Improvisation 5 CR Introduces techniques for unscripted, extemporaneous acting. Movement 5 CR Concentrates on tuning the actor's body. Students gain fluidity, flexibility, and agility and develop specific skills such as stage fights and mime. Students practice dramatic situations incorporating both character work and strenuous physical activity. CR Introduces acting techniques as applied to film and other media.
Students become comfortable in front of a lens and learn to convey on-camera believability.
Students also take roles behind the camera. Format includes discussion with the director, designers, and technical director of the production. Contemporary Scene Study 5 CR Examines scenes from 19th-century and contemporary theater. Students rehearse and perform selected scenes in class. Classical Scene Study 5 CR Examines scenes from classical Greek and Roman theater.