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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to familiarize students with contemporary American playwriting from 2000-2007. We will explore how these plays and performances reflect our current moment. Playwrights may include Jorge Cortinas, Sara Ruhl, Tony Kushner, Juliana Francis, Young Jean Lee and Carl Hancock Rux.
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1.00 Credits
Advanced vocal and physical technique for performers. Development of the actor's voice and body with the goal of increasing their effective use as the means of artistic expression on the stage and, by extension, in the media. Emphasis will vary. Course may be repeated once for credit, with permission of TAPS concentration advisor. Prerequisite: TAPS 0230. Enrollment limited to 16. S/NC only.
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1.00 Credits
A complete and well-seasoned actor has the ability to perform with specificity and ease, both vocally and physically. Specificity comes from an integration of speech and movement technique. Ease is only possible when a mastery of technical skills reaches the point where the actor can integrate them without loss of spontaneity. This is a life long process that begins by learning the fundamentals of technique and the continual refinement of them on a personal level. The goal of this class is to give the student the fundamental techniques of voice and speech in relation to the body. In the event of over subscription, student will be enrolled on the basis of seniority. Prerequisite: TAPS 0230. Enrollment limited to 16. S/NC only.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to help students explore the development of relationships in theatrical space without the benefit (or confinement) of a script. By cultivating and developing basic performance skills including spontaneity, self-awareness, creative use of the body and mind, access to the imagination, and collaborativity, this course has applications for actors and other performers interested in all types of performance as well as those interested in improvised performance specifically.
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1.00 Credits
Students will be engaged in a process of exploration that centers on the physical relationship of the actor to the physical reality of the stage including sound, props and costumes. Work with a broad spectrum of contemporary and classic movement theories/approaches to constructing performance. Enrollment limited to 18.
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1.00 Credits
Individual topics may include: lyric writing, song writing, construction of libretti, and musical theatre production. Course may be repeated for credit, with permission of TAPS concentration advisor. Enrollment limited to 12. Permission of instructor required. S/NC only.
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1.00 Credits
A practical study in the creation of songs for the musical theatre. Students enrolled in this course will develop the skills necessary to write the music and lyrics for pieces intended for use in dramatic works. American and international musical theatre writers from the last eighty years will be studied and analyzed. Those enrolled may choose a focus of composition, lyric writing, or both. They will present and perform (or arrange performances of) new material (and rewritten material) each week to be examined by the class, culminating in a cabaret of new works. While beginners are encouraged to join, this is not a music theory course, and composers are expected to have a basic knowledge of theory (or self-taught skills).
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1.00 Credits
A practical study in the creation of new works for the American musical theatre. Students enrolled in this course will learn the craft of musical theatre writing, and will be able to workshop their material for their peers. Musicals from the last eighty years will be studied and analyzed. Those enrolled may choose a focus of composition, lyric writing, playwriting, or any combination thereof. Collaborators are welcome to work together in this class, and those looking for potential collaborators will be paired with other students if they so desire. While amateur composers are encouraged to join, this is not a music theory course, and composers are expected to have a basic knowledge of theory (or self-taught skills).
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1.00 Credits
A study of the history of American Musical Theatre from Tin Pan Alley to today's Broadway musicals. Students enrolled will study primary-source libretti, musical scores and interviews, as well as historical articles and essays on musical theatre and society. Special emphasis will be placed on musicals and their implication in helping to shape and define American social history, including topics such as national identity, race relations, and the treatment of minorities.
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0.00 Credits
Interested students must register for MCM 0901B S01 (CRN 15592).
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