A capstone course assessing the attained knowledge of theatre for BA and BFA students. Course will cover theatre history, theatre literature, and career planning, including the structure and processes of professional theatre. Methods and practices for the film performer. Development of black playwrights in American drama. Intensive exploration of acting problems, approaches and techniques.
Combines lectures on acting theory with applied studio work.
Studies in movement techniques for the advanced actor. Analysis and delivery of line studies and complete character studies of varying types and from various historical periods. Historical and modern theories and techniques of scenic painting for the theatre. Exploration of the theory and techniques of drawing, composition and color as applied to design graphics for the theatre. Special problems in applied costume design, theory, and practice.