FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING

THEATRE 350

Intensive scene study from the major works of selected modern playwrights, concentrating on realism.

THEATRE 160

Learn how to mount a theatrical production. Through scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, and stage management explore the relationship between the technical components of the production process. Includes lectures as well as practical experience in University Theatre productions.

THEATRE 150

Provides a basic introduction to the craft of acting. Develops disciplines and tools of the actor as they relate to voice, movement, language skills, and engaging communication. Explores how actor training skills can be a benefit in a wide context of professional and personal endeavors.

THEATRE 631

Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural seminar on the historical, cultural, performative, aesthetic, and ideological construction of acting on stage.

THEATRE 450

Study and demonstration of the various acting styles from the Greek to the modern. Concentration on two specific styles in a semester.