Fundamentals of Acting: Shakespeare and Classical Verse

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An introduction to the conventions of classical English verse performance, including elements of meter, heightened language, metaphor and rhetoric, with the goal of expanding the actor's understanding of the principles of realistic acting to the rigorous demands of Shakespearean and other classical texts. This course includes separate classes in Scene Study, Voice and Movement, all designed to support and promote heightened poetic expressivity in performance. S/NC