This survey will explore the role of Theatre in Western culture within a historical context. During the term, students will read plays and attend two productions. Projects, tests, a critical essay, and final exam will be required. This course addresses basic theoretical principles of public speaking concentrating on content, organization, audience analysis, ethics, and language. Student apply these principles to several oral presentations with primary emphasis on extemporaneous speaking.
Daily participation is required.
This class attempts to sharpen your interpretive, descriptive, and evaluate skills as you watch tap, ballroom, MTV, and musical-theatre dance. We will also see how jazz, the American vernacular dance, has suffered because of racial discrimination. Assessment is based on writing assignments, two exams, and class participation. This course introduces students to theatre improvisation, its principles, techniques, uses, and history. Students are required to participate daily in class.