From year to year, the focus may be on the plays of dramatic realism or the work of Shakespeare. Students are encouraged to enroll in TH 121 and 122 in successive semesters. A variety of improvisatory approaches are employed to tap into individual creativity and to discover the power of group creation. Physical demands increase as the body is emphasized as the instrument of communication. The work includes exploration of space, energy, dynamics, rhythm and sensory response.
Actors learn to channel their physical and emotional energy into dramatic action.
Open to transfer students accepted for Fall 2001 only. Must also register for TH124. This course bases the actor's work in the experience of voice and language. The goal is to express thought and emotion with openness and truth. The course guides the student through awareness of and release from habitual tensions, concentrating on body alignment, breathing, resonators, sound and movement, group interaction and the exploration of individual and group creativity.