PMA 4801 - Advanced Studies in Acting Techniques

(LA-AS)

Fall, spring. 3 credits. (May be repeated for credit)

Prerequisite: PMA 2810, audition and/or permission of instructor.

Fall, M. Dreyer-Lude; Spring, A. Van Dyke, B. Levitt.

Topic for Fall 2013: Playing Shepherd

Rehearsal preparation/studio production of Sam Shepherd’s A Lie of the Mind: Rehearsing/performing strategies and skills investigated using Sam Shepherd’s A Lie of the Mind as source material. Culminates in a full production of the play at the semester’s end in the Flexible theater.

Topic for Spring 2014: Musical Theatre

Rehearsal preparation/studio production of a new musical based on the Canterbury Tales, written by Danny Bernstein and Directed by Stephen Low. Rehearsing/performing strategies and skills investigating musical theatre techniques to enhance the performer’s skill and provide the requisite abilities for this new musical. (EP)