California VAPA Standards (2019)

6.TH:Cr1 Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work

6.TH:Cr1.a Identify possible solutions to staging challenges in a drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Cr1.b Explore a scripted or improvised character by imagining the given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Cr1.c Identify solutions to design challenges in a drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Cr1 Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work

7.TH:Cr1.a Investigate multiple perspectives and solutions to staging challenges in a drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Cr1.b Envision and describe a scripted or improvised character’s inner thoughts and objectives in a drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Cr1.c Explain and present solutions to design challenges in a drama/ theatre work.

8.TH:Cr1 Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work

8.TH:Cr1.a Imagine and explore multiple perspectives and solutions to staging problems in a drama/ theatre work.

8.TH:Cr1.b Develop a scripted or improvised character by articulating the character’s inner thoughts, objectives, and motivations in a drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Cr1.c Imagine and explore solutions to design challenges of a performance space in a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Cr1 Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work

Prof.TH:Cr1.a Apply basic research to construct ideas about the visual composition of a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Cr1.b Use script analysis to generate ideas about a character that is believable and authentic in a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Cr1.c Explore the impact of technical theatre elements on design choices in a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cr1 Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Acc.TH:Cr1.a Investigate historical and cultural conventions and their impact on the visual composition of a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cr1.b Use personal experiences and knowledge to develop a character that is believable and authentic in a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cr1.c Understand and apply technical theatre elements to design solutions for a drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Cr1 Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Adv.TH:Cr1.a Synthesize knowledge from a variety of dramatic forms, theatrical conventions, and technical theatre elements to create the visual composition of a drama/ theatre work.

Adv.TH:Cr1.b Integrate cultural and historical contexts with personal experiences to create a character that is believable and authentic, in a drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Cr1.c Create a complete design for a drama/theatre work that incorporates all technical theatre elements.

6.TH:Cr2 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

6.TH:Cr2.a Use critical analysis to improve, refine, and evolve original ideas and artistic choices in a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Cr2.b Contribute ideas and accept and incorporate the ideas of others in preparing or devising drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Cr2 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

7.TH:Cr2.a Examine and justify original ideas and artistic choices in a drama/theatre work based on critical analysis, personal experience, and historical and cultural context.

7.TH:Cr2.b Demonstrate mutual respect for self and others and their roles in preparing or devising drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Cr2 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

8.TH:Cr2.a Articulate and apply critical analysis, personal experience, research, and historical and cultural context to the development of original ideas for a drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Cr2.b Share leadership and responsibilities to develop collaborative goals when preparing or devising drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Cr2 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Prof.TH:Cr2.a Explore the function of history and culture in the development of a dramatic concept through a critical analysis of original ideas in drama/theatre works from western or non-western theatre traditions.

Prof.TH:Cr2.b Investigate the collaborative nature of the actor, director, playwright, and designers and their interdependent roles in a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cr2 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Acc.TH:Cr2.a Refine a dramatic concept to demonstrate a critical understanding of historical and cultural influences of original ideas applied to a drama/theatre in western or non-western theatre traditions.

Acc.TH:Cr2.b Cooperate as a creative team to make interpretive choices for a drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Cr2 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Adv.TH:Cr2.a Develop and synthesize original ideas in a drama/theatre work utilizing critical analysis, historical and cultural context, research, and western or non-western theatre traditions.

Adv.TH:Cr2.b Collaborate as a creative team to discover artistic solutions and make interpretive choices in a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Cr3 Refine and complete artistic work.

6.TH:Cr3.a Receive and incorporate feedback to refine a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Cr3.b Identify effective physical and vocal traits of characters in a drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Cr3.c Explore planned designs during the rehearsal process for a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Cr3 Refine and complete artistic work.

7.TH:Cr3.a Demonstrate focus and concentration in the rehearsal process to analyze and refine choices in a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Cr3.b Develop effective physical and vocal traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Cr3.c Consider multiple planned technical theatre elements and designs during the rehearsal process for a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Cr3 Refine and complete artistic work.

8.TH:Cr3.a Practice collaboration, analysis and reflection to refine a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Cr3.b Refine effective physical, vocal, and physiological traits of characters in an improvised or scripted drama/ theatre work.

8.TH:Cr3.c Implement and refine a planned design using technical theatre elements during the rehearsal process for devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Cr3 Refine and complete artistic work.

