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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: TA 350 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better.Advisory: TA 300 and 351. Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course explores the styles of acting required for Classic Theatre from the Greeks through Restoration. It will examine the actor's approach to the test as well as the voice and movement needs of classic styles. Styles include Greek, Commedia dell' Arte, Shakespeare, Comedy of Manners, and Restoration.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: TA 350 or 480 with a grade of "C" or better.Advisory: TA 300, 351. Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course explores the styles of acting required for modern the theatre from 1875 to the present. It will examine the actor's approach to modern texts as well as the voice and movement needs of modern styles. Styles include Realism and Theatre of the Absurd.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course is an active participation and performance experience designed to provide opportunities in discovery and solving movement tasks of the actor. The course incorporates exercises to expand the individual's movement for characters and scenes, as well as training in specifi c movement areas, such as combat, period style, and dance. The course may be taken four times for credit.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Advisory: ENGWR 102 or 103, and ENGRD 116 with a grade of "C"or better; OR ESLR 320 and ESLW 320 with a grade of "C" or better;OR placement through assessment process. Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course focuses on the overall improvement of vocal quality, explores monologue and dialog performances, and develops confi dence in speaking and voice production. It emphasizes self-improvement drills involving breath control, resonance, pitch, infl ection and articulation and introduces a study of the vocal mechanism, its parts and their functions. Additionally, this course covers the study and application of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), and includes a special study and application of stage dialects and/or accent reduction.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Theatre Arts 350 with a grade of "C" or better.Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course is a performance oriented course integrating acting and singing skills through the creation of a whole, unifi ed character. The course is both an introduction for students with little or no previous musical theatre experience and a continuing performance forum for those with previous training. Primary emphasis in this course is placed on the three core areas of musical theatre performance: acting, singing, and movement. Field trips may be required.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: TA 351 with a grade of "C" or betterAdvisory: ENGWR 102 or 103, and ENGRD 116 with a grade of "C"or better; OR ESLR 320 and ESLW 320 and ESLL 320 with a grade of "C" or better; OR placement through assessment process.General Education: CSU Area C1 Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course is an introduction to directing and the elements of play production. It includes the process of preparing and analyzing a script for production, casting the show, blocking and rehearsing actors, and dealing with technical and promotion needs. It also includes directing scenes and preparing a prompt book.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Advisory: ENGWR 102 and ENGRD 116 or ESLR 320, ESLL 320, ESLW 320; or placement through assessment. Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This is an introductory course to group oral performance of literature. The course explores the analysis of poetry, prose and drama with a goal of adapting literary materials for group performance. Students develop analytical and performance skills which culminate in Reader's Theatre presentations.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 54 hours LEC This course will explore basic drama forms to help the drama leader guide children in developing their own dramatic skills. The course provides instruction on how to infuse drama, pantomime, improvisation, and creative role-playing into school curriculum and recreational programs. This class is designed for anyone who interacts with pre-school and elementary age children.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Advisory: ENGWR 51 and ENGRD 15 or ESLW 310 and ESLR 310; or placement through assessment. Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course explores puppetry as a dramatic medium. Topics to be covered include: history and development of puppetry; puppet design and creation; puppet manipulation and improvisation; and puppet play production techniques and applications.
  • 3.00 Credits

    General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C1 Enrollment Limitation: Audition Course Transferable to CSU Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB This course explores children's literature in performance through dramatic presentations of fi ction, drama and poetry for an audience of children or young people. It provides the opportunity to analyze and experience the production process from script to stage. Class participation includes the development of a touring children's production. No prior theatrical experience is required. Recommended for theatre, education, early childhood education and recreation majors. Public performances and regular fi eld trips are required.
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