Course Content

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1. Acting

Exploration - The Actor's Tools - Mind, Body, Voice

Self-Awareness, Movement, Pantomime, Improvisation, Vocalization, Stage Directions, Vocabulary

 

Preparation - Character Study, Monologues, Building Scenes, Motivation and Behavior, Stage Movement Basics, Auditions

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Performance - Working with the Script, Acting Styles, the Rehearsal Process, the Performance

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II. Theatre History

Ancient Theatre, Early Writers, Musicals, 20th Century American Plays, Black Playwrights and Black Theatre

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III. Production

Fundamental roles involved in mounting a production, director, stage manager, set, props, costumes, make-up