THEA 328: Acting II: Improvisation Techniques
Prerequisites: THEA 227
Credit Hours: (3)
The workshop style class seeks to improve the actors鈥� access to their individual creativity
and imagination through exercises designed to sharpen their improvisational skills.
The course seeks to reinforce the actor's conscious use of tehcnique in their creative
process.
Note(s): Repeatable for academic credit. Student cannot receive credit for both THEA
324 and THEA 328.
Detailed Description of Course
Exercises, games, evaluation/follow-up.
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
Using exercises as daily warm-up, this class will focus on constant 鈥渙n-the-feet鈥�
exercises based largely on the work of Spolin, Book, and Johnstone. The class will
culminate in application of improvisation techniques to scripted material. Students
will keep a jounral of their progress.
Goals and Objectives of the Course
1. The student actor will improve access to their creativity and explore the boundless options for action and character available when auditioning or working on a role.
2. The student actor will continue work on freeing the imagination -- one of the actor's most indispensible tools.
3. The student actor will learn techniques for use in rehearsal and for developing
a role that supplement and expand on previous traditinoal actor training.
Assessment Measures
The exercises, their follow-up and summary will be facilitated by the instructor.
Students are assessed on their attendance, regular writings in a journal and preparation
of their scripted scene.
Other Course Information
None
Review and Approval
3/2009 Revision Carl Lefko
3/2010 Revision Carl Lefko
July 2010
March, 2019