Spring 2024
CRN: 14574
THEA 1450 - Beginning Acting

This is an introduction to the practice of acting aimed at the non-Theatre major. The course emphasizes self-awareness, minimizing personal idiosyncrasies, and developing creative capacity for authentic performance. The course also introduces students to professional standards for evaluating performance, to practical application of techniques in warming up, improvisation, textual and character analysis, and to basic acting vocabulary. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 2: Exploration and Discovery – Artistic Theory and Practice Category.

Additional Information

Campus: Main
Schedule Type: Lecture
Instructional Method: Traditional
Attribute: Artistic Theory and Practice           Creative&Critical Thinking SLO           Increase Foundatn Knowldge SLO


Instructor(s): Hill, Shannon N (Primary)

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