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3.00 Credits
This studio course is centered on training the actor's instrument and developing basic acting skills including characterization, vocal production, physical and emotional connection, motivation and ensemble work. Exercises, improvisation, monologue and scene work will all be explored. This course requires trips to professional theaters in the Twin Cities. A ticket fee is required. Offered each semester.
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3.00 Credits
This studio course focuses on the techniques of acting and singing for the musical theater. Students learn the basics of voice, movement, improvisation and characterization in class exercises, prepared scenes, solos and duets. Offered Spring Semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies theater performance through the full-scale mounting of a production during the month of January, followed by public performances at the beginning of Spring Semester. Students enroll in the class through either an acting audition or a production position interview held in late October or early November. No previous experience is necessary. Selected participants are notified prior to Interim registration. Details about the audition/interview and scripts are available by calling the Theatre Department Office, x3240. Offered during Interim.
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3.00 Credits
The attributes of the things we see and hear in the performances that we attend contribute strongly to our experience as an audience. This course considers the elements and principles of design and their application to performance work. Students study the performance space, scenery elements, costuming, lighting and shadow, and the aural experience that the audience encounters during a performance. Problem-solving, collaboration, and design development are included in project work. Materials fee. Offered Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the practices, techniques and materials used in the design and production of scenic and costume elements for stage performance. Course includes projects in costume production, scenery production, visual research, technical drawing, and costume and scenery design. A course fee is required. Open to majors and non-majors. No prerequisite required. Offered Fall Semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on training the speaking voice, with an emphasis on clarity and flexibility of voice usage. Students learn how to use the phonetic alphabet to improve their speech.
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3.00 Credits
Throughout history, playwrights have represented the human condition in a wide variety of forms and styles, with intentions ranging from the profound to the absurd. This course surveys approximately 24 works of dramatic literature in exploring how playwrights employ structure, character, and narrative in creating live performances.
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3.00 Credits
A studio course for the student with previous acting experience. Through scene and monologue work students explore text and character analysis as well as the requirements of major theatrical period styles. Students perform regularly throughout the semester. The course requires trips to professional theaters in the Twin Cities. A ticket fee is required. Prerequisites: Theatre 110, and 130 or 131. Offered Fall Semester.
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3.00 Credits
This studio course focuses on the fundamentals of stage direction. Students develop skills of play selection, audience analysis, text interpretation, working with actors (including improvisational and technical approaches to voice and movement), stage picturization and blocking, design considerations, and the process of casting and rehearsals. A series of scenes are prepared and presented during the semester focusing on individual elements of stage direction. Prerequisites: Theatre 110, and 115 or 130 or 131. Offered Fall Semester.
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0.25 Credits
This theater practicum involves the student in the conceptual and practical processes of artistic creation and performance production in theater. Students study current theory and practice as well as historical approaches to performance problems. Lab sessions include creative projects and practical problem-solving in assistant directing, acting or dramaturgy as part of the St. Olaf Theatre season. First-year students are encouraged to enroll. This course may be repeated; only four total registrations allowed. Registration is by audition or interview only. Offered each semester.
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