Ensemble-level performance preparation and training through participation in a drama presented by the Theatre Arts Department. Students must audition, be cast, rehearse, and perform an ensemble role in a production in the drama genre in order to receive credit.
Advanced level instruction in the acting skill of storytelling. Focus on individual skill through performance exercises, improvisations, writing of original work. Uses the literature of folklore, myth, and monologue, focusing on narrative, creation of character and characters' narrative monologues.
Advanced intermediate level instruction in the acting skill of editing for the presentation of stories through performance exercises, improvisations, and the use of material from holiday tales and creation mythology, focusing on production of a public performance.
Intermediate level instruction in the acting skill of editing for the presentation of stories through performance exercises, improvisations, writing of original work, and the use of the literature of folklore, myth, and monologue focusing on narrative, creation of character and the telling of stories in an ensemble setting.
Beginning instruction in the acting skill of storytelling through performance exercises, improvisations, writing of original work, and the use of the literature of folklore, myth, and monologue focusing on narrative, creation of character and the telling of stories in an ensemble setting.
Advanced instruction of text techniques of interpreting poetic imagery, vocal exercises for the actor to use in the performance of Shakespearean verse and prose applied to scene work. The class will develop the student's approach to address character development from William Shakespeare's "Tragic" or "Historic" plays.
Advanced intermediate instruction of text techniques of interpreting poetic imagery, vocal exercises for the actor to use in the performance of Shakespearean verse and prose applied to scene work. The class will develop the student's approach to address character development from William Shakespeare's "Comic" or "Romance" plays.
Intermediate instruction in the use of text techniques interpreting poetic imagery and exercises for the actor to use in the performance of Shakespearean verse and prose. Focusing the actor's voice and developing the use of Standard American Speech in order to perform William Shakespeare's canon for an American audience.
Beginning instruction in the use of text techniques interpreting poetic imagery and vocal exercises for the actor used in the performance of Shakespearean verse and prose. The class will develop the student's approach to address analytic skills, historical research, vocal skills and interpretive skills to perform William Shakespeare's canon.
Advanced instruction in the study of the anatomy of the vocal mechanism. Practice of voice and articulation with an emphasis on dialects for the stage to develop the actor's process in preparation for performance and audition, selection of materials, and presentation of self in various audition settings.