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3.00 Credits
3 credits While the above course concentrates on the reader's discovery of the author's voice, this course emphasizes the reader's ability to embody therole and voice of specific characters drawn from a wide variety of dramat ic and other cultural sources. As such, it continues the vocal and analyti cal work described above but also introduces students to the basic ele ments of acting and story-telling. Improvisation, mime, and relaxation exercises add to the reader's concentration and vocal freedom. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course aims to allow students to discover the nature of acting. Its focus, therefore, is not on vocal and physical technique, but on develop ing the actor's imagination through mime, improvisation, theatre games, and conversational forms. Equal time is spent on doing and seeing, acting and evaluating, nonverbal communication skills, and the analysis of lines and scenes. Students create in-studio performances and also may assist on a current College production. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is devoted almost entirely to learning how to make things and ideas visible in action. Skills in nonverbal communication and the development of external aspects of characterization are emphasized, as are students' ability to concentrate, relax, and imagine. The course begins with individual performances but, as the improvisations become more complex, refined ensemble playing is the ultimate result. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits A survey of the theatres of India, China, and Japan from their religious origins to the present, with emphasis on performance, settings, costumes, acting styles, and the place of theatre in the general culture of each society. As part of their course work, students will visit museum exhibits, cultural societies, and professional performance groups dedicated to Asian theatre. Offered: 2008 - 2010
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Beginning with a careful examination of the work and theories of mod ern stage directors, this course explores how directors translate dramatic texts to embodied performance. Ideally, students in this course will have studied some acting, scene design, and dramatic literature. They will learn here how to coordinate these skills to create a unified production of a short play. How to work with a number of dramatic crafts, the development of interpersonal skills, literary analysis, and visual sensitivity will also be emphasized. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Alternating between on-Campus meetings and visits to plays and the atre pieces in current production in New York City, students will investi gate a variety of theatrical styles and genres and study them against the background of the American theatrical tradition. Cost of theatre tickets additional. Time and location or class meetings in New York City may vary. Offered: As arrangements allow.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Emphasis here shifts to acting techniques. Students are introduced to a variety of modern "methods" and have experiences in techniques ofrehearsal, characterization, ensemble playing, the projection of roles, and a variety of acting styles. For the first time, students engage in scene study and present a number of scenes for evaluation. Students may assist on a current College production. Prerequisite: DRM 1013A or permission of department chair. Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Designed to develop a skill in leading dramatic activity for children. Includes methods of encouraging the creative process, material to be used in the classroom and in assembly recreation programs, and the techniques for adapting and creating stories to be dramatized. . Offered: 2008 - 2010.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course includes both on-campus meetings and an extended stay in London, England. Students will attend theatrical plays in current pro duction, attend lectures, take tours, participate in workshops, and visit museums and historical sites in the London and Stratford areas. Students will investigate a variety of theatrical styles and genres, and will study them against the background of the British theatrical tradition. Regular tuition costs apply. The cost of travel, accommodations, admissions, and theatre tickets is additional. Offered: As arrangements allow.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
1 - 12 credits An opportunity for students studying drama to gain practical experience in an actual work environment under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Students may work in a variety of settings, including theatres, dance studios, educational theatre programs or other appropriate areas approved by the faculty supervisor. Students complete assignments given by the Career Services office as well as those assigned by the faculty super visor, including a ten-page paper reflecting in their experience. The stu dent will report to the faculty advisor about her/his progress over the course of the internship. Refer to the Career services section in this cata log for more details on internships. Prerequisites: Accumulation of 75 cred its with a G.P.A. of 2.6; 12 credits and a G.P.A. of 3.0 in this discipline; com pletion of Career Services' Resume Writing & Interviewing Skills work shops; permission of advisor/instructor. Apply through the Office of Career Services. Offered: Upon request.
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