École Handsworth Secondary
North Vancouver School District
Drama


​General Program Description ​

The Handsworth drama and theatre courses foster communitybuilding, personal and social awareness, agency, and excellence in stage productions. Students develop their performance, design, production, and leadership skills as ways to discover their potential as creators and storytellers. Students study and engage in a wide range of drama activities and script work. Throughout the school year, students will have the opportunities to workshop, create, rehearse, and perform in the Handsworth Theatre space. ​

​​​​​​​​​Available Courses:

  • ​​Drama 8
  • Drama 9
  • Drama 10 (Theatre Acting) 
  • Drama 11: (Theatre Acting) 
  • Directing and Script Development 12 (SA): (SA: Directing Senior Actors Option) 
  • Directing and Script Development 12 (DL): (DL: Directing Diverse Learners Option)
  • Drama 12 (Directing and Script Development 12) students will sign up for ONE of the two options: 
    • 1) SA: Directing Senior to Option
    • 2) DL: Directing Diverse Learners Option 

  • Theatre Production 10 (Tech)
  • Theatre Production 11 (Tech)
  • Theatre Production 12 (Tech) ​

LEADERSHIP COURSE WITH DIVERSE LEARNERS 
  • DRAMA 11 & DRAMA 12 (Leadership with Diverse Learners) 
For detailed information on the above courses, please see our latest course programming guide​.

Handsworth School Plays

Please click on Annual Productions​ to view our annual school plays​ - past and present!

Handsworth Community thank you for your support!

We invite you to view some photos from our past Annual Productions​ and look forward to sharing our next play creation with you.

David Beare 

Play Director & Theatre Teacher

dbeare@sd44.ca​