THR142- Acting I

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This introduction to acting explores psychology and human behavior from page to stage. Students learn how to read a script, how to work on a scene, breaking it down into beats. Students study and utilize a rehearsal process, working with various scenes from American and English theatre, along with a scene partner. Script study includes monologues as well as scenes and requires performance of both.

 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Develop a process of taking a scene from page to stage.

• Learn how to read a play for understanding and character information.

• Rehearse a scene based on beat changes, where new information alters character focus.

• Blocking/staging by actors in rehearsal which best expresses the human behavior and objectives at hand.

• Working with a scene partner to explore the depth and possibilities of a script.