Theater Department
The Theater Department at the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts offers three areas of concentration: Acting, Musical Theater, and Theater Production. The Acting program consists of sequential course work that begins with self-exploration and improvisation before moving on to scene study, rehearsal, and performance. The Musical Theater program is a comprehensive sequential course of study in acting as well as vocal production and Broadway dance styles. The Theater Production program consists of class work and practical work on stage productions. Students learn basic production skills (set design and construction, costume design and construction, sound, stage lighting, etc.) and then assume positions of responsibility on productions for the Theater, Dance, and Music Departments. The audition team is aware that students in the middle school are not likely to have had extensive experience in stage production. If the student has experience, a resume may be submitted at the audition.
Department Chair: Ruth Ridenour