Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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Tl eatrical 5Off)ceeee©cc)©f)oe0©f)e)0©0©e©f)o 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Becky Enquist listens as Mr. Rumberger explains what is on the 3 agenda for class. Though this year's high school drama productions were excellent, most people forgot where basic training of high school performers came from. It started at the in- termediate level. Seventh graders were taught Creative Dramatics. In this class, the absolute basics in movement, speech, and acting were learned. Students were en- couraged to overcome fear of ac- ting on stage in front of an au- dience. Eighth graders par- ticipated in An Introduction to Theater.” Skills taught in eighth grade theater were acting and operating the sound system. Time also was set aside for technical in- struction. With what they learned in class, students were encourag- ed to tryout for parts in in- termediate productions, though trying out wasn't required. From the results of the intermediate drama productions, it seemed our future theater students would be an A-1 cast. 292 Audio-Visual

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V. Charlie Trew and Jeff Baldwin work the lighting board for a dress rehearsal of Deadwood Dick. During a Mousetrap rehearsal. Linda Johnson and Linda Keys take notes on an actor's performance. € ©©©e e e e ©e e e)e e©©e e)e e ©e e e ©ee © © € © © € © © © © € € € € Music. Drama, and Art 291

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Output Charlie Trew checks the lighting for the play Deadwood Dick. o Lake Braddock’s theatrical output had always been good, but this year it was especially entertaining. Anyone could try out for school plays, but almost always the ones who received parts were drama students. High school students who took drama were divided into four different levels. Ninth graders we re in Drama I, learning acting techniques, production design, and play writing. Drama II con- sisted of tenth graders who learn- ed to improve their acting and directing skills. Eleventh graders were in Drama III, and twelfth graders were in Drama IV, but these two were combined into one class. This class concentrated mainly on actual theater produc- tions, such as the Mousetrap,” Deadwood Dick,” the Variety Show, and the one act play festival. A separate class was taught strictly about Stage Craft during first period along with lighting and other technical skills necessary for drama production. This year our theatrical output was excellent thanks to the dedication and talent of our drama students. Going over a script with Mr. Jones is LaurianneBrattain. Martha Campbell works on the finishing touches for the play she has written for her Drama II class. Music. Drama, and Art 293