THR 409 - Advanced Acting: Solo Performance

Course unit(s): 1
Prerequisite(s): Any 300 level acting course or THR 251 Acting II: Scene Study
Students will explore the world of solo performance and create their own performance pieces through creating, developing, and rehearsing within a focused process of personal discovery. Elements of movement, voice and monologue work, and ensemble activities will be incorporated to assist students in shaping their artistic voices and releasing their personal visions as writers, performers, and theatre-makers. The course will also examine forms of solo work, solo plays, and solo artists. All will be incorporated as actors seek out the stories waiting to be told within themselves and, in turn, explore the relationship, partnership, and possibilities that exist between story-teller and spectators within the theatrical space. The class will culminate with a public performance.