The Actor's Experience
THEA 183
Fall 2023
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
The Actor's Experience is an introduction to the practices of acting in rehearsal with a director. It is held in conjunction with THEA281- Intro to Directing; students will be working directly with the student directors in that class. Basic aspects of staging, collaboration, script, and character analysis will be covered. Commitment to attending scheduled rehearsals is vital. Each actor will have the opportunity to perform in both a short-form scene (mid-term) and long-form scene (final), performed in front of the class and invited guests.
This class is a chance to be in community with other students interested in theater, and practice collaboration and care. Together students will consider why theater matters, and how theater-makers can offer more care to themselves, each other, and our audience. Students will participate in in-class staging exercises, outside rehearsals with peers, reading discussions, and viewing plays.
The Actor's Experience is a half-credit class intended for majors and non-majors at varying levels of experience and is held in conjunction with the Intro to Directing class. |
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| Credit: .5 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Performance | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (THEA) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Examinations and Assignments:
Students will be assessed on their participation in various acting exercises, as well as their commitment to rehearsing and acting in both short form and long form scenes. Students will be required to write weekly posts reflecting on your experiences in class and in rehearsal; respond to one performance; and complete scene and character analysis paperwork for your final scene. Students will also be required to do occasional readings alongside the directors for the purposes of community discussion. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students interested in The Actor's Experience MUST SUBMIT A POI (a short video or written email) to Professor Alex Keegan (akeegan@wesleyan.edu) expressing: Why do you want to be involved in the class, what they hope to gain, a description of their level of experience (a scale from never set foot on a stage to very experienced), and whether they are willing to commit to 2-6 hours of rehearsal a week (varies throughout the semester).
This course counts towards the Theater Arts category for the THEA Major. |
| Instructor(s): Keegan,Alex Times: .M..... 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: TST001; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 24 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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