THEA 105 Introduction to Shakespeare Performance
This course offers a summer performance experience coupled with classroom exploration for students who participate in the Shakespeare by the River festival. Students will meet in a classroom 3 hours per week (for 7 weeks) to explore Shakespearean text (including scansion, historical references, source material, Aristotelian structure, and rhetorical devices), learn and practice effective Shakespearean acting techniques, and consider the influence of Elizabethan culture, art, and socioeconomics on the plays of Shakespeare. Students will then apply classroom learning to direct practical experience in a variety of positions including but not limited to: assistant stage managers, ensemble actors, assistant designers, stage crew, etc.
Distribution
Fine Arts, Artistic Expression