TO be or not to be in advanced drama
By Yoobin Lee, Ashley Whang (8)
Edited by Amy Shin (8)
Edited by Amy Shin (8)
Approximately three years ago, Seoul International School established a new Drama course. The person in charge of establishing the course was none other than Simon Williams, the current Drama teacher. In only a course of one year he had been at SIS, he had changed this subject from just an “easy” class to something much more. Passionate and extremely driven, Mr. Williams has drastically changed SIS in many ways.
Advanced Drama is a high school course students can take. It’s divided into two classes: A regular one and an advanced one. “More responsibility and pressure is given to the students in advanced drama,” said Gina Kim (12). The two classes have a diverse mix of students who range from 9th to 12th grade. “The class covers various types of drama including Pantomime, Slapstick, Monologues, Scripted pieces, and Forged pieces. This wide range of drama derivatives give students the opportunity to learn and explore from them and each other. New students are able to catch on quickly and learn along side with their peers,” said Mr. Williams. Advance Drama covers genres of drama that are essential for the development of the students. Not only are drama skills taught through the curriculum, but so are skills essential for the students’ success. Students are taught to be leaders, risk takers, creative innovators, and effective communicators. “The most special part about drama is the fact that you can work with other people to create this theatrical performance. The hardest part is adjusting to other people’s characteristics, personalities, and ideas,” said Togo Tamura (12). Students at SIS strive for perfection which is something that will be hard to achieve without learning from their mistakes. Taking a risk and trying something new could be a complete and utter failure or an amazing success. Failure is not something to be feared, despite what students may think. Learning to get it wrong, to be free of one’s own limitations and doubt is something entirely welcomed in Drama, open arms and all. Drama classes have been seen as easy or not worth taking, however there are unseen benefits of this class. The skills students gain from these drama courses, gives them a better chance in the future. |
The eighth graders performing a play based on the holocaust. Most of these students will be joining HS drama next year, and some could possibly be joining Advanced Drama in their high school years.
-Yoobin Lee Taken by Ashley Whang Most of the costumes that the actors/actresses need for their performance comes from this very room.
-Yoobin Lee Taken by Ashley Whang Heejae Jo (12) and Ryan Kim (10) are going over their lines for their rehearsal during Advance Drama class.
-Yoobin Lee Taken by Ashley Whang |