Acting III Musical Theatre

Position: Acting III for Musical Theatre
The Chicago High School for the Arts seeks dynamic part-time teaching artists for the  school year to teach in all areas of the Theatre Conservatory:

* Technique classes offered in movement, dance, vocal performance and voice for the actor

* Ensemble classes offered for musical theatre students and acting students

* Theory classes including theater history, literature and text analysis.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will be a specialist in the field and will have the passion and skills to create a learning environment that will offer rigorous pre-professional arts training that challenges students to achieve at high levels. Instructors at Chi Arts will be required to differentiate instruction, design lesson and unit plans that properly assess student achievement, and encourage skill development and critical thinking.

The Chi Arts Theatre Conservatory offers a rigorous program of instruction at the highest artistic and academic level. The program has a mission to prepare students for admission into competitive college/university programs and/or to work in the profession. Students in the Theatre Conservatory have the unique experience of working with a range of artists from the Chicago theater community, giving them unique insights into and experiences with professionals in the field.

The Theatre Conservatory currently includes two programs:
Acting and Musical Theatre. The Acting major focuses on a progression of study that includes acting, voice and speech, movement, history of theatre practice and literature, stage production and design, periods and styles, and devising new work. The Musical Theatre major works with faculty from the Theatre, Music, and Dance conservatories and focuses on a progression of study that includes acting, vocal technique, dance, music theory, keyboard, chorale, the history of musical theatre practice, and literature, stage production and design, and devising new work.

Acting III for Musical Theatre (2 semesters)

Using the musical theatre canon post-1960s, the class focuses on refining acting choices when performing solo, in the scene, or in a song. As in the sophomore year, the class works with the students' Vocal Techniques and Repertoire and Dance instructors to approach all angles of the selected abridged version of a musical as the cornerstone of the repertoire. Students use the librettos and lyrics as springboards into character development and scenic arc, breaking down the beats of the work to put it back together as a more cohesive whole and building upon the previous years to emphasize honesty, specificity, and choice in their acting.

Performance Requirements:
Winter Musical Theatre Showcase (Fall) and Musical Theatre Curtain Call (Spring).