IMPROVISATIONAL THEATRE FOR SCIENTISTS

THEATRE 341

Study, discuss, and perform the central principles of improvisation for the stage, which have useful applications in a range of personal and professional settings. Skills and tools to foster comfort, ease, authenticity, and confidence in performance, public speaking, and everyday interactions.

THEATRE 200

Learn how to apply acting skills to presentations and interactions in non-arts settings (business, education, etc.), such as enhancing confidence and communication in interviews presentations, elevator pitches, authentically connecting on a personal level with others, and how to avoid or better deal with stage fright.

THEATRE 100

By attending live theatre performances, watching films of theatrical productions and participating in colloquiums with theatre professionals, explore how theatre is made through the lens of various theatre artists. Through this exploration, develop an understanding and a deeper appreciation of performative events as well as critically think about those experiences. Explores performance and the human condition, using acquired knowledge to build empathy and appreciation for the complexities of one's own and other people's perspectives.

THEATRE 234

Theatre is the manifestation of collaborative problem solving. Collaboration is a process involving two or more individuals working toward a common goal, through interdependent behavior with individual accountability. Build collaborative and creative problem-solving skills to generate innovative solutions to complex problems and practices.

MUSIC 531

Examine musical improvisation from performers and select repertoire primarily from the Jazz Canon. Explore harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and cultural expansion into the 20th and 21st centuries of improvisational performance practice. Learn elements needed to transform from a performer into a viable and competent improvisor. Emphasis on cross-cultural understanding and interdisciplinarity.