Description:  Have you ever wondered what it's like to act? Would it be fun to be someone you're not? Would you like to throw a punch without touching someone? Convince others you are a butterfly? Drama class will be a great way to do that! In our class we will jump into the fun of acting using several exercises, inspirations and styles. You will have a chance to perform both independently and in groups.

Telling stories and acting them out has always been a great way to communicate the deep truths of life or just to make people laugh, and God has used it over time. Lately, we have seen a surge in God-glorifying films and shows so join the fun by learning some great basic acting skills! Drama class will be a course aimed at surprising you by developing more than you expected in verbal and non-verbal acting skills. We will work on expressing emotion for both the stage and film.

We will investigate the amazing word of God to find interesting and odd characters and to try to understand their motivations and work on how to express those. We will mine these characters to make great monologues, learn how timing works in acting, all the while having fun in the physical arts including mime. We will perform in a variety of ways and there may be the opportunity to perform for an audience.

If the opportunity arises to perform for the CHAT Celebrations, we may need to add in some time outside of class for practices to polish our performance. Therefore, staying after class or meeting at an outside location may be required at times.

Tutor: Andrea Merboth graduated with a BA in Occupational Therapy, but God has taught her Art and Drama via the great homeschool lifestyle. For 14 seasons she was the director of full length plays with AGLOW theater performing Peter Pan, Much Ado About Nothing, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Hiding Place and many more. Previous dramatic experiences for Andrea Merboth included performing at Normandale Community College, 3 years as a staff member and actress at Orono Ensemble Theater, Orono High School productions, and a traveling acting troupe. Armed with a love of drawing students out to raise them to their best performance levels keeps the fun in the teaching alive for Andrea.