Prof.TH:Cr3.a Rehearse and revise a devised or scripted drama/theatre work using theatrical conventions.

Prof.TH:Cr3.b Explore physical, vocal and physiological choices to develop a performance that is believable, authentic, and relevant to a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Cr3.c Refine design choices using technical theatre elements to support the story and emotional impact of a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cr3 Refine and complete artistic work.

Acc.TH:Cr3.a Use the rehearsal process to analyze the dramatic concept and design elements of a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cr3.b Use research and script analysis to revise physical, vocal, and physiological choices impacting the believability and relevance of a drama/ theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cr3.c Re-imagine and revise design choices using technical theatre elements during the course of a rehearsal process to enhance the story and emotional impact of a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Cr3 Refine and complete artistic work.

Adv.TH:Cr3.a Refine, transform, and re-imagine a devised or scripted drama/theatre work using the rehearsal process to invent or re-imagine style, genre, form, and theatrical conventions.

Adv.TH:Cr3.b Synthesize ideas from research, script analysis, and context to create a performance that is believable, authentic, and relevant in a drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Cr3.c Apply a high level of proficiency in design using technical theatre elements to the rehearsal process to support the story and emotional impact of a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Pr4 Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

6.TH:Pr4.a Identify the essential events in a story or script that make up the dramatic structure in a drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Pr4.b Experiment with various physical choices to communicate character in a drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Pr4 Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

7.TH:Pr4.a Consider various staging choices to enhance the story in a drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Pr4.b Use various character objectives in a drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Pr4 Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

8.TH:Pr4.a Explore different pacing to better communicate the story in a drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Pr4.b Use various character objectives and tactics in a drama/theatre work to overcome an obstacle.

Prof.TH:Pr4 Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Prof.TH:Pr4.a Examine how character relationships assist in telling the story of a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Pr4.b Shape character choices using given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Pr4 Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Acc.TH:Pr4.a Discover how unique choices shape believable and sustainable drama/ theatre work.

Acc.TH:Pr4.b Identify essential text information, research from various sources, and the director’s concept that influence character choices in a drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Pr4 Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Adv.TH:Pr4.a Apply reliable research to form unique choices for a directorial or designer concept in a drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Pr4.b Apply a variety of researched acting techniques as an approach to character choices in a drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Pr5 Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

6.TH:Pr5.a Recognize how acting exercises and techniques can be applied to a drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Pr5.b Articulate how technical theatre elements are integrated into a drama/ theatre work.

7.TH:Pr5 Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

7.TH:Pr5.a Participate in a variety of acting exercises and techniques that can be applied in a rehearsal or drama/theatre performance.

7.TH:Pr5.b Choose a variety of technical theatre elements that can be applied to a design in a drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Pr5 Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

8.TH:Pr5.a Use a variety of acting techniques to increase skills in a rehearsal or drama/theatre performance.

8.TH:Pr5.b Use a variety of technical theatre elements to create a design for a rehearsal or drama/theatre production.

Prof.TH:Pr5 Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Prof.TH:Pr5.a Practice various acting techniques to expand skills in a rehearsal or drama/theatre performance.

Prof.TH:Pr5.b Use researched technical theatre elements to increase the impact of design for a drama/theatre production.

Acc.TH:Pr5 Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Acc.TH:Pr5.a Refine a range of acting skills to build a believable and sustainable drama/theatre performance.

Acc.TH:Pr5.b Apply technical theatre elements and research to create a design that communicates the concept of a drama/theatre production.

Adv.TH:Pr5 Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Adv.TH:Pr5.a Use and justify a collection of acting exercises from reliable resources to prepare a believable and sustainable performance.

Adv.TH:Pr5.b Explain and justify the selection of technical theatre elements used to build a design that communicates the concept of a drama/theatre production.

6.TH:Pr6 Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

6.TH:Pr6 Adapt a piece of literature and present it for an audience.

7.TH:Pr6 Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

67TH:Pr6 Create through improvisation a drama/theatre work that will be shared with an audience.

8.TH:Pr6 Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

8.TH:Pr6 Perform a rehearsed, scripted scene from a drama/theatre work for an audience.

Prof.TH:Pr6 Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Prof.TH:Pr6 Perform a rehearsed, scripted short drama/theatre work for a specific audience.

