A special thank you to:
Stephanie Terrell, Kimberley Hunt, Taylor Rose (what a rockstar) , Matthew Fritzmiller, Arash Ertefai, Marianne Cook, Amanda Davies, Jolyn Frazier, Kyle Mcdonald, Elmer Hill, Collin Hosto, Cord Ivanyi, Michael Spanne, Zach McVay, and all of the drama student families, and our BASIS Chandler teachers and adminstration. I can not thank you enough for your support. A big thank you to Seth Shaffer for making all of the costumes and sets!
Get Your Student Involved in Drama
5th Grade Musical Theatre/Choir
6th Grade Drama 6
7th Grade Drama 7
8th-12th Grade Theatre Production Class *can be repeated for credit.
10 Reasons Drama Why Drama Is Important for Students:
#10 Human Beings: The performance of theatre is a universal cultural phenomenon that exists in every society around the world. Human beings are the only animal species that creates theatre. Understanding theatre helps us understand what it means to be human.
#9 Self-Expression: Theatre teaches us how to express ourselves more effectively. It develops our ability to communicate our thoughts and feelings to others, improving our relationships and improving the world around us.
#8 Self-Knowledge: Theatre teaches us about ourselves. It helps us understand how our minds and the minds of others work. It helps us to see how the environments in which we live affect who we are and who we will become.
#7 History: Theatre is a great way to lean about history. Rather than learning history from reading it in a dusty textbook, theatre makes history come alive right before our eyes. Theatre makes learning about history fun.
#6 The Body: Theatre reminds us that, even in this ever-changing digital age, there is a human body at the center of every digital transaction. Accounting for the body in the design of the future will help us make technology that works for us rather than us working for technology.
#5 Globalization: Theatre helps us understand people from cultures other than our own. We can learn a lot about people from cultures all around the world by studying their performance traditions. In doing so, we can learn to be less ethnocentric, and more accepting of others.
#4 Self-Empowerment: Performance permeates every aspect of our everyday lives. Power relationships are constructed through performances. Understanding how performances unfold around us can help us to recognize and take control of the power dynamics that affect us.
#3 Social Change: Theatre is a cultural space where society examines itself in a mirror. Theatre has long been looked at as a laboratory in which we can study the problems that confront society and attempt to solve those problems.
#2 Education: Theatre is a great way to learn. Going to the theatre teaches us about people, places, and ideas to which we would not otherwise be exposed. Learning in a theatrical setting makes learning fun.
#1 Creativity: Theatre helps us to develop our creativity and think on our feet.
