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3.00 Credits
This advanced acting class introduces the student to an exploration of the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The course uses the methods explored in the preceding four acting courses as a springboard to acting in verse and period language. A studio format is used. Prerequisites: Actor training major: HTA 211, 221, and 231; music theatre major: HTA 211 and 231.
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3.00 Credits
This class teaches students how to coordinate a presentation showing work done in all major acting areas: voice, movement, and acting. Instruction includes the selection of scenes, the selection and consistency of a theme, and a determination of the best scenes, given each student's strengths and weaknesses as an actor. Students are required to present their work in class. Open only to thirdyear B.F.A. in theatre students.
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3.00 Credits
This course helps students develop a sensitivity to a playwright's intentions through interaction with playwrights. This interaction helps students become aware of the creative process of writing a play. Students perform a new play under the guidance of the author and a director of the author's choice. Open only to third-year B.F.A. in theatre students. Prerequisite: HTA 360.
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3.00 Credits
The course focuses on a detailed reading of one or two of Shakespeare's plays, normally those to be presented by the senior actor training students during the spring semester. Additional readings in Shakespeare and in the work of other writers of the age will set these plays in context. Emphasis falls on moving Shakespeare's text from writing to speaking and on exploring how the written text relates to dramatic performance. Prerequisite for actor training major: HTA 300. Prerequisite for music theatre major: Permission of instructor.
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2.00 Credits
These courses take the student into an extensive study of the accents and dialects most often used on the English-speaking stage. The course begins with a review of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), introduces different options for achieving accents, introduces accent analysis systems, and culminates with a comprehensive study of the accents of the British Isles (typically, Standard British, Irish, Cockney, and West Country). During the spring semester students continue the work of Voice VII. In addition, the course explores Scottish and Welsh and introduces a variety of international accents (typically, Italian, French, German, and Russian). Prerequisites: HTA 305, 310, and 321.
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4.00 Credits
Instruction and practical experience in performing for the camera. Class stresses process and terms used in television and film production from the standpoint of the performer. Regular on-camera experience enables students to study themselves and others on the monitor in order to observe their progress. Differences between film and stage work are emphasized, giving the acting student an overview of the two forms from a production standpoint. Prerequisite: HTA 331.
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3.00 Credits
Students work on scenes leading into song from four or five different periods in musical theatre history, typically operetta, early musicals (pre-Oklahoma!), mid-century musicals, Bernstein and Sondheim, and currently playing musicals. A studio format is used. Prerequisites: Music theatre major, senior standing, and HTA 331.
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6.00 Credits
The advanced class in rehearsal and performance provides students with the opportunity to rehearse and perform under professional circumstances following union guidelines. Teaching occurs within the rehearsal context, and special skills and problems are dealt with in one-on-one situations with faculty coaches. Fourth-year students have a variety of experiences in blackbox and main-stage settings. A studio format is used, and students present a repertoire of four fully mounted plays throughout the fall and spring semesters. These plays are presented to the public. Open only to fourthyear B.F.A. in theatre students.
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3.00 Credits
The advanced class in rehearsal and performance provides students with the opportunity to rehearse and perform under professional circumstances following union guidelines. Teaching occurs within the rehearsal context, and special skills and problems are dealt with in one-on-one situations with faculty coaches. Fourth-year students have a variety of experiences in blackbox and main-stage settings. A studio format is used, and students present a repertoire of four fully mounted plays throughout the fall and spring semesters. These plays are presented to the public. Prerequisite: HTA 440.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with the tools needed to market themselves as actors and manage their careers. Specific instruction is provided in such areas as the preparation of a résumé, the importanceof photographs, and audition techniques, as well as the functions of managers, agents, and casting directors. Prerequisites: Actor training major: HTA 331 and 410; music theatre major: HTA 430.
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