Open to all students. A survey of the development of Western theater from Greek to modern times. Students will analyze four scripts. Open to all students. Any Coe student may earn 0.25 credit for assisting with the construction, costuming, lighting, properties, painting, publicity, sound, and stage management for productions during a term.
Instruction is in a lab setting.
No previous experience is required. Lab meets four hours per week by arrangement. Theater majors are required to take four labs. This course concentrates on the development of Stanislavskian-related techniques for realistic acting. Improvisational exercises, designed to free the individual from tensions and inhibitions, are coordinated with the development of a monologue and script analysis.