TH 244 - Basic Acting I

• Have an understanding of and practice using the actor’s basic tools of voice, body and imagination
• Develop and use basic acting craft vocabulary and basic acting techniques
• Identify demonstrate and practice understanding of basic American and European acting methods and schools including Stanislavski, Adler, Strasberg and Meisner
• Demonstrate and practice using the Stanislavski 10 system steps in scene and monologue analysis
• Successfully perform stage monologues and dual scenes
• Identify, discuss, demonstrate and practice stage movement techniques, including viewpoints of time (tempo, duration, kinesthetic response, repetition) and space (shape, gesture, architecture and topography) with composition work
• Practice working as an ensemble, developing kinesthetic connection through movement
• Create new works through movement and improvisation
• Apply the collaborative process through theatre work
• Critically comment on the strengths and weakness of their own work as well as the work of their peers