Acting II: Analysis and Performance (373-2-23)

Topic

Heightened Language

Instructors

Detra Payne

Meeting Info

Wirtz 101 Performnce Black Box: Mon, Wed 1:00PM - 2:50PM

Overview of class

Building on the work from fall quarter and acknowledging that none of us stand alone, we will engage in experiential learning that will encourage each student to access the richness of their own cultural heritage and unique perspective to inform the personalization of their work. Specifically, uniting the voice and physical work from sophomore year, we will continue to explore and enhance our abilities to approach complicated heighten language/text, with confidence and technical acumen. This course aims to build on the foundation of the Tragedy quarter, by further examining how the use of elevated or poetic language can help the actor inhabit and communicate the needs of a character. The foundation for our understanding will be from the plays of William Shakespeare, through in-depth analysis, rehearsal and performance of a monologue and scene work. The analysis portion of the course work will include not only analysis of plot and character, but also of the elements of rhetorical form inherent in Shakespeare's writing. Student will learn to make careful and well-informed choices about their approach to character based on their analysis, but also learn to bring vitality to those choices by finding the ways in which the character connects to their own personal experience, imagination, artistry and delight in playing.

Class Materials (Required)

Text Books $1-25

Class Attributes

SoC Humanities and Fine Arts Distro