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THE 204 Intermediate Acting II
Credit Hours:  3
Effective Term: Fall 2015
SUN#: None
AGEC: None  
Credit Breakdown: 2 Lectures / 3 Labs
Times for Credit: 1
Grading Option: A/F Only
Cross-Listed:


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

Prerequisites: THE 203 or instructor consent

Corequisites: None

Recommendations: None

Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
1. (Application Level) Present movement exercises for relaxation, balance, strength, coordination, flexibility, and energy.
2. (Application Level) Apply physical movement techniques to create emotionally expressive movement patterns, walks, gestures, and facial expressions.
3. (Synthesis Level) Perform vocal exercises to produce relaxed, strong, and resonant sound and explore the use of dialects in presentation.
4. (Synthesis Level) Express and communicate thought, idea, and emotion through pitch, volume, rhythm, tone, and phrasing.
5. (Analysis Level) Analyze the dramatic structure of selected plays.
6. (Analysis Level) Analyze characters from published plays for the development of character interpretation.
7. (Evaluation Level) Perform and critique two monologues and acting scenes that utilize acting style and dialects.
8. (Comprehension Level) List and describe career opportunities and further educational goals as an actor.
Internal/External Standards Accreditation
1. Independently use tools presented in the classroom experience to understand and demonstrate the 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, phrasing, and the use of dialects.
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, produce two monologues in at least two non-American dialects and a minimum of two short scenes or one-act plays in two different American dialects.
7. Students will demonstrate a carefully documented report demonstrating their knowledge of how to pursue theatrical careers and further educational goals.