Advanced Acting: Scene Study

TDM 112R Subject & Catalog Number

Description

This is an 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. The focus is on monologue and scene work using classical texts and contemporary texts from theater, television and film. Core components of the course include the idea of navigating a situation as you actually would in real life, how to read a monologue or scene to figure out what your character might want from a situation, “action-based acting” (how a person might go about getting what they want from the other person), how to find a personal connection to a character, and how to choose material that best suits the individual actor for scene work and auditions.

It is important to note that while the class will focus on tangible and concrete acting techniques and is intentionally designed to be un-intimidating, it does require a great deal of outside work. Students should expect to spend 4-6 hours per week outside of class, including memorization and rehearsal time for scenes and monologues.

Course Notes

This course satisfies the “Practical" requirement for TDM concentrators and Secondary Field students.