (Contemporary Theatre) • Creative industries, e.g. professional performer,
• How drama is shaped to reflect the lived experience actor, director, dramaturge, independent artist,
(Realism Styles) artistic director, costume designer, producer,
• How to use drama to challenge our understanding of rehearsal director, theatre technician, stage
humanity (Social and Political Theatre) manager, dialect coach, radio presenter
• How to transform dramatic practice (from Traditional • Education, e.g. educator in schools, corporate,
Styles to Current Practices) private studios, community, universities and
professional drama company education
programs
Drama engages students in creative processes and
involves them using a range of artistic skills as they • Public relations, e.g. campaign manager,
make and respond to dramatic works. They study a publicist, creative director
range of forms, styles and their conventions in a variety • Research, e.g. researcher and academic,
of inherited traditions, current practice and emerging journalist/critic
trends. Students will have an opportunity to explore the • Science and technology, e.g. drama health
expressive capacity of their voice and physical movement professional with further specialised training in
to create dramatic meaning for an audience. areas of medicine, health, therapy.

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