Upon completion, students should be able to express their critical judgments both orally and in writing. This course provides guided practice in the proper production of speech for the theatre. Emphasis is placed on improving speech, including breathing, articulation, pronunciation, and other vocal variables. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate effective theatrical speech. This course introduces the dramatistic study of literature through performance.
Emphasis is placed on analysis and performance of poetry, drama, and prose fiction.
Upon completion, students should be able to embody and discuss critically the speakers inherent in literature. This course meets WPCC s oral communications requirement. This course has been approved to satisfy the SACS oral communication competence requirement for all associate degrees. This course provides a theoretical and applied introduction to the medium of readers theatre. Emphasis is placed on the group performance considerations posed by various genres of literature.