This course is required for all theater arts majors and is a general introduction course for the non-major. May be taken 2 times for credit. This course uses lectures, readings, discussions and exercises to survey the wide range of movement theories and physical disciplines employed in the theater thus enabling the student actor to discover the body as an expressive instrument. May be taken 2 times for credit. None An introduction to the performance of drama through the art of the actor with lectures, readings and exercises designed to develop the beginning actor's vocal, physical and characterization techniques.
Students participate in a variety of acting scenes and improvisations.
May be taken 2 times for credit. This course is a two-semester sequence for the student actor serious about pursuing advanced studies in acting and preparing for transfer to a professional acting school or university. It is a continuation of the principles learned in THA 110 with emphasis on scene study and characterization. May be taken 2 times for credit. This course teaches the basic fundamentals of acting in front of a camera for film or television.