ACTING STUDIO II
Course #: Theatre 309
Spring 2008
Merlaine Angwall
Office:  ACW 120
Office hours:  M:  12:30-1:30, T,Th: 11:10
Phone: 424-7050, email: Angwall@uwosh.edu


COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1.    Development of systematic approach to script analysis for the actor.
2.    Continuation of work on imagination and image score
3.    Learn to use the dramatic text as a means of pursuing a personalized objective.
4.    Movement:  To further develop the expressiveness of the actor’s body.
5.    Voice:  To develop the actor’s voice with focus on breath support and diction.  
Focus in Acting Studio II is given to the contemporary text.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Scene I:  “I feel” approach.  100 pts.
Scene II:  “I do”  action.       100pts.
Scene III:  Movement exercise with mask.  100 pts.
Scene IV:  Final scene, “You do”  100 pts.
Character analysis/score:  100 pts.  
Journal and participation:  100 pts.
600 points total  
*You are required to audition for all U. Oshkosh productions throughout the semester.  You are not required to accept a role.

JOURNAL:
Maintain an acting journal which contains the following:  Daily classroom experiences and reflections and written work as specified for each project.

ATTENDANCE:
Attendance at every class meeting is required.  Unexcused absences will result in the lowering of your final grade.  If you are sick or have an emergency, call prior to the class meeting or as soon after as possible.  THERE ARE NO MAKE-UPS FOR PERFORMANCES.  There are no excused absences after the fact.  One letter grade will be deducted for every day a written assignment is overdue.  

ASSIGNMENT DATES:
Assignment dates are subject to change.
Scene I:  Feb. 18
Scene II:  March 17
Scene III:  April 15
Scene IV:  May 12, analysis/score due on day you present scene.  
At the end of this course, you will be evaluated for continuation in the Studio program.

LIBERAL ARTS STATEMENT:

Theatre is a collaborative creative process requiring a broad knowledge of the human condition to be successful.  The importance of theatre in society is well documented, and understanding the role it plays in society contributes to the development of a well rounded citizen.  Theatre holds a mirror to society and teaches us what it means to be human.  Theatre, as with all areas of the Liberal Arts, is most effectively employed when it is built on a broad base of knowledge.