THEA001G PO - Basic Acting: Acting for Social Change

When Offered: Irregulary.
Instructor(s): J. Lu
Credit: 1

An introduction to the fundamentals of acting, drawing on different techniques such as psychological realism and physical theatre. These techniques will be applied to and combined with various approaches such as Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed and Playback Theatre. Students will write and perform original material, work with published scripts, and practice documentary or “verbatim” theatre techniques. This course is affiliated with the Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies (IDAAS).

Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 6; Speaking Intensive