Advanced Acting Workshop

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Designed for advanced students this studio workshop course is taught by one of DC’s leading actors. Students will develop skills to deepen their creative and critical understanding of given circumstances, moment-to-moment stimulus response, objectives/obstacles/tactics, transitions, decisions, discoveries, interplay, subtext and character development. Class projects will include scenes from the works of modern classics by Chekov, Ibsen, Inge, Williams, Miller, Hellman, O'Neill, Wilson and others deeply rooted in the realist tradition. Students will participate in a rigorous approach to the critical analysis of acting through character research, through evaluating performances of their own and fellow students’ work, and through written analysis of plays attended on and off campus. Pre-requisites: TPST-120. DUS or instructor approval required. Majors and Minors and Juniors and Seniors receive priority. Theater Lab Fee: $50