Using sports as a metaphor for approaching and understanding all aspects of theater, this class will cover theater history, text analysis, the role of the director and how to approach acting. The class will try to explain why both theater and sports are vital to our society. Expect to discuss everything from Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot to Monday Night Football. 3 credits, AL Not offered in 1999-2000. Credit is awarded for a predetermined minimum of time on the production, to be arranged with faculty.
Productions explore our theatre heritage from Greek drama to new works.
Students may participate through audition or through volunteering for production work. We will study Euripides' Iphigeneia at Aulis in its historical, theatrical, and literary context. In addition to the Iphigeneia, we will read a selection of other Greek tragedy, as well as supplementary historical and cultural source material on the production of Greek drama. Intermediate Acting Continuation of Theater Arts 110. Focus is on specific problems encountered by all actors in performance, especially in stage movements, vocal range and flexibility, and details of characterization.