Each class will have an ongoing balance of academic and on one's feet work throughout the term. Homework assignments will include scene preparation, reading, research, and both individual and group projects. To become aware of some of the many approaches to acting in world theatre, and to develop respect for this diversity. To explore the social and political context of the work at hand. The acting lab courses are intentionally non sequential.
Students come to the study of acting with widely varying talents and backgrounds.
The mix of levels enriches the collaborative experience and offers greater flexibility for students. THR BC 3004x, 3005y Acting Lab Auditions are required for all Acting Labs and will take place the night before classes begin each semester. Please check with the Theater Department office for specific offerings and audition sign-up. Emphasis will be placed on works by Williams, Miller, and others. Acting the Avant-Garde Intensive monologue and scene work, along with theoretical reading and discussion, exploring the particular performance skills needed for experimental drama, beginning with Jarry, and including Beckett, Artaud, Ionesco, Genet, Stein, and others.