THEA 3271

Acting Movement Styles

An exploration of the particular challenges an actor encounters with dramatic texts from various historical periods. Plays, manners, customs, and movement vocabulary of Greek Tragedies, Roman comedies, Elizabethan/Siglo de Oro, French Neoclassical, Victorian era, and the early 20th century are studied through scene work. Designed to acquaint the actor with the fundamentals of acting styles, this course explores the physical, vocal, emotional, and technical aspects of the actors craft in various styles as we aim for a broader physical vocabulary and an inherent physical freedom for the stage. Students learn and apply a set of analytical and problem-solving skills, research and critical thinking, oral communication proficiencies, and practice and collaboration.

Units: 3.0