Teenager’s Speech and Drama Classes
Our class for teenagers is three hours long, roughly split into three individual hours as below:
- 1 hour – voice, communication, team building and improvisation – this section of the class focuses on building clear, confident, creative communication.
- 1 hour – group acting, devising, and movement – this section of the class contains all of the group performance work including scripted and student-devised material.
- 1 hour – solo performance work – during this part of the class students work on solo performance work and scene partner work e.g. duologues, monologues, poetry performance, reading aloud.
During our Autumn Term students prepare for a large scale production taking place in a professional theatre. During our Winter and Spring terms students work on a range of solo and group material for presentation in showcases, competitions and for either Speech and Drama, Acting or Performing Arts exams delivered at the end of the school year by Trinity College London.
Additional Opportunities in Key School Years
During our Autumn Term students prepare for a large scale production taking place in a professional theatre. During our Winter and Spring terms students work on a range of solo and group material for presentation in showcases, competitions and for either Speech and Drama, Acting or Performing Arts exams delivered at the end of the school year by Trinity College London.
Additional Opportunities in Key School Years
Junior Cert Speech and Drama Class:
Courses for Shakespeare plays, and poetry performance and analysis. Take part in Speech and Drama exams based entirely on Junior Cert English material to gain UCAS points. Communication and public speaking courses to work on CBAs.
Transition Year Performing Arts Programme:
In this intensive course, choose from a range of classes in acting for stage, acting to camera, theatre studies, film-making, costume design, set design, lighting and props, mime and movement, physical theatre, musical theatre – singing and dancing, and more. Gain a lot of performance experience while building up your performance CV and going on auditions. We will assist you in finding work experience with professional theatre companies. Opportunity to gain an Associate’s Diploma in Performing Arts from Trinity College London at the end of the year.
Gaisce: Why not take up Acting as part of the Bronze president’s award? Or try out one of our extra classes.
Leaving Cert Speech and Drama:
Poetry performance courses designed to teach the skills to analyse any poem from a performer’s perspective – learn all about rhythm, meter, rhyme, sound effects, structure, and style. Specialised workshops for individual poets, comparative study films, plays, and prose, as well as Shakespeare. Take part in Speech and Drama exams based entirely on Leaving Cert English material to gain UCAS points.
Diploma Options:
Many of our students complete associate level diploma exams (EQF level 5, equivalent to Irish level 6) before they have completed secondary school. These can be in either Speech and Drama performance, Musical Theatre, Performing Arts, Communication Skills, or Teaching Drama and Communication.
Term Dates For 2024/2025
Term 1 builds base performance skills and solo performance pieces for showcasing in our in-class showcases, internal competition and external exams.
- Begins: Wednesday August 28th (Monday September 1st for Dun Laoghaire classes). Ends: Saturday December 14th (Wednesday December 18th for Dun Laoghaire classes). Duration: 15 weeks.
- Midterm Break: Saturday October 26th – Friday November 1st inclusive.
- Performance Dates: Internal competition Sunday November 24th. Exams December 6th-10th. In Class showcase: Last week of class
Term 2 works towards a group performance in-class (Step 1s) or in a professional theatre (all other classes)
- Begins: Friday January 3rd. Ends: Saturday April 12th. Duration: 12 weeks.
- Midterm Break: Monday February 17th-Sunday February 23rd. St. Patrick’s Weekend Break: Friday-Tuesday March 14th-18th. No weekly classes between April 2nd-6th.
- Rehearsal and Performance Dates: Wednesday-Sunday April 2nd-6th.
Term 3 works on various performing arts skills such as mime and movement, character work and more.
- Begins: Monday April 28th. Ends: Saturday June 28th. Duration: 8 weeks.
- Midterm Break: Saturday May 31st to Friday June 6th.
- Performance Dates: Last week of class. Saturday June 14th (Crinniu na nOg).
How do I book teenager’s speech and drama classes?
You can select the image for your age group on this page or you can visit our course enrollment page to select your preferred location, day and time!
