Austin Community College
Spring 2010 - CLOSED COURSES
Course Descriptions All Courses Classroom Courses Distance Learning Courses
Updated: 05/27/2010 08:25:43
DRAMA
16 Week Session January 19 - May 16
12 Week Session February 15 - May 16
16 Week Session January 19 - May 16
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 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 1341 Stage Make-Up
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.
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 2331 Stagecraft II
Further study and application of visual aesthetics of theatre design including scenery, lighting, props. Emphasis on individual projects.
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.