Acc.TH:Pr6 Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Acc.TH:Pr6 Present a drama/theatre work using creative processes that shape the production for a specific audience.

Adv.TH:Pr6 Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Adv.TH:Pr6 Present a drama/theatre production for a specific audience that employs research and analysis grounded in creative perspectives of the playwright, director, designer, and dramaturgy.

6.TH:Re7 Perceive and analyze artistic work.

6.TH:Re7 Describe and record personal reactions to artistic choices in a drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Re7 Perceive and analyze artistic work.

7.TH:Re7 Compare recorded personal and peer reactions to artistic choices in a drama/ theatre work.

8.TH:Re7 Perceive and analyze artistic work.

8.TH:Re7 Apply appropriate criteria to the evaluation of artistic choices in a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Re7 Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Prof.TH:Re7 Respond to what is seen, felt, and heard in a drama/theatre work to develop criteria for artistic choices.

Acc.TH:Re7 Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Acc.TH:Re7 Demonstrate an understanding of multiple interpretations of artistic criteria and how each might be used to influence future artistic choices of a drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Re7 Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Adv.TH:Re7 Use historical and cultural context to structure and justify personal responses to a drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Re8 Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

6.TH.Re8.a Explain how artists make choices based on personal experience in a drama/theatre work.

6.TH.Re8.b Identify cultural contexts that may influence the evaluation of a drama/theatre work.

6.TH.Re8.c Identify personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs through participation in or observation of drama/ theatre work.

7.TH:Re8 Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

7.TH.Re8.a Identify the artistic choices made based on personal experience in a drama/theatre work.

7.TH.Re8.b Describe how cultural contexts can influence the evaluation of drama/theatre work.

7.TH.Re8.c Interpret how the use of personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs can be used to discuss drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Re8 Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

8.TH.Re8.a Recognize and share artistic choices when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work.

8.TH.Re8.b Analyze how cultural contexts influence the evaluation of a drama/theatre work.

8.TH.Re8.c Apply personal aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs to evaluate a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Re8 Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Prof.TH.Re8.a Analyze and compare artistic choices developed from personal experiences in multiple drama/theatre works.

Prof.TH.Re8.b Identify and compare cultural contexts and contexts that may influence the evaluation of a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH.Re8.c Understand how multiple aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs shape participation in and observation of a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Re8 Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Acc.TH.Re8.a Develop detailed supporting evidence and criteria to reinforce artistic choices, when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH.Re8.b Apply concepts from a drama/theatre work for personal realization about cultural contexts and understanding.

Acc.TH.Re8.c Debate and distinguish multiple aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs through participation in and observation of drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Re8 Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Adv.TH.Re8.a Use detailed supporting evidence and appropriate criteria to revise personal work and interpret the work of others when participating in or observing a drama/ theatre work.

Adv.TH.Re8.b Use new understandings of cultures and contexts to shape personal responses to drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH.Re8.c Support and explain aesthetics, preferences, and beliefs to create a context for critical research that informs artistic decisions in a drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Re9 Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

6.TH.Re9.a Use supporting evidence and criteria to evaluate drama/theatre work.

6.TH.Re9.b Identify a specific audience or purpose for a drama/theatre work.

6.TH.Re9.c Identify the technical theatre elements used in a drama/theatre work to justify aesthetic choices.

7.TH:Re9 Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

7.TH.Re9.a Explain preferences, using supporting evidence and criteria to develop a personal aesthetic to evaluate drama/theatre work.

7.TH.Re9.b Identify how the intended purpose of a drama/theatre work appeals to a specific audience.

7.TH.Re9.c Analyze and evaluate the aesthetics of the technical theatre elements in a drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Re9 Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

8.TH.Re9.a Respond to a drama/ theatre work using supporting evidence, personal aesthetics, and artistic criteri

8.TH.Re9.b Assess the impact of a drama/theatre work on a specific audience.

8.TH.Re9.c Differentiate the effect of technical theatre elements used in a drama/theatre work to assess aesthetic choices.

Prof.TH:Re9 Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Prof.TH.Re9.a Examine a drama/ theatre work using supporting evidence and criteria, while considering art forms, history, culture, and other disciplines.

Prof.TH.Re9.b Formulate a deeper understanding and appreciation of a drama/ theatre work by considering its specific purpose or intended audience.

