Austin Community College
Spring 2011 - ALL COURSES
Course Descriptions All Courses Classroom Courses Distance Learning Courses
Updated: 11/30/2011 11:00:52
DRAMA
16 Week Session January 18 - May 15
DRAM 1120 Theatre Workshop
E [8/8] 22861 Lec 002 RGC 201 M 6:10pm - 7:05pm OH Sukovaty, Peter
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theatre
E [21/24] 22869 Lec 008 NRG 4146 S 9:00am - 12:00pm OH Voutsinas, Evangelos
E [23/24] 22862 Lec 001 NRG 4136 TTh 1:25pm - 2:40pm OH Voutsinas, Evangelos
E [22/24] 22866 Lec 005 NRG 4220 TTh 4:15pm - 5:30pm OH Voutsinas, Evangelos
E [20/24] 22863 Lec 002 RGC 229 MW 1:25pm - 2:45pm OH Jinks, Jodi
E [24/24] 22865 Lec 004 RGC A252 MW 1:25pm - 2:45pm OH McQuirter, Marcus
E [21/24] 22868 Lec 007 RGC 220 S 10:00am - 1:00pm OH Bryant, William
E [20/24] 22864 Lec 003 RGC 331 TTh 9:10am - 10:25am OH Jinks, Jodi
E [23/24] 27157 Lec 016 RRC 3207. MW 11:00am - 12:20pm OH Shultz, Jonathan
E [20/24] 27147 Lec 014 RRC 1123. MW 12:30pm - 1:55pm OH Huggins, Heather
E [23/24] 22867 Lec 006 RRC 3339. MW 5:20pm - 6:40pm OH Dean, Marla
E [20/24] 22871 Lec 010 RRC 3338. TTh 10:35am - 11:50am OH Dean, Marla
E [24/24] 27148 Lec 015 RRC 3207. TTh 5:40pm - 6:55pm OH Shultz, Jonathan
E [22/24] 22870 Lec 009 SAC 1316 TTh 4:30pm - 5:50pm OH Adair, Arthur
DRAM 1320 Theatre Practicum I
E [0/22] 27297 Lec 003 RGC A252 MW 11:00am - 1:10pm OH Adair, Arthur
27297 - Play Reading and Analysis
E [0/22] 27149 Lec 001 RRC 3222. MW 11:00am - 1:15pm OH Garcia, Yesenia
27149 - Creative Dramatics
DRAM 1322 Stage Movement
E [10/12] 22873 Lec 001 RGC 201 TTh 12:00pm - 12:50pm OH Yeakle, David
Lab 001 RGC 201 TTh 1:00pm - 2:15pm
DRAM 1330 Stagecraft
E [7/8] 22874 Lec 001 RGC 201 MW 2:50pm - 3:45pm OH Sukovaty, Peter
Lab 001 RGC 201 MW 4:00pm - 6:00pm
DRAM 1341 Stage Make-Up
E [10/12] 22875 Lec 001 RGC 301 MW 9:00am - 11:20am OH Bryant, William
DRAM 1351 Acting I
E [20/22] 22878 Lec 005 NRG 4136 MW 9:15am - 10:35am OH Yeakle, David
Lab 005 NRG 4136 MW 10:45am - 11:35am
E [17/22] 22876 Lec 001 RGC 301 MW 2:45pm - 5:00pm OH Adair, Arthur
E [19/22] 22877 Lec 004 RRC 3339. MW 6:50pm - 9:05pm OH Garcia, Yesenia
E [10/22] 27208 Lec 007 RRC 3338. TTh 6:40pm - 8:55pm OH Huggins, Heather
DRAM 2331 Stagecraft II
E [0/8] 22879 Lec 001 RGC 219 MW 10:50am - 1:00pm OH Sukovaty, Peter
Lab 001 RGC 201 MW 1:00pm - 2:00pm
DRAM 2336 Voice and Diction
E [20/22] 22880 Lec 001 RGC 301 TTh 9:10am - 10:25am OH McQuirter, Marcus
E [18/22] 22186 Lec 002 RGC 201 TTh 2:30pm - 3:45pm OH Jinks, Jodi
DRAM 2352 Acting IV for Film and Televison
E+ [13/15] 27266 Lec 001 RGC 301 TTh 2:45pm - 5:00pm OH McQuirter, Marcus
12 Week Session February 14 - May 15
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theatre
E [14/24] 32174 Lec 018 RGC 337 MW 11:20am - 1:15pm OH Adair, Arthur
E [24/24] 26603 Lec 013 RGC 334 TTh 3:35pm - 5:15pm OH Yeakle, David
E [17/24] 32171 Lec 017 RRC 3337. TTh 7:00pm - 8:40pm OH Garcia, Yesenia
E [18/24] 26602 Lec 012 SAC 1317 TTh 7:30pm - 9:10pm OH Bryant, William
DRAM 1351 Acting I
E [19/22] 26605 Lec 003 RGC 301 MW 11:30am - 2:30pm OH Brammer, Shelby
E [17/22] 26604 Lec 002 RGC 301 TTh 11:30am - 1:10pm OH Brammer, Shelby
Lab 002 RGC 301 TTh 1:20pm - 2:30pm
DRAM 1352 Acting II
E+ [13/15] 26606 Lec 001 RGC 201 MW 10:00am - 11:40am OH McQuirter, Marcus
Lab 001 RGC 201 MW 11:50am - 1:00pm
16 Week Session January 18 - May 15
DRAM 1310 Introduction to Theatre
E [22/24] 22872 DIL 011 ONL Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Knobloch, Cassandra
22872 - Internet access required.
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 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 2352 Acting IV for Film and Televison
A continuation of the study of creating dramatic characters from text, focusing on the techniques of acting for film and television. Prerequisite: DRAM 1352.