THEA100S PO - Acting Studio: Acting Shakespeare

When Offered: Irregularly.
Instructor(s): J. Mills; C. Ratteray
Credit: 1

Speak the Speech: Acting Shakespeare. How does one “speak the speech trippingly on the tongue” as Hamlet advises in Shakespeare’s most famous play? Acting Shakespeare will explore this question and examine the fundamental tools necessary to unlocking the Bard’s vigorous language. Students will mine the first folio texts, which reveal through meter and punctuation, clues to performance. They will analyze his verse structure, verb choices, and rhetorical devises for insights into the emotional and physical life of Shakespeare’s most beloved and notorious characters. Students will also explore fundamental acting principles such as objective, action, and obstacle as they search to embody the truth of Shakespeare’s words and sounds. Course expectations include preparation and performance of monologues and scenes. Enrollment in THEA 054C PO (Voice for the Actor) is required for participation in this course. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: THEA001 PO or THEA004 PO, and THEA 012 PO, or by audition. May be repeated once for credit.

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