THST 201 Acting Studio: Technique I

3 credits 67.5 hours
200 level undergraduate course

This begins a focused exploration of techniques focused in a psycho-physical acting approach, in which the students expand their imaginations, explore their impulses, and creatively integrate their bodies and voices. An emphasis on ensemble building techniques is present to strengthen cooperative skills. There is a continuous focus on text analysis used to identify given circumstances and objectives, ultimately leading to options and choices for the actor to apply in scenes from diverse 20th & 21st century playwrights.

Prerequisites THST*102

Open to Acting and Musical Theater majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course requires permission by the offering program office.