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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater A practical introduction to the actor's technique and performance skills, this course aspires to nurture a supportive and stimulating environment in which students can explore and practice the elements and disciplines necessary to begin formal training as an actor. The focus in this course will be on physical and vocal exercises and improvisation, as well as basic text and character analysis. By utilizing these tools, cultivating powers of observation, and stressing and applying the actor's goal to define the specific intention rendered by the most effective action, we will methodically work toward the mapping of the character's journey through the text. This course offers methods geared to help students get the most out of themselves and disciplines required to train their "acting instruments" (body and voice) to be more responsive, so that they possess a wider range of communications skills. The goal of the course is to introduce the student-actor to the technique necessary to master the basic discipline of truthful behavior in imaginary circumstances.
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1.00 Credits
1 Credit Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater No Description Available.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater This course will be an intensive practical exploration of the production of vocal sound and the articulation of that sound into speech, beginning with breathing techniques and including alignment, relaxation, and vocal exercises, all of which facilitate finding and strengthening your own public voice. These exercises are geared toward the reduction of tension and the restrictive habits which intefere with effective communication. The voice should serve the needs of the listener as well as the writer, and to that end this course will look at the marriage of voice and text through storytelling, contemporary drama, oral interpretation of the poetry of Shakespeare and the prose of American writers, participation in mock job interviews, and actively engaging in classroom discussion and conversation. Prerequisite: Advisement by the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater Open to students of all levels of experience, this class is designed to teach student-actors the art of movement as an intrinsic element of theater performance. The course untilizes techniques for exercise, delineates audition requirements, explores various performance styles, and culminates in choreographic projects. Each class will begin with a technical warm-up, combining classical jazz styles and ballet technique. The course will ultimately focus on jazz-dance based movement, with ballet basics and an introduction to tap. The course will integrate an extensive dance warm-up with movement vocabulary and work on various combinations inspired by classic Broadway musicals from the 1920s through the 1980s. The goal of this course is for students to become more in tune with their bodies and how they express movement. The body is the actor's instrument of expression. Through a disciplined warm-up and the practice of technique, our bodies respond and expand their capacity for freedom of range and expressive communication. Prerequisite: Approval by the instructor or advisement by the program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater Through the examination of the elements of design, this course provides an introduction to the overall process of design for the theater. Through exploration of design theory, history, and practical application, students will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to execute 2-dimensional drawings and 3-dimensional models. In addition to applying the elements of design, students will research specific historical periods and styles, developing a design vocabulary that can effectively be applied in the execution of specific projects in set, lighting, costume, and sound design, in support of a Theater Program production. Prerequisites: THE 101 and 105 or 108.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater No Description Available.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater In this course theater students from different concentrations come together to collaborate in the process of creating theater. Utilizing their individualized skills developed through previous coursework, students are provided the opportunity for continued growth in their abilities to interpret and transform text into performance. This course will also address strategies for career and goal planning, the preparation of resumes and portfolios, and the development of effective audition and interview technique. The course will end with a public presentation or display of the student's work. This culminating experience is an opportunity to apply skills and knowledge gained during the completed course of study. Prerequisite: Approval of the coordinator of the Theater program.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater This course examines the development of the Musical Theater genre as an American cultural contribution. Emphasis will be placed on the historical, socio-economic, and cultural forces that have helped to shape the musical as it has evolved into its current form. Students taking this course will ideally have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and understanding of the traditions of this performance genre through participation in a musical theater production.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater This course will allow the exploration of special topics in the areas of performance,theatre history and dramatic literature. Each course presented under this title will offer an opportunity to expand the students understanding of aspects of theatre. Research and writing skills will be stressed. The designation may also be used for artist in residence courses. Prerequisite: ENG 101
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits Visual Arts, MUS, & THE Theater The purpose is to provide students the structure to engage in an academic and/or practical learning experience associated directly with their individual area of interest, which may fall outside current Theater program offerings (directing, performance, stage management, and design). The parameters of the independent study (topic, hours, and method of evaluation) will be established between the student and the participating instructor of record and will be overseen by the coordinator of the Theater program. The student is required to keep a journal, documenting his or her experience of the course. Prerequisite: This earned opportunity is open to exceptional second-year students, with the approval and advisement of the student's academic advisor and the coordinator of the Theater program.
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