Open to all students by audition or crew assignment, with the restriction that no student may sign up for more than two terms per year. Reader's Theater his course explores the means of presenting a script with readers using their voices and bodies to suggest the intellectual, emotional, and sensory experiences inherent in the literature. Assignments lead to productions which may or may not be aided by lighting, music, sound effects, simple costuming, and non-illusionary staging. One 75-minute and two single class periods per week. This course continues the training of the actor.
Work is concentrated on interpreting scripts and creating credible, complex characters.
It explores problems in scene analysis, characterization, and presentation with emphasis on techniques of emotional focus. DR101 or permission of instructor. Open to Lowers, Uppers, and Seniors. Directing This course offers the basic theory and practice of stage direction with emphasis on script analysis, casting, control of stage space, and rehearsal technique. Scenes and exercises are assigned.