TH 444 - Acting Styles

Description:
Performance skills applied to heightened texts and stylized comedy including Shakespeare, Wilde, Coward, and other major playwrights. May be repeated up to 8 credits if content differs.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: TH 344.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain through written description his/her analysis of blank verse and how it works
Demonstrate the techniques for speaking blank verse aloud
Describe script analysis, scansion, vocal support, breathing correctly, and antithesis, and demonstrate how each works in performance
Differentiate between reading Shakespeare for pleasure and getting on your feet and actually performing it
Practice the technique applications to the language through many exercises
Identify skills in performance
Perform monologues and scenes from classical text

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/16/2006