Acting for Musical Theater

Undergraduate

This course will introduce students to the techniques used by actors/singers to play musical theater scenes believably, honestly and dynamically. Basic acting techniques will be taught as well as work in singing, text analysis, movement and speech. Students will begin with individual songs, then prepare, rehearse and present two-person musical scenes from Company, The Color Purple, West Side Story, Side Show, Into the Woods, Hamilton, Passion, In the Heights, She Loves Me, Follies , and others.