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3.00 Credits
Students concentrate less on generating original material and more on honing it. Emphasis is placed on the visual aspects of performance, as well as on the dynamics of language, rhythm, and voice. Coursework includes journal writing and specific writing assignments culminating in a five-minute performance piece or monologue to be presented during performance week. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES: 31-2205 ACTING II: CHARACTER AND ENSEMBLE, 31-3810 SOLO PERFORMANCE I
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4.00 Credits
Students will read modern American plays of playwrights such as David Mamet, Tony Kushner, Tennessee Williams, Thornton Wilder, Lillian Hellman, Anna Deavere Smith, Arthur Miller, Milcha Sanchez Scott, and Jose Rivera, and see corresponding film adaptations. Students will analyze and evaluate play texts with attention to characterization, story, plot, narrative movement, and structure that make them viable for the screen. Students will respond to texts and films through journal entries, an oral report, and a final creative nonfiction essay. 4 CREDITS PREREQUISITES: 31-2800 PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP I
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4.00 Credits
Students will read modern American plays of playwrights such as David Mamet, Tony Kushner, Tennessee Williams, Thornton Wilder, Lillian Hellman, Anna Deavere Smith, Arthur Miller, Milcha Sanchez Scott, and Jose Rivera, and see corresponding film adaptations. Students will analyze and evaluate play texts with attention to characterization, story, plot, narrative movement, and structure that make them viable for the screen. Students will respond to texts and films through journal entries, an oral report, and a final creative nonfiction essay. 4 CREDITS PREREQUISITES: 31-2800 PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP I
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3.00 Credits
Students will write different types of comic scenes for the stage, analyze those scenes in terms of form and content, rewrite the scenes, and pitch ideas for scenes. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES: 31-3295 CREATING SCENES THROUGH IMPROVISATION CONCURRENT: 31-2190 CONTEXT FOR COMEDY, 31-2390 PHYSICAL AND VOCAL TRAINING COMEDY, 31-3190 HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF MODERN COMEDY, 31-3290 ACTING III: SKETCH AND THEATRICAL COMEDY, 31-3295 CREATING SCENES THROUGH IMPROVISATION
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
1-6 CREDITS
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4.00 Credits
Course examines techniques of self-promotion; knowledge of talent agencies and casting directors; unions, contracts, and bookkeeping for performers; and opportunities in the local market. Students work on monologues and cold readings for auditions. Course assists acting students making the transition from college to career by providing professional survival information, tools, and techniques. Students with an Acting concentration are required to take this course during their senior year. 4 CREDITS PREREQUISITES: 31-2205 ACTING II: CHARACTER AND ENSEMBLE
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3.00 Credits
Course helps upper-level tech and design students find employment in the entertainment industry. Students are introduced to various aspects of the industry though lecture, class work, guest speakers, and site visits. Practical topics, such as creating a resume and developing job interview skills, are also covered. Upon completion of the course, students are well prepared to pursue entry-level jobs as independent contractors in the entertainment industry. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES: 31-2610 SET DESIGN, 31-2615 COSTUME DESIGN, 31-2620 LIGHTING DESIGN
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2.00 Credits
This course is about learning to be authentic. It's about utilizing improvisation as a method for deep and important self-exploration. It's about developing the courage to start from the beginning each time we walk on stage, and it's about functioning to support the work of the group. It's about making the conscious connection between theater and our own emotional lives. It's about reconnecting with the important work of the play. 2 CREDITS PREREQUISITES: 31-2200 ACTING II: ADVANCED SCENE STUDY
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1.00 Credits
An intensive workshop and feedback session to support the BA candidates' entry into the profession. The content of individual sessions will target and assess the actor's present audition skills in a variety of performance styles: improvisation, musical theater, cold readings, monologues, on-camera technique, etc. Department faculty will partner with professionals from the theater community to participate in these sessions and guide the performers to hone their skills for auditioning professionally. 1 CREDIT
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3.00 Credits
This class aims at introducing future artistic directors, producing directors, stage managers, and actors to the fundamentals of theater management and giving them an overview of the skills needed in order to successfully run a theater. Many young theater artists first get their work seen by the public by producing their own shows, which often grows into starting their own theaters. 3 CREDITS PREREQUISITES: 31-2700 DIRECTING I
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