Hagen's Respect for Acting and Stanislavsky's An Actor Prepares are the primary texts. Course work begins with an exploration of the self in performance using partnered scenes from American realist scripts. The work is performed both live and for the camera. At mid-semester, the class presents The Zoo Exercise , a project in sustained characterization first developed at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Not available to seniors without permission of instructor.
Enrollment is limited.
This is an applied workshop available to students who have completed Theater 210. The course will culminate in a public audition on Keck Stage before an invited audience of students and faculty. Intended for second and third-year students. Enrollment is limited. May be repeated as an audit.