Acting V: Verse and Heightened Language I

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This course is an exploration of the fundamental told of verse and heightens language acting---the text--- from the actor’s point of view. The course explores how to find clues to characterization and performance in the words themselves, how actors can use devices such as verse rhythm, sounds of the language, and word choices to bring a character to life; how to discover the most dynamic performance of the scene and to excite thought and feeling in an audience.