Introduction to Acting: Embodying a Character

3 credits · Undergraduate

This first-year performance course is open to any student, regardless of experience. However, entrance into the next three years of the Acting program is by audition only. Classes are designed to provide the student with an understanding of what it is to act and communicate through words and movement. The approach will be practical and collaborative, focusing on two major aspects of the craft: Space and Character. Each unit will be comprised of exercises and scene study. Exercises and explorations in class are centred on group work and collaboration, which will strengthen communication and improvisational skills. Students will challenge themselves physically, vocally, and imaginatively, while working collaboratively in a trusting, dynamic environment. CALENDAR NOTES: THEA 1801 and THEA 1802 are the prerequisites for entrance into the upper years of the Acting Program and can be taken in any order or simultaneously. THEA 1801 is also a prerequisite for the Certificate in Dance and Movement. EXCLUSIONS: THEA 1800 FORMATS: Lecture | Lab