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1) Attendance at all sessions. This is a studio course and your presence is of paramount importance. Every unexcused absence will result in an immediate reduction of 1/2 of a grade.
2) Participation in all exercises, games, and scene work.
3)Completion of all writing assignments in a timely fashion.
I. One 4-5 page paper which provides a concise, well-organized overview of the Stanislavskian approach described in the assigned reading. This is not a book report, but a theoretical summation.
II. Two 2-3 page papers that describes, in detail, the prior and given circumstances of the character you are portraying in your final project.
· Midtern & Second Acting Projects
· FINAL PUBLIC PRESENTATION
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Gallway’s INNER TENNIS
Stanislavsky’s AN ACTOR PREPARES
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Week 2 PUBLIC SOLITUDE
Activity
Activity
Week 3 PUBLIC SOLITUDE II
Joke
Joke
WEEK 4 RELAXATION & CONCENTRATION
Anecdote
Anecdote Scene Selection
WEEK 5 SENSE MEMORY & AFFECTIVE MEMORY
Verbal Action Run Lines
Stage Action Run Lines
Week 6 JUSTIFICATION & CREATIVE FANTASY
Blocking Walk Scenes
Blocking Walk Scenes
WEEK 7 THE STAGE TASK -- ACTION/COUNTER-ACTION
No Class
Objectives Run Scenes
Week 8 IMPROVISATION & THE MAGIC IF
Parallel Improvisation Run Scenes
MIDTERM PRESENTATION OF SCENES
Week 9 BUILDING A CHARACTER
Scene Selection
Cold Readings
Week 10 BUILDING A CHARACTER II
Blocking
Walking Scenes
Week 11 ACTION & IMPROV
Scene Action
Improv Work
Week 12 PUTTING IT ALL TOGER
SCENE PRESENTATION
Final Project Assignments
Week 13 STRUTTING YOUR STUFF: FINAL PROJECT
Work Presentation
Work Presentation
Week 14 FINAL PRESENTATION PREPARATION
Work Presentation
Work Presentation
Week 15 FINAL PRESENTATION PREPARATION
Work Presentation
Work Presentation
PUBLIC PRESENTATION: Date to be determined
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Adler, Stella. The Technique of Acting. NY: Bantam Books, 1990.
Atkins, Greg. Improv: A Handbook for the Actor. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1994.
Chinoy, Helen Krich and Toby Cole. Actors on Acting. NY: Crown Publishers, 1970.
Clark, Larry D. Acting Is Believing: A Basic Methood. Forth Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace, 1996.
Cole, Toby. Acting: A Handbook of the Stanislavski Method. NY: Crown, 1983.
Gordon, Mel. The Stanislavski Technique. NY: Applause, 1987.
Hagen, Uta. Respect for Acting. NY: Macmillan, 1973.
Kahan, Stanley. Introduction to Acting. Needham Height, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1991.
Lewis, Robert. Advice to the Players. NY: Theatre Communication Group, 1980.
Meisner, Sanford. On Acting. NY: Vintage Books, 1987.
Miller, Allan. A Passion for Acting. NY: Backstage Books, 1992.
Moore, Sonia. Stanislavski Revealed. NY: Applause, 1991
Poggi, Jack. The Monologue Workshop. NY: Applause, 1990.
Shurtleff, Michael. Audition. NY: Bantam Books, 1978.
Spolin, Viola. Improvisation for the Theatre. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1985.
Stanislavski, Constantin. My Life In Art. NY: Theatre Arts Books, 1948.
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