The Working Actor: Acting Beyond the University
THEA 385Z
Winter 2021
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01
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
Schedule: Monday through Friday; A mix of asynchronous and synchronous class time, to be determined based on student enrollment/time zones.
This course is geared toward those students venturing into the earliest stages of an acting career. Emphasis will be placed on auditioning for film, television, and theater, finding opportunities in NYC, LA, and regional markets, cultivating a network, self-tapes, clarifying a mission statement, and logistics of the business (headshots, agents, casting directors, unions). The course will include modules that address the industry shift to on-line, including voice-over, radio plays, ZOOM-specific plays, and auditioning via ZOOM/self-tapes. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Studio | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (THEA) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 - Winter Session Short |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Course Packet
Required texts include: Auditioning, by Joanna Merlin and Letters to a Young Artist, by Anna Deveare-Smith
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Examinations and Assignments:
Course assignments will include self-taping to be submitted online, viewings of and written responses to online performances, films, documentaries and video tutorials. Mandatory attendance at live-stream performances (provided) to be announced. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Monday to Friday: A mix of asynchronous and synchronous class time, to be determined based on student enrollment/time zones.
Please note, although the course will explore acting tools and material for auditions, this is not an acting technique class. This is a boot-camp intensive, specifically to offer insight into the business side of the industry. |
| Instructor(s): Oliveras,Maria-Christina Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 12 | | SR major: 2 | JR major: 2 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: 2 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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