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PFA 108: Beginning Acting
3 credits
Students, including non-majors, explore acting as a theatrical process seen from the actor's perspective. Through personal experience applied to reading plays and other potentially dramatic material, through improvisational exercises, character exploration and the performance of short pieces, the student begins a serious exploration of the actor's craft. (Learning Goals:CO;Distribution Reqs:Arts)
Learning Goals
0192-108: BEGINNING ACTINGStudents will:1) learn basic acting terminology and have class discussions about what an actor does, how, why, etc.;2) learn the parts of a stage and theatre;3) study the art of memorizing scenes and monologues;4) get tips on combating stage-fright, gaining confidence, public speaking;5) learn about creating characters, and writing a character back-story; 6) perform scenes from plays, TV shows and films as graded projects;7) learn improvisational acting through exercises and games
*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this
course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of
information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a
specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start
of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown
here.
Sections Offered: Fall 2024 |
Beginning Acting |
0192-108-001 |
E. Quill |
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Tue/Thu |
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm |
GC - PAC 244 |
3 |
This Course is Filled to Capacity |
0192-108-002 |
E. Quill |
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Tue/Thu |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
GC - PAC 006 |
3 |
This Course is Filled to Capacity |
0192-108-003 |
L. Buscemi |
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Mon/Wed |
2:25 pm - 3:40 pm |
GC - PAC 244 |
3 |
This Course is Filled to Capacity |
Sections Offered: Spring 2024 |
Beginning Acting |
0192-108-001 |
E. Quill |
|
Tue Thu |
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
GC - PAC 145 PAC |
3 |
This Course is Filled to Capacity |
0192-108-002 |
L. Buscemi |
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Mon Wed |
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm |
GC - PAC 080 PAC |
3 |
This Course is Filled to Capacity |