Austin Community College
Fall 2009 - OPEN COURSES
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Updated: 01/27/2010 14:00:35
DRAMA
16 Week Session August 24 - December 13
DRAM 1120 Theatre Workshop
E [10/8] 40142 Lec 001 RGC 201 M 6:05pm - 6:55pm OH Sukovaty, Peter
Lab 001 RGC TBA TBA
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theatre
E [19/24] 44103 Lec 013 LEA 706 M 6:00pm - 8:40pm OH Adair, Arthur
E [21/24] 40144 Lec 002 NRG 4136 MW 9:10am - 10:25am OH Jinks, Jodi
E [21/24] 40143 Lec 001 NRG 4204 MW 5:20pm - 6:35pm OH Voutsinas, Evangelos
E [21/24] 40145 Lec 003 NRG 1214 TTh 8:30pm - 9:45pm OH Voutsinas, Evangelos
E [21/24] 40147 Lec 005 RGC 320 MW 7:00pm - 8:15pm OH Bryant, William
E [22/24] 40146 Lec 004 RGC 201 TTh 12:00pm - 1:15pm OH McQuirter, Marcus
E [13/24] 44349 Lec 014 RGC TBA Th 6:00pm - 8:40pm OH McQuirter, Marcus
44349 Limited to students accepted into the Free Minds Project.
For Free Minds Students - ONLY ALUMNI
E [22/24] 40148 Lec 006 RRH 211 MW 5:20pm - 6:35pm OH Dean, Marla
E [21/24] 40151 Lec 012 RRH 204 TTh 11:00am - 12:15pm OH Dean, Marla
E [21/24] 40149 Lec 008 SAC 1317 TTh 1:45pm - 3:00pm OH Yeakle, David
DRAM 1320 Theatre Practicum I
E [16/22] 43746 Lec 001 RGC A257 MW 10:35am - 1:15pm OH Adair, Arthur
43746 Play Reading and Analysis
DRAM 1322 Stage Movement
E [11/12] 40152 Lec 001 RGC 201 MW 12:00pm - 12:50pm OH Yeakle, David
Lab 001 RGC 201 MW 12:50pm - 2:05pm
DRAM 1330 Stagecraft
E [9/8] 40153 Lec 001 RGC 343 MW 2:50pm - 3:40pm OH Sukovaty, Peter
Lab 001 RGC 201 MW 4:00pm - 5:45pm
DRAM 1351 Acting I
E [18/22] 40155 Lec 003 NRG 4136 MW 11:00am - 1:15pm OH McQuirter, Marcus
E [13/22] 40154 Lec 002 RGC 301 MW 4:30pm - 6:45pm OH Bryant, William
E [14/22] 40156 Lec 005 RRH 211 MW 6:40pm - 8:55pm OH McQuirter, Marcus
DRAM 1352 Acting II
E+ [11/15] 40157 Lec 001 RGC 301 TTh 10:30am - 12:45pm OH Jinks, Jodi
DRAM 2336 Voice and Diction
E [19/22] 40158 Lec 001 RGC 301 TTh 9:00am - 10:15am OH Adair, Arthur
12 Week Session September 21 - December 13
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theatre
E [22/24] 43242 Lec 007 RGC A252 TTh 7:00pm - 8:40pm OH Bryant, William
E [22/24] 43243 Lec 009 RGC 105 TTh 7:35pm - 9:15pm OH Yeakle, David
E [20/24] 43244 Lec 010 SAC 1312 MW 3:50pm - 5:30pm OH Jinks, Jodi
DRAM 1351 Acting I
E [16/22] 43245 Lec 001 RGC 301 MW 12:00pm - 3:00pm OH Brammer, Shelby
E [19/22] 43246 Lec 004 RGC 301 TTh 1:00pm - 4:00pm OH Brammer, Shelby
16 Week Session August 24 - December 13
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theatre
E [20/24] 40150 OPC 011 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Knobloch, Cassandra
40150 - Email & Internet access required. C. Knobloch, phone 223.4897, email knobloch@austincc.edu
- MANDATORY: complete on line orientation at http://acconline.austincc.edu by 5pm
on Saturday, August 29. Students not completing orientation by deadline date may
not continue with the course and should withdraw.
DRAM 1120 Theatre Workshop
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.
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theatre
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.
DRAM 1320 Theatre Practicum I
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.
DRAM 1322 Stage Movement
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.
DRAM 1330 Stagecraft
Basic skills and techniques of theatrical mounting. Materials and principles of scene construction and painting, properties, and stage lighting. Participation on technical crews required.
DRAM 1351 Acting I
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.
DRAM 1352 Acting II
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. Prerequisite: DRAM 1351.
DRAM 2336 Voice and Diction
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.
DRAM 2351 Acting III
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. Prerequisite: DRAM 1352.