Music, Theatre, and Dance — THEA Courses
4910
Seminar in Audition Techniques 2 hrs. (2, 0) Seminar on the techniques of the audition process. Auditions covered include graduate school, theatre/musical theatre summer stock, Shakespeare, television, and film. Conducted in a master-class format, requiring both oral and written participation. consent: Instructor. offered: Sem. I. same as: MUPF 4910.
THEA COURSES 1170 1650 2110 2120 2210
2220 2250
2350
2410
2420
2500
2650
Lyric Theatre Workshop 0-1 hrs. (arranged) Admission by audition. repeat: May be repeated. same as: MUPF 1170. Independent Study 1-4 hrs. (arranged) Opportunities for individualized study as agreed upon by student and faculty member. consent: Instructor. repeat: May be repeated up to 4 hours. Acting I 3 hrs. (3, 0) Introduction to the fundamentals of the acting process through exercises and scene study. offered: Sem. I. Acting II 3 hrs. (3, 0) Study of acting in theatrical realism. Stanislavski and Meisner based training. prerequisite: THEA 2410. offered: Sem. II. Stagecraft 3 hrs. (3, 0) An introduction to basic stagecraft practices through lectures, labs, and practical experience, including safe and proper use of power and hand tools, scenery building, scene painting, theatrical lighting, basic stage management, properties, and sound. offered: Sem. I. Theatre Genres and Analysis 2 hrs. (2, 0) Introduction to the concepts and techniques of script analysis through the study of the historical genres of theatre. offered: Sem. I. Stage Diction I — Fundamentals 2 hrs. (2, 0) Introduces and develops speech techniques for the actor, especially in the areas of relaxation, posture and alignment, respiration, phonation, registration, resonance, and articulation. prerequisite: THEA 2110. offered: Sem. II. same as: MUTR 2250. Introduction to Acting 2 hrs. (2, 0) Designed to introduce students to the fundamental principles of performance. Emphasis will be placed on Spolin-styled theatre games and developing competent improvisational skills. Open to all students. offered: Sem. I, II. Voice and Movement for the Actor I 2 hrs. (2, 0) Introduction to voice and movement techniques for the actor. Areas of focus include freeing the voice, developing connection to breath, kinesthetic awareness, relaxation, alignment, resonance and articulation. prerequisite: THEA 2120. offered: Sem. II. same as: MUTR 2410. Voice and Movement for the Actor II 2 hrs. (2, 0) Further studies in voice and movement techniques for the actor. Areas of focus include Laban effort actions and archetypes. prerequisite: THEA 2410. offered: Sem. II. same as: MUTR 2420. Appreciation of Theatre 2 hrs. (2, 0) Development of dramatic literacy through examination of a wide variety of dramatic themes and forms. Study and participation in dramatic criticism and theory. offered: With sufficient demand. Independent Study 1-4 hrs. (arranged) Opportunities for individualized study as agreed upon by student and faculty member. consent: Instructor. repeat: May be repeated up to 4 hours.
Anderson University Undergraduate Catalog, 2018-2019
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