Course Description
Participation in a series of group and individual activities designed to develop basic acting skills. The course also includes exercises for the actor's voice and body. Open only to Theatre majors, who should contact the department or instructor of record for permission to register.
Athena Title
Acting I Foundations of Acting
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To introduce the student to the basic imaginative, physical, and vocal skills for actor training. To develop an experimental understanding of the cooperative nature of acting. To acquire a beginning reading knowledge of primary acting theory. To provide methodology for rudimentary character analysis and a basis for making informed acting choices. To introduce the student to evaluating acting choices by attendance at University Theatre productions.
Topical Outline
A Self Expression B. Concentration and Relaxation C. The principle of the Partner D. The action of Doing E. Physical Action F. Character Analysis G. Assessing knowledge of texts and playscripts H. Student responses to performances and critiques I. Open scenes
Syllabus
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