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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.225.101 (02)
Acting I
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Astin, John
Merrick 200
Acting I AS.225.101 (02)
An introduction to the fundamentals of acting through exercises, improvisation, and work on scenes from established plays and Shakespearean sonnets, based on the teachings of Stanislavsky, Greet, Boleslavsky, Michael Chekhov, Clurman, and Meisner. This course also includes a brief survey of major playwrights. Plays will be read, analyzed, and employed in scene work.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Astin, John
Room: Merrick 200
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/13
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.310 (01)
Stagecraft
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Roche, William C
Merrick 105
Stagecraft AS.225.310 (01)
A hands-on approach to the technical and theoretical elements of production. Meets in the Merrick Barn Scene Shop. Permission Required.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Roche, William C
Room: Merrick 105
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 0/6
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.311 (01)
Scene Study
W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Astin, John
Merrick 200
Scene Study AS.225.311 (01)
Classes and scenes tailored to the needs of the actors. Some rehearsal will take place during school hours. It is expected that substantial out-of-class time be spent on rehearsals and exercises.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Astin, John
Room: Merrick 200
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.212 (01)
Voice and Speech for the Actor
M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Glossman, James
Voice and Speech for the Actor AS.225.212 (01)
It has been said that 90% of what an actor does onstage is dependent on being effortlessly heard and understood by their audiences. This course is designed to establish the tools for the actor to begin to create this foundation. Using a combination of both the benchmark texts by Edith Skinner and Kristin Linklater, along with in-class exercises and monologues, we will begin the process of exploring both vocal power through breathing and breath control, and the fundamental tools of clarity in the speaking of a dramatic text onstage.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Glossman, James
Room:
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.345 (01)
History of Modern Theatre & Drama
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Denithorne, Margaret
Merrick 200
History of Modern Theatre & Drama AS.225.345 (01)
Designed to impart a deepened appreciation and understanding of today's theatre by surveying the major playwrights, historical movements, and theatre practices of the 20th century. The course also seeks to help students understand theatre's relationship to the societal and political power structure of each era and to introduce students to great dynamic literature in its intended form, which is performance.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Denithorne, Margaret
Room: Merrick 200
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.314 (01)
Theatre: Tech Direction
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Roche, William C
Merrick 105
Theatre: Tech Direction AS.225.314 (01)
An introduction to Technical Direction including pre-production and production with an overview of materials, tools, rigging and safety, together with design and its implementation.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Roche, William C
Room: Merrick 105
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 2/7
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.330 (01)
Playwriting Strategies
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Martin, Joseph H
Playwriting Strategies AS.225.330 (01)
A seminar and workshop in playwriting with Dr. Joe Martin, playwright and dramaturge. Student writers, developing their plays, will learn how to open up to the creative process, “brainstorm,” refine their work, and shape it toward an act of artistic communication. Writer’s techniques, such as attending to plot or “story,” delineation of character, creating effective “dialog,” even overcoming “writer’s block,” will be addressed. This course is designed to be complementary to – not a replacement for – playwriting classes in the Writing Seminars.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Martin, Joseph H
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/8
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.100 (01)
Introduction to Theatre
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Martin, Joseph H
Introduction to Theatre AS.225.100 (01)
An introduction to the drama: how and why the theatre came into being; its role in human history; and how changing social structures in different regions and epochs have shaped different kinds of theatre, plays and performance. Also: how theatre “works” for us and on us, and the major plays of world drama.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Martin, Joseph H
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.101 (01)
Acting I
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Astin, John
Merrick 200
Acting I AS.225.101 (01)
An introduction to the fundamentals of acting through exercises, improvisation, and work on scenes from established plays and Shakespearean sonnets, based on the teachings of Stanislavsky, Greet, Boleslavsky, Michael Chekhov, Clurman, and Meisner. This course also includes a brief survey of major playwrights. Plays will be read, analyzed, and employed in scene work.