Prof.TH.Re9.c Analyze and evaluate the aesthetics and effect of the technical theatre elements in a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Re9 Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Acc.TH.Re9.a Analyze and assess a drama/theatre work by connecting it to art forms, history, culture, and other disciplines using supporting evidence and criteria

Acc.TH.Re9.b Justify how a drama/theatre work communicates for a specific purpose and audience.

Acc.TH.Re9.c Construct meaning in a drama/theatre work, considering personal aesthetics and knowledge of technical theatre elements while respecting others’ interpretations.

Adv.TH:Re9 Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

Adv.TH.Re9.a Research and synthesize cultural and historical information related to a drama/theatre work to support or evaluate artistic choices.

Adv.TH.Re9.b Compare and debate the connection between a drama/theatre work and contemporary issues that may impact audiences.

Adv.TH.Re9.c Analyze and evaluate varied aesthetic interpretations of technical theatre elements for the same drama/theatre work.

6.TH:Cn10 Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

6.TH:Cn10 Explain how the actions and motivations of characters in a drama/theatre work impact perspectives of a community or culture.

7.TH:Cn10 Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

7.TH:Cn10 Incorporate multiple perspectives and diverse community ideas in a drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Cn10 Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

8.TH:Cn10 Examine a community issue through multiple perspectives in a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Cn10 Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Prof.TH:Cn10 Investigate how cultural contexts, community ideas, and personal beliefs impact a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cn10 Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Acc.TH:Cn10 Choose and interpret a drama/theatre work to reflect or question personal beliefs.

Adv.TH:Cn10 Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Adv.TH:Cn10 Collaborate on a drama/theatre work that examines a critical global issue using multiple personal, community, and cultural contexts.

6.TH:Cn11.1 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

6.TH.Cn11.1.a Identify universal themes or common social issues and express them through a drama/theatre work.

7.TH:Cn11.1 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

7.TH.Cn11.1.a Incorporate music, dance, art, and/or media arts to strengthen the meaning and conflict in a drama/theatre work with a particular cultural, global, or historic context.

8.TH:Cn11.1 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

8.TH.Cn11.1.a Use different forms, styles, genres of drama/theatre work to examine contemporary social, cultural, or global issues.

Prof.TH:Cn11.1 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Prof.TH.Cn11.1.a Explore how cultural, global, and historic belief systems affect creative choices in a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cn11.1 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Acc.TH.Cn11.1.a Integrate conventions and knowledge from different art forms and other disciplines to develop a cross-cultural drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Cn11.1 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Adv.TH.Cn11.1.a Develop a drama/theatre work that identifies and questions cultural, global, and historic belief systems.

6.TH:Cn11.2 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

6.TH:Cn11.2.a Research and analyze two different versions of the same drama/theatre story to determine differences and similarities in the visual and aural world of each story.

6.TH:Cn11.2.b Investigate the time period and place of a drama/theatre work to better understand performance and design choices.

7.TH:Cn11.2 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

7.TH:Cn11.2.a Research and discuss how a playwright might have intended a drama/theatre work to be produced.

7.TH:Cn11.2.b Examine artifacts from a time period and geographic location to better understand performance and design choices in a drama/theatre work.

8.TH:Cn11.2 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

8.TH:Cn11.2.a Research the story elements of a staged drama/theatre work and compare them to another production of the same work.

8.TH:Cn11.2.b Identify and use artifacts from a time period and place to develop performance and design choices in a drama/theatre work.

Prof.TH:Cn11.2 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Prof.TH:Cn11.2.a Research how other theatre artists apply creative processes to tell stories in a devised or scripted drama/theatre work, using research methods.

Prof.TH:Cn11.2.b Use basic research methods to better understand the social and cultural background of a drama/theatre work.

Acc.TH:Cn11.2 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Acc.TH:Cn11.2.a Formulate creative choices for a devised or scripted drama/theatre work based on research about the selected topic.

Acc.TH:Cn11.2.b Investigate how personal beliefs and biases can affect the interpretation of research data applied in drama/theatre work.

Adv.TH:Cn11.2 Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

Adv.TH:Cn11.2.a Justify the creative choices made in a devised or scripted drama/theatre work, based on a critical interpretation of specific data from research.

Adv.TH:Cn11.2.b Present and support an opinion about the social, cultural, and historical understandings of a drama/theatre work, based on critical research.