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THE 203 Intermediate Acting I
Credit Hours:  3
Effective Term: Fall 2010
SUN#: None
AGEC: 
Credit Breakdown: 2 Lectures, 3 Labs
Times for Credit: 1
Grading Option: A/F
Cross-Listed: None


Description: Continuing study of the fundamentals of acting with emphasis on movement and voice. In addition to performing in scenes and/or one-act plays, students learn two monologues to further prepare them for auditioning.

Prerequisites: THE102 or instructor's consent

Corequisites: None

Recommendations: None

Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
1. (Psychomotor: Guided Response) Reproduce movement exercises for relaxation, balance, strength, coordination, flexibility and energy.
2. (Application) Apply physical movement techniques to create emotionally expressive movement patterns, walks, gestures and facial expressions.
3. (Synthesis) Perform vocal exercises to produce relaxed, strong and resonant sound.
4. (Synthesis) Express and communicate thought, idea, and emotion through pitch, volume, rhythm, tone, and phrasing.
5. (Analysis) Analyze the dramatic structure of selected plays.
6. (Analysis) Analyze characters from published plays for the development of character and interpretation.
7. (Synthesis) Perform and critique two monologues and acting scenes and evaluate feedback from instructor and peers.
Internal/External Standards Accreditation
1. Independently use tools presented in the classroom experience to understand and demonstrate their ability to increase relaxation, balance, strength, coordination, flexibility, and increased energy.
2. Demonstrate physical movement techniques and patterns to enhance the ability to be emotionally expressive through walk, gesture and facial expressions.
3. Present vocal exercises to portray various emotions, ideas and thoughts through pitch, volume, rhythm, tone, and phrasing.
4. Produce a carefully documented product that shows the ability to identify dramatic structure and phrasing.
5. Produce a carefully documented product that clearly demonstrates the ability to draw from the text the substance of analyzing a character.
6. Through extensive research and application of techniques/lessons presented in the classroom, students will produce two monologues and at least two short scenes or one-act plays and evaluate feedback/criticism from their peers and instructor.