Beginning Acting Through Scene Study and Monologue Work
TDM 109
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
This is a beginning acting class designed both for students who have had no previous acting, performance, or any arts class experience, as well as for students who have had a fair amount of acting experience and are interested in pursuing a career in acting. The focus is on scene and monologue work using contemporary texts from theater, television and film. Core components of the class include the idea of navigating a situation as you actually would in real life, how to read a scene or monologue to figure out what your character might want from a situation, and “action-based acting” (how a person might go about getting what they want from the other person). We’ve designed the class around very tangible and concrete ideas and techniques, so that those who might be intimidated by the idea of an acting class, or an arts class in general, will feel exceedingly comfortable. We always have a lot of students from non-art concentrations who have had no previous art class experience.
It is important to note that while the class is intentionally designed to be unintimidating, friendly and warm, the class does require a great deal of outside work. Students should expect to spend 4-6 hours per week outside of class
Course Notes
This course satisfies the “Practical" requirement for TDM concentrators and Secondary Field students.
Class Notes
For those interested in taking the course, please submit a 2 minute monologue audition video by Thursday, April 9th at 5pm. Students will be notified of their status by Friday, April 10th at 5pm. No experience submitting an audition video necessary. More details about the submission process is on the Canvas course site.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
