10 courses with the subject DR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
This course is designed to give the student an introductory view of drama/theatre art form. Basic methods of acting, directing, and technical theatre will be introduced. Opportunities for practical application are available. This course may be used as an English elective.
This course will explore the process of directing plays as well as developing tools for working with actors, designers, and technicians. It will cover rehearsal techniques, promotion and public relations, and bringing the play to its final performance.
This course offers an introduction to a variety of movement and voice based acting techniques through which students will work from the ground up to realize their full potential in performance by understanding and tuning their primary instruments of communication and storytelling, the body and the voice. Techniques such as Alexander, Viewpoints, and Suzuki may be explored as student’s experiment with improvisation, concentration, imagination, and performance. Acting I is not a prerequisite for Acting II but will provide a solid foundation and helpful understanding of the craft for students wishing to take Acting II.
This course offers an introduction to a variety of acting methods and characterization techniques through which students will analyze the dramatic text and develop believable characters. Methods such as Stanislavski, Meisner, and Shurtleff may be explored as student’s experiment through improvisation, monologue presentation, and scene performance to create physically powerful and emotionally responsive characters. There are no prerequisites for Acting II, but Acting I will provide a solid foundation and helpful understanding of the craft students wishing to take this class.
Electives—choose 15 credits
This course offers a general survey of technical theatre, including design and construction of stagecraft, lighting, sound, costumes, makeup, and properties. Practical training is offered in association with university productions.
This course offers students the opportunity to read plays encompassing a variety of time periods and genres and then experience them in production. Professional venues may include the Stratford Festival, and the Shaw Festival, In Ontario, Canada, New York City, and London, England. A field trip fee will be added to the student's school bill.
This course presents methods of educational and devised theatre for various applications, including teaching and performance. This hands-on course provides opportunities to utilize the tools of theatre to teach a variety of subject matter and address contemporary issues.
This course provides an opportunity for the student to fulfill leadership roles in chosen areas of theatre production.
This course of independent study is open to students interested in areas not covered by current course offerings, providing an opportunity for a student to work closely with a professor in the choosing, designing, developing, and completing a project. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Source: Clarks Summit University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
