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p16 weekender october 17 1987 this is the final in a five part series on theatre for youth in the markham slouffville area schools take to drama by elizabeth wyatt with drama firmly established as a course of study in our high schools more and more students are attracted to it each year but it is not only the smell of the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd that exert such strong pull students and their parents have come to realize that the skills learned in drama classes can be applied everywhere not only in theatre but at work of any kind in personal relationships and in evergrowing leisure time and drama classes are excit ing they are noted for their lack of discipline problems teachers claimthe techniques and topics studied are as varied as the skills they develop mime movement dance and tableaux stress the importance of body language in communication playwriting and storytelling en hance language skills and im agination shed inhibitions in creating their own theatre from theirown experience through improvisations docudra- ma and puppetry students learn about themselves and others in shedding their inhibitions they become more expressive both physically and verbally they learn to use the voice of advantage through exercises like choral speaking and theatre that most cooperative of art forms fosters the ability to work with others specific acting techniques usually taught in higher grades by the scene study of published plays develop students powers of concentration problem- solving and resourcefulness teaching methods and the in structors themselves are other factors in the subjects popular ity interviews with four local drama teachers revealed indi- i was afraid to look in the mirror dittonlcr inc 1987 its hard to wake up one morning and realize youre a blimp i cringed ever time i looked in the mirror then a friend at work told me about diet center in three weeks i lost 17 ugly pounds now i feel so much tetter about my self i have more selfconfi dence and more energy lose weight while you gain a whole new self try f image talk to a aiv diet center coun- lssv selor today diet center we can change your life free introductory consultation 4714500 w 254a main st n marfchaiti viduals as interesting and varied as their programs four individuals ron hindle with 15 years at markham district high school behind him is laidback and assured he has a ready wit and a constant twinkle in his eye brother steven fatum also the boys volleyball coach at the new brother andre high school is big in stature gesture voice and energy casual friendly quietspoken unionville highs jeff young pep pers his conversation with the word exciting it sums up his attitude to his job and carol stanatious expressive voice rushes over the phone wires from stouffville as if her words punc tuated with laughter cannot keep up with her thoughts but they have many qualities in common all four are intelligent articulate possessed of a great sense of humor and most notice ably full of enthusiasm for their subject with the flexibility of subject matter allowed by the ministry of education their programs are stamped by their individuality hindle after a years sabbatical of travel and study is excited ab out his collaboration on a brand- new course for oac formerly grade 13 written by a team of york re gion teachers the course ex amines the rituals and traditions of ancient theatre greek or japanese kabuki and inter prets them in modern terms modern masks in trying to understand what they are like kids learn more ab out themselves he says for instance why masks what are the masks we wear in modern society an understanding of different cultures promotes bet ter understanding of our own stanatiou tells how her grade 12 students evolved a whole group drama on streetproofing from an examination of the story little red riding hood it was per formed at stouffville elementary schools for grade 1 pupils the performers absolutely loved it she says they danced back to school afterwards and they also learned a lot about single parents for instance in preparing the show and about give and take with the audience showtime the big scoop which had a suc cessful and muchpraised run at the markham theatre last spring was the work of unionville highs grade 11 course showtime it was the most exciting experience of my 13 years of teaching says young who as teacher of the course also directed the show this years class is already at work on another original show with the working title of home sweet home based on youngs twopage plot outline the script is being written and workshopped by the students themselves as they create their own roles period buff brother steven is fascinated by period theatre greek tragedy commedia dellarte mediaeval morality plays elizabeth theatre roman and restoration comedy will be used to develop specific acting techniques when his school adds grade 12 next year he looks forward to producing macbeth with students from that class next spring also drawing on actors from the schools drama club with a nod to newfound- lands codco he calls the latter badco brother andre drama company and he mentions with obvious enjoyment that the order of preachers to which he belongs is an offshoot of the blackfriars after whom shakespeares theatre was named for most students the study of drama is a broadening of hori zons an enriching experience they can draw on throughout their lives and with an understanding of theatre they will be the in formed audiences of the future but for some of them it could be even more worthwhile more pertinent some of them might be the budding william hutts or kate rcids the donald suther- lands or sheila mccarthy of tomorrow wrm corrigan dc doctor of chiropractic wishes to announcethe opening of his new office at 419 hemlock drive stouffville 6408342 corner of hwy 47 hemlock drive opposite sales barns correction the advertisement for frame tech gallery at 58 main st n in markham on wed oct 1 4 states 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