2011-12 Pomona College Catalog

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THEA 100C PO - Acting Studio: The Mask in Theatre

CrsNo THEA100C PO

Involves equal parts theatrical and practical work. Read Greek plays, commedia dell’arte scenarios and modern plays conceived for masks and use masks in performance of scenes from these genres. Theories of masked acting will be studied as they inform performance, with special emphasis on Jacques Copeau’s research on masks as tools in actor training. Prerequisite: THEA 1, THEA 004 PO, or THEA 5; and THEA 012 PO.