Second year in the sequence of a concentrated course of study in the varied skills associated with the versatile actor and company player, with individualized attention to students' needs. Introduces the actor to the challenges of working with make-up and costume as a stylistic enhancement of the performance task. Questions of period style and behavior are also considered. THR 310 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Professional directors, coaches, and casting directors offer their perspective on what makes an effective and honest audition.
Students prepare a repertoire of pieces for stage and camera auditions.
Students conceive ideas and present work in the classical and contemporary repertoire, supported by full dramaturgical apparatus. Advanced playwriting workshop in which students explore their own voice in terms of theatrical writing. Advanced seminar in topics of special interest in the field. Topics include puppetry, dramatic writing for other media, and feminism in the contemporary theater. May be repeated for a total of 24 credits provided the specific course content is different.