ADSS Drama Program

Famous People!

As a culmination of their study on characterization, senior drama students from the semester 2 Theatre Performance 11/12 class, transformed themselves into a wide selection of famous people. The assignment included researching their chosen “famous person”, selecting production elements to help them “transform” (costume, make up, hair, props, etc.), and then being interviewed in front of the class by their “talk show host” teacher. Who knew ADSS had so many celebrities!

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Famous People photo gallery.

Mime Faces!

Drama 10 students studied the art of Mime. They created their own solo, paired, and group mime scenes. They learned to mime all their props and not to break their “clic”. They maintained the “no human sounds” rule and found out about the world’s greatest mime, Marcel Marceau!.
To finish off the unit, they experimented with traditional mime make up (white face) and made themselves into fabulous looking mimes!

Mime photo gallery.

Drama Students Volunteering!

Millwort School of Magic
A Big Millwort School of Magic THANK-YOU to the wonderful ADSS drama students who took on the roles of Prefects, Wizards, Fortune Tellers, and Professors over the Thanksgiving Weekend. The children loved you!!!
For the past four years, ADSS drama students have helped this wonderful Alberni Valley Museum sponsored event, in which the historic site of McLean Mill is transformed into the “Millwort School of Magic” for children and their parents. As in the past, the drama students this year did a fabulous job of making the whole fantasy and magic of the event come alive!
All students that were involved in the Millwort weekend should see Mrs. R for their “certificates of participation” and be sure to register their hours with the Career Center. They can apply this experience as part of their portfolio evidence for volunteer hours and community service.

Millwort's Photo Gallery

ADSS Drama Students play VICTIMS!

15 ADSS Drama Students volunteered their time on Saturday, Oct. 21st, 2006, to be “victims” in Port Alberni’s staged Multi-Casualty Incident Day. They were each given a scenario of the age of their “character” and then the injury they were to have acquired from a mock “explosion” on a large vessel in the waters off of Harbour Quay. With the magic of make up and, of course, great acting skills, they all assumed their roles on board the “ship” and then were rescued by the various Emergency services in the Valley. From badly burned to broken bones to having a baby, they did it all and greatly contributed to the success of this very important training exercise for Port Alberni’s emergency response teams.
All these students received official Certificates of Participation from the B.C. Ambulance Service and can use these to add to their Portfolio “evidence” for volunteer hours and work experience.

Multi-Casualty Photo Gallery

Annual ADSS Drama Club Field Trip to Bard on the Beach!

Each year, the ADSS Drama Club sponsors a field trip to Vancouver to see one of Shakespeare’s plays performed by Bard on the Beach. This year’s play was the comedy, “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”. As usual, this very professional theatre company did an excellent job and the students really enjoyed the play. It is performed in the company’s huge tent that is set up below the Vancouver Planetarium and just above Kitsalano Beach. Being that it is so close to Granville Island, part of the field trip always includes students walking over to this wonderful area for lunch and a browse through the markets and craft stores. The two other components of the trip are a drive through Stanley Park with a picture taking moment under the “hollow tree” and a dinner break before the ferry at West Vancouver’s big shopping center, the Park Royal Mall.
Students on this trip were wonderfully behaved and proved once again that it should be an annual Drama Club field trip. One more bonus to the trip is that students may use this experience for their Portfolio Aspect 1.1, a reflection on an art form!

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Armada Improv Update!

So far, there are sixteen very dedicated “improvisers” who have attended the intensive improv training sessions and/or traveled up to Courtney for the North Island Regional Canadian Improv Workshop. While all these students can consider themselves a part of the “Armada Improv Team”, a core of eight of the students will be selected to be the “competitive core” that will compete at the Regional CIG tournaments.
On Sunday, Dec. 10th (11:30am to 3:30 am in the Drama Room) David Morris, from the Canadian Improv Games, is coming over from Vancouver to ADSS to give our students a special 4 hour workshop. It is hoped this session will give us the “edge” in the upcoming CIG Regional Exhibition Tournament in Courtney on Dec. 22nd.

Improv Photo Gallery

Drama Club’s Field Trip to “Charlotte’s Web” cancelled

Due to dangerous driving conditions, the much anticipated Field Trip to see “Charlotte’s Web” in Victoria was first postponed (Tuesday, Dec. 12th) and then cancelled (Friday, Dec. 15th). The safety of students was felt to be at risk in both cases.
Mrs. Robertson will hand back refunds to all the students that had signed up and paid for the trip and attempt will be made to find another theatrical production to attend in the New Year.

