Theatre 236 or permission of instructor. May be repeated for a total of 6 hours credit. This is the second level acting class, the prerequisite being Acting 236 or 231. Course theme is the performer at the service of the play. Course study techniques include given circumstances, the play as a whole, realizing the objective in a scene, scoring the action, emotional memory and improvisation, discovering means of communicating analysis, characterization and introduction to text study, Shakespeare.
Student evaluation is based on attendance, class participation, and performance.
No textbook is required but Stanislavsky's Creating a Role and Building A Character are recommended. Introduction to Theatrical Design. Theatre 205 and 251 and concurrent enrollment in Theatre 250. The course grade will be based on written exams, design projects, and production crew work. This course deals with the development of theatre as an art form in its historical context from 1700 to the present.