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Shanga Kyle Gerard Parker
DRAMA 351
Seattle Campus
Actor-training methodologies of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Michael Chekov, and other physically-based approaches. Increases understanding of psychological motivation, concentration, focus of attention, clarity of physical expressiveness. Perform three scenes. Recommended: one of DRAMA 210, DRAMA 211, DRAMA 212; two of DRAMA 290, DRAMA 291, DRAMA 292; DRAMA 253; audition; and 2 credits of DRAMA 466 within two quarters. Offered: A
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Drama 351,352,353: Intermediate Acting (4,4,4 cr) Explores the methodology of Constantin Stanislavsky and Michael Chekhov, as interpreted and synthesized by master teachers of the American "method". Prerequisites: at least one of the tech courses and one (preferably two) labs in the sequence. 351: Using actor-training methodologies of such practitioners as Constantin Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Michael Chekhov, and other more physically-based approaches, the students will work to increase their understanding of psychological motivation while they increase concentration, focus of attention and clarity of physical/motivational expressiveness.
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