Village Christian’s Theatre Arts is a comprehensive curriculum drawing on a variety of acting techniques and tools including the works of Konstantin Stanislavsky, Sanford Meisner, Jerzy Grotowski, Anne Bogart, Tina Landau, and drawing heavily from Uta Hagen’s “A Challenge for the Actor.” It is a performance-centered program which strives to develop well-rounded performers and critical thinking skills by which the actor finds Biblical truth in secular work.

The High School Theatre Arts class gives students an overview of theatre performance including monologues, improv, script analysis, scene work, acting for the camera, technical theatre, and how to score a role.

In Theatre 2, students explore classical theatre from the ancient Greeks through Shakespeare. Students learn sword fighting and stage combat, theatrical makeup techniques, voice and speech, and perform scene work from ancient Greek and Shakespearean plays.

In the two-year Honors Theatre Production course, which requires the completion of High School Theatre Arts and Theatre 2 with a B or better, students focus on auditioning for the theatre, intro to the Meisner technique, ensemble building, and technical theatre: producing, lighting design, set design, costume design, culminating in producing a full student-led production in the Black Box Theatre. This class is for the serious student and is by invitation only.

The Village campus features three performance spaces (the Kendall Pavilion, Auditorium, and the Black Box Theater). Theatre Arts produces two main stage shows every year. The program brings in a production team of working professionals to mentor our students as they participate in high quality, award-winning productions.