Honors Theatre 3 and 4
Syllabus and Class Information
PowerSchool is the Attendance and Grading program used by Pinecrest High School. Parents are able to monitor their students' grades and attendance by utilizing the PowerSchool Parent Portal. Click here for instructions.
Canvas is the Virtual Classroom Platform used by all of the theatre arts classes. Parents are able to monitor assignments, instructions, and due dates by signing up to observe their students' progress in Canvas. Click here for instructions.
Remind Messaging Group: Parents and students, please join the remind message group for Honors Theatre 20-21 by messaging @PHSHON2021 to phone number 81010.
Canvas is the Virtual Classroom Platform used by all of the theatre arts classes. Parents are able to monitor assignments, instructions, and due dates by signing up to observe their students' progress in Canvas. Click here for instructions.
Remind Messaging Group: Parents and students, please join the remind message group for Honors Theatre 20-21 by messaging @PHSHON2021 to phone number 81010.
The honors theatre program is heavily performance based. We will be studying acting styles from different periods in history by performing monologues, scenes, and plays. We will also explore playwriting, dramaturgy, improvisation, and will spend some time working with technical theatre as well. There are very high expectations for memorization, rehearsal ethic, preparation, and performance, as this class carries an honors weight.
Needed Materials: Pens/Pencils: Come with these every day.
Clothing: Wear or bring clothes and shoes that you can work in on stage every day (think stretching, basic yoga). If you cannot do an activity due to your clothing, you may be docked participation points.
Theatre Fair Share: Students will need to pay a separate fee to cover the cost of theatre festival (scripts/royalties, festival entries, incidentals involved with any needed travel or hosting, etc). This fee will be no more than $150. NOTE: Due to current meeting restrictions, we don’t know what the theatre festival will look like this year, so this ‘fair share’ is currently on hold.
NOTE: This fair share is not meant to keep students out of the class, or the play festival. Parents, if this fair share will cause a burden, or you need to set up a payment plan, please contact us at phstheatreboosters@gmail.com to work something out.
Course Requirements:
Needed Materials: Pens/Pencils: Come with these every day.
Clothing: Wear or bring clothes and shoes that you can work in on stage every day (think stretching, basic yoga). If you cannot do an activity due to your clothing, you may be docked participation points.
Theatre Fair Share: Students will need to pay a separate fee to cover the cost of theatre festival (scripts/royalties, festival entries, incidentals involved with any needed travel or hosting, etc). This fee will be no more than $150. NOTE: Due to current meeting restrictions, we don’t know what the theatre festival will look like this year, so this ‘fair share’ is currently on hold.
NOTE: This fair share is not meant to keep students out of the class, or the play festival. Parents, if this fair share will cause a burden, or you need to set up a payment plan, please contact us at phstheatreboosters@gmail.com to work something out.
Course Requirements:
- Attend class regularly. Certain assignments are performance based, and to receive full credit the student must participate in daily rehearsals as well as performance. Over 8 absences results in failing the class (MCS Policy)
- Electronics: Cell phones, music players/IPods, or other electronics will not be out during instructional time. If I see or hear them, I will take them and turn them into the front office.
- Food/Drinks: Only water in a clear bottle is allowed inside the auditorium. Food, candy, or other drinks will be thrown away. No Chewing Gum.
- Restrooms: Students must sign out when they leave, sign in when they return from the restroom, and take the hall pass with them to the restroom. Failing to do so is considered skipping.
- NCTC Play Festival- Play Festival Plans are currently on hold, as we don’t know what the festival may look like this year. More information about the festival, rehearsals, and potential performances will be shared as they are made available to us.
- Play Reviews: Students will see two theatrical productions (outside of their own) and submit typed papers critiquing these plays. Specifics of the assignment, as well as due dates, can be found on the website.
- Advancement: To continue in Honors from your junior to your senior year, you must make at least an 85% in your previous theatre class (whether that be Theatre 2 or Honors Theatre 3).
