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Valerie Curtis-Newton
DRAMA 454
Seattle Campus
Rehearsal and classroom performance of dramatic literature of various periods and styles.
Class description
This course utilizes the African American theatrical canon as the primary resource by which student-actors will refine their skills and expand the range of their acting experience. The core course training combines a range of acting and movement techniques (i.e. The System, the Method, Suzuki and Viewpoints) with Afrocentric systems of voice and movement.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
Drama 251-2-3
Class assignments and grading
Monologues, scenes, 5-7 page paper, a final "public" performance.
Attendance, research, participation, preparation, text analysis, training and p erformance
