Solo Performance
THEA 286
Spring 2009
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01
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This acting course introduces students to the work of solo performers that include Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Dario Fo, Anna Deveare Smith, Franca Rame, Roger Guenevere Smith, Lily Tomlin, John Leguizamo, Bill Irwin, Whoopi Goldberg, and others. Using the writing and performance techniques of these artists as a model, students will have the opportunity to write and/or perform a solo piece of their own based on a subject of his/her own choice. Students might choose to create a solo piece that brings to life a single character from history, fiction, or current events (Huey P. Newton, Walt Whitman, Mary Todd Lincoln, Frida Kahlo, etc). Alternatively, they might create a solo piece based on a theme, a work of fiction, or an event (Prison Narratives, Dante's Inferno, Hurricane Katrina, etc.) Students can also choose to perform solo pieces that are already written (Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days", Doug Wright's "I Am My Own Wife",! Laurie Anderson's "United States", Tony Kushner's "Homebody/Kabul", etc.). The course is limited to students who have already taken an acting course. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Performance | Grading Mode: Graded |
| 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
TWILIGHT by Anna Deveare Smith
MISTERO BUFFO by Dario Fo
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Examinations and Assignments:
Each student will be responsible for memorizing and performing a short solo piece at each class meeting. Final performance projects embodying a contemporary or historical character will be accompanied by a paper analyzing the critical choices made in the selection, editing, and acting of the text. |
| Instructor(s): Jenkins,Ronald S. Times: ..T.... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: TST101; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 7 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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