Students also apply the techniques they learn as a means of teaching creative expression. A concentration on the physical nature of the actor's work. Primary emphasis will be on vocal production for the stage and a variety of approaches to stage movement. Classroom performance of memorized scenes is required. Communication Technology and Social Change Students examine how developments in communication technology have contributed to changes in the way we think about ourselves, our relationship to each other and our place in the world.
Students explore oral, scribal, print, industrial, and post-industrial communication cultures.
The study of aesthetic concepts and production techniques involved in small studio video production. Through the use of portable video equipment and editing facilities, the student explores the processes by which realities are constructed by the electronic media. The exploration and practice of playwriting. The student examines the process of writing plays through the use of structure, language, character, thought, diction, sound, and spectacle. Communication theories concerning the relationship of playwright, actor, and audience are discussed at length.