Hi Rachel, Here's a sample curriculum that I came up with. I also make sure to add Theatre Ettiquette, Theatre Safety, and Technical Theatre. Drama/Acting I Semester Sample Curriculum Created by David Bell Week 1 Lecture: History of Theatre; Greek Theatre (Dionysis, Thespis) Ceremony/Tradition Activities: Parts of the Stage/Theatre Research Scene from Greek Tragedy Week 2 Lecture: History; Middle/Dark Ages (Roman/Latin works, introduction of a raised stage) Activities: Storytelling, Pantomime Week 3 Lecture: History; Passion Plays/Reformation, Elizabethan Period Shakespeare Activities: Vocal Technique and Movement and Emotion Examples of Shakespeare’s influence on Modern Cinema Week 4 Lecture: History; Shakespeare continued Activities: Improvisation to convey emotion and idea Week 5 Lecture: History; Reformation, (French-Moliere, Italian Comedia Del Arte) Activities: Create masks and create a stock character to portray in a scene Week 6 Lecture: History; 18th, & 19th Century Influences (Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw) Activities: Emotional Recall and Sample Scene Week 7 Lecture: 20th Century & Musical Theatre (Zeigfield, Rogers/Hammerstein, Gilbert/Sullivan) Activities: Reader’s Theatre Project Research Week 8 Lecture: Blocking and Stage Direction Activity: Reader’s Theatre Project Week 9 Lecture: Text and Subtext Activity: Text and Subtext Short Scene Week 10 Lecture: Character Study and Development (Back-story) Activity: Character Analysis Week 11 Lecture: Technical Theatre/Stagecraft Activities: Set/Scene Design Model Construction/Drawing Short Monologue selection/preparation Week 12 Lecture: Stage Lighting and Special FX Activity: Lighting Collage and Instrument Identification Monologue Preparation Week 13 Lecture: Costume/make-up Activities: Costume Plot, Make-up Demo Monologue Performances Week 14 Lecture: Scene Development arc Activities: Scene Selection/Research Week 15 Lecture: Individual Scene Staging and Prep Activities: Scene Preparation Weeks 16 and 17 Lecture/Activities: Scene Preparation/Rehearsal & Performance Week 18 Lecture/Activities: Scene Performances/Semester Review & Exam