TH 110 - Fundamentals of Acting

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This course provides basic techniques and approaches to the art of acting. No background is expected. The course will emphasize developing the actor’s instrument, introducing the student to the fundamentals of acting and making the student a more informed observer of human experience. Class periods are physically oriented with the emphasis on doing. The students prepare monologues and scenes that will be directed and performed for a classroom audience. Cover the fundamentals of stage terminology, stage movement, and improvisation.