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How Theatre Shines a Light on Undiscovered Talents
Collaboration, cooperation, concentration and confidence — these are only a few of the benefits of theatre education. The ULS theatre program encourages students to discover their own talents and abilities to communicate through dramatic arts.
Lower School
Dramatic performances are interwoven into everyday curriculum in the Lower School. Students use drama as a way to demonstrate an understanding of specific academic content, as well as become accustomed to speaking in front of an audience. Every other year, the Lower School also performs a musical on stage.
Middle School
Students discover their own talents and abilities to communicate through dramatic arts. In 5th and 6th grade, students explore theatre and presentation techniques through rehearsed and spontaneous improvisation. They learn stage direction, vocal production, physical movement on stage, and character creation. In 7th grade, students focus on the technical elements of a production such as set, costume and lighting design. In 8th grade, students choose a play that they transform into a formal theatrical production. The 7th and 8th grade classes come together to perform for the ULS community.
Upper School
As an elective, 9th through 12th grade students fine-tune their acting skills and focus more intensely on character development, genres and theatrical history. The Theatre Department produces two large-scale extracurricular productions each year — a dramatic play and a musical. In recent years, ULS productions have received more than 15 nominations each year from the Jerry Awards, Wisconsin’s High School Musical Awards Program.
Fine Arts at ULS
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