This is an umbrella course whose offerings will change each year. To combine theory and practice. Homework assignments will include scene preparation, reading, 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. Auditions are required for all Acting Labs and will take place the night before classes begin each semester. Please check with the Theatre Department office for specific offerings and audition sign-up. We will explore specific acting techniques suited to the experimental drama of this century, with emphasis on scene work excerpted from Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, Stein, and others. Short papers will be required in response to assigned readings of plays and theoretical works.