THEA 221 - Beginning Acting I KCC AA/DA and KCC AA/OC

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Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture per week Comment: THEA 221 is repeatable for a maximum of six credits. THEA 221 is an acting course designed for the beginning student. Concentration will be on voice, relaxation, body awareness, and freedom from self-consciousness. Through theater games, improvisations, monologues and scene work, students will learn to analyze, appreciate and perform dramatic literature. They will also learn to critique the performances of others. Upon successful completion of THEA 221, the student should be able to: Demonstrate progress in developing imagination, sensory awareness, listening, concentration and commitment, culminating in believable character portrayal. Utilize vocal control in range, intensity, resonance, phrasing and inflection, to convey a variety of emotions. Develop the bodily mechanism for increased flexibility and ability to project a wide range of physical expressions. Explain, in writing, the essentials of character analysis, using the organizational patterns of chronological; spatial; cause and effect; and problem/solution. Evaluate the literary merits of a dramatic text. Evaluate the artistic merits of a performance.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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