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Sep 07, 2024
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2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DRMA 151 - Beginning Acting I Credits: 3 LEC hours per week: 1 LAB hours per week: 4 Introduction to acting techniques and beginning characterization through improvisation. Formerly: THEA 151. Course Outcomes:
- Employ an increasing range of rudimentary acting skills including the ability to create characters convincing and project one’s self-believably in word and action into imaginary circumstances.
- Demonstrate increasing creativity in outward verbal and non-verbal expression.
- Exhibit less self-consciousness and greater self-confidence in live performance tasks.
- Demonstrate an ability to control personal “tendencies/habits” while employing proper techniques of vocal and physical expression necessary for live performance.
- Analyze and discuss the performances of others in objective language.
- Develop and display a continuing respect for the differing talents and abilities of other artists/performers.
- Apply standard terminology of the acting profession.
Course Topics:
- Planned exercises and improvisational games/activities
- Acting Terminology
- Self-Discovery (physical, vocal, mental)
- Trust
- Relaxation (losing Self-consciousness)
- Concentration (remembering what we are doing)
- Rediscovering Playfulness
- The Infiniteness of Choices
- Doing (objectives/intentions)
- Need for Doing (stakes)
- Challenges to Doing (obstacles)
- Do it Another Way (tactics)
- Performing a short memorized text
- Listening and Responding to Others
Course Attribute(s): Humanities/Perf Arts
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