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Catalog Description Prerequisite: Completion of THEA 23A with grade of "C" or better Hours: 120 activity Description: The second of four courses that provides an opportunity for students to perform in their second role in a Sierra College production as a member of the cast. Students investigate more sophisticated performance techniques as well as develop intermediate approaches to script analysis and characterization. All actors are required to audition for roles. Acceptance into the class is dependent upon being cast in the production. (C-ID THTR 191) (CSU, UC) Course Student Learning Outcomes CSLO #1: Demonstrate appropriate choices of character objectives. CSLO #2: Make appropriate vocal and physical choices in accordance with character. CSLO #3: Explain and demonstrate appropriate tactics, obstacles and work with "The Other." Effective Term Fall 2026 Course Type Credit - Degree-applicable Contact Hours 120 Outside of Class Hours 60 Total Student Learning Hours 180 Course Objectives 1. Apply basic principles building characterization toward performance of a theatrical work. 2. Demonstrate ability to hone acting technique under performance conditions. 3. Utilize blocking to support characterization. 4. Use text to support active listening in accordance to character relationships. 5. Clearly demonstrate choices of character objectives. 6. Demonstrate concentration, relaxation & authenticity during performance. 7. Transition from rehearsal to performance environment both on and offstage. General Education Information Approved College Associate Degree GE Applicability CSU GE Applicability (Recommended-requires CSU approval) Cal-GETC Applicability (Recommended - Requires External Approval) IGETC Applicability (Recommended-requires CSU/UC approval) Articulation Information CSU Transferable UC Transferable Methods of Evaluation Classroom Discussions Example: Upon completion of performances, students will discuss differences between working on character during rehearsals and playing to a live audience. All students will be expected to come to the discussion with an example of how the work they did during the rehearsal process prepared them for performing for a live audience. Skill Demonstrations Example: During rehearsals, students will be instructed to repeat sequences of a scene working on active listening by focusing on their reactions not only to what the other actors are saying, but also to how they are saying it. Repeatable No Methods of Instruction Activity Distance Learning Activity: The instructor will create circumstances for students to participate in an improvisation to encourage students to explore their characters and relationships in similar situations to the play but with improvised dialogue. The instructor reviews approach to improvisation, creates the situation of the scenario, and the students then practice and later apply the energy and dynamic to the scene work for the play. Distance Learning Instructor will provide an example of a scene marked with objectives and demonstrate how to connect objectives, tactics, and obstacles to the character in the example. Students will break out into rooms on Zoom to complete the OOTO worksheet with their scene partners and practice applying connections made from the worksheet. Instructor will clarify questions in the rooms and lead a discussion with the entire class as to what how this process went after bringing students back to the main room. Typical Out of Class Assignments Reading Assignments 1. Read and study the notes provided on the research and background relating to the play, the time period, terminology and etiquette. Be prepared to discuss and practice. 2. Read the original source for play adaptation from "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson as a preparation to create back story for your character in our adaptation of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Jeffrey Hatcher. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance 1. Students will prepare a detailed written character biography, based on evidence from the text as well as the subtext created by the actor. 2. Students will be given a rehearsal scenario in which they have ideas about their character that may differ with the director's ideas thus far. They will be tasked with finding a respectful way of communicating their different ideas and how they would handle it under varying circumstances. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) Required Materials Rehearsing in the Zone: A Practical Guide to Rehearsing without a Director Author: Maria Cominis Glaudini Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company Publication Date: 2019 Text Edition: 2nd Classic Textbook?: No OER Link: OER: Drama Workshop: Teaching Drama to Beginning Actors Author: Chuck Neighbors Publisher: Lillenas Publishing Publication Date: 2019 Text Edition: Classic Textbook?: OER Link: OER: Improvising Now Author: Rob Norman Publisher: Library of Congress Publication Date: 2014 Text Edition: 1st Classic Textbook?: OER Link: OER: Sanford Meisner on Acting Author: Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell Publisher: Vintage Books by Random House Publication Date: 2012 Text Edition: 2nd Classic Textbook?: OER Link: OER: Foundations for Performance Training Skills for the Actor-Dancer Author: Cara Harker Publisher: Routledge Publication Date: 2022 Text Edition: 1st Classic Textbook?: OER Link: OER: Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course.

The Theatre Arts Department offers training, both theoretical and practical, in theatrical production, including performance, technical and business management aspects, as well as the serious study of the development of those aspects from the early Greeks up to the bright lights of Broadway. We believe that the creativity, the personal interaction and the excitement of participating in a performance are highly valuable experiences for any individual. The heightened awareness of beauty and truth are carried on into the later life of the student to perhaps enable him or her to appreciate more fully what is available.