English Studies (ENGL) - Fundamentals of Acting
ENGL 2016 Fundamentals of Acting
Prerequisites:
Three credits of 1000 level ENGL (excluding ENGL 1501, ENGL 1502) or any 18 credits completed (excluding ENGL 1501, ENGL 1502,
ENGL 2001,
ENGL 2011)
Antirequisites:
ENGL 2015
Hours:
1.5 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of seminar a week
Credits:
3
Description:
Students explore and discover the building blocks of acting. Topics include the sub-textual process, sense and emotional memory, conditioning forces, the fourth wall, desires/actions/obstacles, improvisation, and the steps to building a character. Students complement their skills in performance and interpretation on stage with written work analyzing texts and performance history.