May 20, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

TH 150 Acting I: Foundations

(4 Credits)
Through improvisation and ensemble work, students will develop fundamental acting skills such as imagination, concentration, listening, emotional accessibility, honesty and commitment. Students will develop characters, invest in given circumstances, and invent unscripted stories. In addition, students will become familiar with the history of actor training—from Stanislavski to Bogart. This course is open only to Theater Arts majors and minors and to others with prior approval from the Theater Arts faculty.