Students are required to attend live performances as part of this course. Offered every Fall. An introductory course, centering upon the fundamentals of acting and characterization through the use of improvisation and theatre games. The student will also begin to study the use of body and voice as an integrated whole in scene study and monologues. The student will be given the opportunity to study the methods of character development in various genres of theatre.
Emphasis is placed on performance of scenes and monologues.
May be repeated for credit. Practical application of class material will be applied to an actual theatrical production. Twenty contact hours in such areas as Mainstage, Spotlight, Children's Theatre, Stage Orchestra are required per hour of credit. Audition may be required. May be repeated for credit.