In order to preserve and strengthen our students’ commitment, the Drama Division seeks to instill in students a love and respect for theatre as art while developing internal and external resources, exploring creative potential, investigating the social and historical context of art, and expanding critical acumen.

Rooted in the universal need for expressive communication, drama imitates and symbolizes human action in order to explore thought, feeling, and behavior. Of all the art forms, theatre is the most human because its alignment of purpose and mode of expression allow it to closely approximate daily life. Therefore, theatre is social in nature. It requires collaboration among artists, technicians, and audiences, thereby enhancing a community’s effort to understand itself and its individuals. The concerns of theatre are also the concerns of theatre-derived media (film, television) and are prominent in personal living, public life, commerce, and leisure. Because theatre is an amalgam of all the arts, it has unusual power to inform and instruct as it entertains.

Therefore, the Drama curriculum is sequential and cumulative in order to assist in the development of lifelong relationships with theatrical expression. The Drama curriculum teaches students to examine theatre as part of daily life, as a way of enhancing knowledge and skills, and as a means of expression and delight. In addition, Drama is explored as an art form, for its history and cultural contributions, for its relation to society, and for its importance to the individual. Most importantly, this process is intended to give students the ability to make logical and decisive career choices whatever they may be, whether in the Theatre or other profession