ACTING STYLES

THEATRE 250

Focuses on developing fundamental acting techniques (voice, characterization, physicality) and learn to apply skills in individual performance and scene study of contemporary dramatic texts.

THEATRE 550

Intensive scene study from the major works of selected modern playwrights.

THEATRE 631

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

THEATRE 451

Focuses on the principles of acting for the camera including industry terms, auditioning techniques, and acting techniques for film/television, industrials, and commercials. Learn tools for script analysis, character development, and on-camera performance which will be recorded and critiqued in class.

THEATRE 440

Styles and genres of the modern American and British musical theatre for performers. Their application to audition techniques and scene/song presentations.