Acting I - CST 131
https://courses.vccs.edu/courses/CST131-ActingI
Effective: 2022-05-01
Course Description
Introduces students to the craft of acting. Covers the practice of physical and vocal warm-ups, improvisation exercises, individual and group scenes, and analytical skills. Develops presence and communication skills. Provides students with introductory exposure to a variety of acting concepts. Part I of IV.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hour. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.
General Course Purpose
CST 131 provides students with the opportunity to identify, implement, and appreciate the practical and analytical foundations of the craft of acting.
Course Objectives
- Critical Thinking
- Methodically, identify and evaluate script information to arrive at an interpretation of the text.
- Written Communication
- Explain text and performance observations in written form.
- Professional Readiness
- Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with others.
- Practice appropriate professional theatre etiquette.
- Relaxation
- Develop physical, vocal, and mental techniques in order to reach a state of creativity.
- Awareness
- Model observation and self-reflection skills needed to develop a deeper understanding of the self and of others.
- Communication
- Collaborate effectively with others in support of a shared theatrical goal (ie: scene work, improvisation, etc.)
- Analysis (text and production)
- Identify the fundamental vocabulary of (Western) acting methodologies and apply it to a theatrical text.
- Analyze a dramatic text and/or theatrical production from a performance perspective, including dramatic structure, character analysis and/or language investigation.
- Integrate production and script analysis techniques into the rehearsal and performance process.
- Performance skills
- Project one?s self believably in word and action into imaginary circumstances, evoked through improvisation or text, both by oneself and/or in an ensemble.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of acting methods and techniques with an emphasis on practical application.
Major Topics to be Included
- Relaxation
- Awareness
- Communication
- Analysis (text and production)
- Performance skills