Austin Community College

FY 2009 Course Descriptions

Drama

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DRAM 1120 THEATRE WORKSHOP (1-1-3). Laboratory course in phases of theater. Students assigned areas compatible with experience and/or interest. May be repeated for a maximum of four credit hours. Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 1161 MUSICAL THEATER I (1-1-1). Study and performance of works from the musical theater repertoire. Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 1310 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE (3-3-0). A general survey of theater including exploration of dramatic literature, theory, and criticism; production arts, skills, and crafts; and theater history from 500 BC to the present. Course requires good reading and writing skills. Attendance at plays and Technical Lab hours required. Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 1320 THEATRE PRACTICUM I (3-2-3). A specialized workplace experience designed to strengthen students' job skills by providing an opportunity to use acquired skills and techniques.

Creative Dramatics - A course for those interested in helping children learn to enhance their creative abilities through playmaking. Of special interest to drama majors, elementary education majors, child development majors, therapeutic recreation majors, and those interested in working with children in a social services or parks and recreation environment. Required lab involves observation of children in formal and informal settings.
Play Reading and Analysis - A study of plays written for the stage in terms of genre, style, and period. Basic dramatic theory and criticism and some historical production techniques are included, along with modern possibilities for production and scene work.
Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 1322 STAGE MOVEMENT (3-2-3). A study in the use of the body on stage to communicate character and action. Exercises are designed to instill self-awareness and spatial awareness, and provide the student actor with tools for effective physical expression. Units of study include mime technique, physical comedy, dance/movement for musical theatre, unarmed stage combat and fight choreography, mask technique in ensemble and solo work, and an introduction to 17th century Italian theatre, commedia dell'arte. Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 1330 STAGECRAFT (3-2-4). Basic skills and techniques of theatrical mounting. Materials and principles of scene construction and painting, properties, and stage lighting. Participation on technical crews required. Fee: $12 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 1341 STAGE MAKE-UP (3-3-2). The design and execution of make-up for the purpose of developing believable characters. Focus on basic makeup principles and experience with makeup application. Laboratory and technical lab hours required. Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 1342 INTRODUCTION TO COSTUME (3-2-3). A study of the principles and techniques of costume design and construction for the stage. Review of the costume designer's duties and responsibilities, and a brief overview of costume history. Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 1351 ACTING I (3-3-2). Basic skills and techniques of acting, including increased sensory awareness, ensemble and solo performing, character analysis, and script analysis. Development of stage presence and characterizations through improvisations and scenes. Technical lab hours required. Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 1352 ACTING II (3-3-2). A study of the process of creating the dramatic character from text to performance with emphasis on scene study and audition techniques. Technical lab hours required. Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: DRAM 1351. ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 2331 STAGECRAFT II (3-2-4). Further study and application of visual aesthetics of theatre design including scenery, lighting, props. Emphasis on individual projects. Fee: $12 Insurance: $3.50Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 2336 VOICE AND DICTION (3-3-0). Principles of diction, voice development, and improvement, vocal variety and expressiveness. Focus on various aspects of using the voice effectively, including volume and projection, rate and phrasing, inflection, and resonance. Study of the International Phonetic Alphabet to correct and eliminate individual articulation problems. Skills: E ( ) Course Type: T

DRAM 2351 ACTING III (3-2-3). A continuation of the study of creating dramatic character from text through monologues and scene study, focusing primarily on the analysis, interpretation, and performance of Shakespeare and other classical works. Insurance: $3.50Skills: E Prerequisites: DRAM 1352. ( ) Course Type: T

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Course Descriptions as of August 29, 2008 04:23am
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