Acting Ensemble

Catalog description

Focuses on building an ensemble with particular emphasis upon the analysis of text. Students will explore and analyze the script and its author and will present a scene publicly at the end of the semester. Uses the methods of Michael Chekhov to teach how to examine a play and analyze a character within the context of the larger performance ensemble. Culminates in a public performance. Ensemble segments may include Chicano theatre, feminist theatre, and African American theatre. This course meets for two hours of lecture Two hours of activity each week. May be repeated; a total of nine (9) units may count toward graduation requirements.