The analysis, evaluation, and improvement of speech through a study of the anatomy and physiology of the vocal mechanism, voice production, and articulation. Training in vocal skills needed by actors such as dialect and verse speech. May be repeated for a total of seven hours. An introductory course in the principles and practice of costume construction. A beginning course in the principles and practice of scenic technology.
Academic debate serves as a model.
Related topics include play analysis, creative and visual thinking, and graphic representation. Course not available for major credit. Script and character analysis, costume rendering, and production unity. A course designed to give an understanding of the principles involved in extracting meaning from the printed page and the oral presentation of that meaning in a lucid and stimulating manner. Taught in English.