Famous People! As a culmination of their study on characterization, senior drama students from the semester 2 Theatre Performance 11/12 class, transformed themselves into a wide selection of famous people. The assignment included researching their chosen “famous person”, selecting production elements to help them “transform” (costume, make up, hair, props, etc.), and then being interviewed in front of the class by their “talk show host” teacher. Who knew ADSS had so many celebrities!	Click on Pics Below for Galleries Famous People photo gallery.
Mime Faces! Drama 10 students studied the art of Mime. They created their own solo, paired, and group mime scenes. They learned to mime all their props and not to break their “clic”. They maintained the “no human sounds” rule and found out about the world’s greatest mime, Marcel Marceau!. To finish off the unit, they experimented with traditional mime make up (white face) and made themselves into fabulous looking mimes!	Mime photo gallery.
Drama Students Volunteering! Millwort School of Magic A Big Millwort School of Magic THANK-YOU to the wonderful ADSS drama students who took on the roles of Prefects, Wizards, Fortune Tellers, and Professors over the Thanksgiving Weekend. The children loved you!!! For the past four years, ADSS drama students have helped this wonderful Alberni Valley Museum sponsored event, in which the historic site of McLean Mill is transformed into the “Millwort School of Magic” for children and their parents. As in the past, the drama students this year did a fabulous job of making the whole fantasy and magic of the event come alive! All students that were involved in the Millwort weekend should see Mrs. R for their “certificates of participation” and be sure to register their hours with the Career Center. They can apply this experience as part of their portfolio evidence for volunteer hours and community service.	Millwort's Photo Gallery
ADSS Drama Students play VICTIMS! 15 ADSS Drama Students volunteered their time on Saturday, Oct. 21st, 2006, to be “victims” in Port Alberni’s staged Multi-Casualty Incident Day. They were each given a scenario of the age of their “character” and then the injury they were to have acquired from a mock “explosion” on a large vessel in the waters off of Harbour Quay. With the magic of make up and, of course, great acting skills, they all assumed their roles on board the “ship” and then were rescued by the various Emergency services in the Valley. From badly burned to broken bones to having a baby, they did it all and greatly contributed to the success of this very important training exercise for Port Alberni’s emergency response teams. All these students received official Certificates of Participation from the B.C. Ambulance Service and can use these to add to their Portfolio “evidence” for volunteer hours and work experience.	Multi-Casualty Photo Gallery
Annual ADSS Drama Club Field Trip to Bard on the Beach! Each year, the ADSS Drama Club sponsors a field trip to Vancouver to see one of Shakespeare’s plays performed by Bard on the Beach. This year’s play was the comedy, “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”. As usual, this very professional theatre company did an excellent job and the students really enjoyed the play. It is performed in the company’s huge tent that is set up below the Vancouver Planetarium and just above Kitsalano Beach. Being that it is so close to Granville Island, part of the field trip always includes students walking over to this wonderful area for lunch and a browse through the markets and craft stores. The two other components of the trip are a drive through Stanley Park with a picture taking moment under the “hollow tree” and a dinner break before the ferry at West Vancouver’s big shopping center, the Park Royal Mall. Students on this trip were wonderfully behaved and proved once again that it should be an annual Drama Club field trip. One more bonus to the trip is that students may use this experience for their Portfolio Aspect 1.1, a reflection on an art form!	Click for full-sized image
Armada Improv Update! So far, there are sixteen very dedicated “improvisers” who have attended the intensive improv training sessions and/or traveled up to Courtney for the North Island Regional Canadian Improv Workshop. While all these students can consider themselves a part of the “Armada Improv Team”, a core of eight of the students will be selected to be the “competitive core” that will compete at the Regional CIG tournaments. On Sunday, Dec. 10th (11:30am to 3:30 am in the Drama Room) David Morris, from the Canadian Improv Games, is coming over from Vancouver to ADSS to give our students a special 4 hour workshop. It is hoped this session will give us the “edge” in the upcoming CIG Regional Exhibition Tournament in Courtney on Dec. 22nd.	Improv Photo Gallery
Drama Club’s Field Trip to “Charlotte’s Web” cancelled Due to dangerous driving conditions, the much anticipated Field Trip to see “Charlotte’s Web” in Victoria was first postponed (Tuesday, Dec. 12th) and then cancelled (Friday, Dec. 15th). The safety of students was felt to be at risk in both cases. Mrs. Robertson will hand back refunds to all the students that had signed up and paid for the trip and attempt will be made to find another theatrical production to attend in the New Year.