THEORIES OF ACTING

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.

ENGL 859

Topics related to advanced research in theatre and performance studies. Topics vary by semester.

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 431

Theatre architecture, scenery, costume, acting, directing, and modes of staging in Europe from 500 B.C.

ENGL/THEATRE 731

Problems of scholarship in the dramatic, performance and staging practices of major traditions of world theatre history between 500 BCE and 1700 including the theatres of ancient Greece and Rome; medieval, Renaissance and early modern Europe; and the Muromachi and Tokugawa eras in Japan.