- Senior Show Eligibility: To be eligible to participate in the senior show, students are required to maintain an 85% average in Honors Theatre, to keep up with all portfolio/product based aspects of the senior show, and to have successfully completed the Junior Project. More details can be found on the Pinecrest Players website.
- Late Work: The majority of assignments are submitted through Canvas. Assignments will be accepted late, with a 10 point deduction per day late, not going below a 50. However, assignments close 2 weeks after they are due, and the grades becomes a zero. Students will need to schedule a one on one meeting with the teacher, and parents may need to be contacted, for assignments to be accepted past two weeks late.
- Communication: The teacher may communicate with students in the class through email, messaging services (like remind), or text message.
Pinecrest Players Syllabus Addendum
Honors Theatre Arts, 20-21
Please take a deep breath….hold….and exhale slowly. Now do it again.
I know this is stressful for everyone, and this is not how we had hoped to begin the school year. I know that there are probably a lot of questions and worries right now. We are all going to be figuring this out together, and we will be flexible as we learn what a hybrid theatre class looks like.
Online platform: Much of our work will be done online, due Students will be using our website http://PinecrestPlayers.com as well as Canvas for finding instructions for and turning in online assignments. Students will be filling out an information form in class during the first week of school. If students do not have reliable internet access please indicate that on the information form.
Online Office Hours: Wednesdays from 8:45am-3:45pm, Mr. Faw will be available if students need individual help. Please email Mr. Faw with the question, or to set up a time to Google Meet. This is a time to ask questions about assignments, to communicate any difficulties in the class and to get individual help. Do not hesitate to reach out! Mr. Faw may also set up an individual meeting if someone is struggling with the class content or deadlines.
Performances: All large group, in person performances have been cancelled until further notice. We hope to be able to have some smaller, informal performances (socially distanced), or possibly virtual performances rehearsed and recorded online. We will be flexible with the changing guidelines.
Masks and distancing: It is absolutely imperative that masks are worn at all times while working or rehearsing indoors. Projecting while performing is considered a higher risk activity because of the elevated range of aerosol particle emissions. Masks should be well-fitting (no gaps on the sides, nose covered) and, if possible, multi-layer, surgical in style and washable or disposable. Please know that every precaution will be taken to ensure student and teacher safety while in theatre, including distancing and utilizing the outdoors for rehearsal. Students will remain 6 feet apart in the auditorium and all social distancing guidelines will be followed. Students may occasionally rehearse or perform outside, appropriately distanced, and with the opportunity to remove masks.
I know this is stressful for everyone, and this is not how we had hoped to begin the school year. I know that there are probably a lot of questions and worries right now. We are all going to be figuring this out together, and we will be flexible as we learn what a hybrid theatre class looks like.
Online platform: Much of our work will be done online, due Students will be using our website http://PinecrestPlayers.com as well as Canvas for finding instructions for and turning in online assignments. Students will be filling out an information form in class during the first week of school. If students do not have reliable internet access please indicate that on the information form.
Online Office Hours: Wednesdays from 8:45am-3:45pm, Mr. Faw will be available if students need individual help. Please email Mr. Faw with the question, or to set up a time to Google Meet. This is a time to ask questions about assignments, to communicate any difficulties in the class and to get individual help. Do not hesitate to reach out! Mr. Faw may also set up an individual meeting if someone is struggling with the class content or deadlines.
Performances: All large group, in person performances have been cancelled until further notice. We hope to be able to have some smaller, informal performances (socially distanced), or possibly virtual performances rehearsed and recorded online. We will be flexible with the changing guidelines.
Masks and distancing: It is absolutely imperative that masks are worn at all times while working or rehearsing indoors. Projecting while performing is considered a higher risk activity because of the elevated range of aerosol particle emissions. Masks should be well-fitting (no gaps on the sides, nose covered) and, if possible, multi-layer, surgical in style and washable or disposable. Please know that every precaution will be taken to ensure student and teacher safety while in theatre, including distancing and utilizing the outdoors for rehearsal. Students will remain 6 feet apart in the auditorium and all social distancing guidelines will be followed. Students may occasionally rehearse or perform outside, appropriately distanced, and with the opportunity to remove masks.