Search Results

Catalog Description Prerequisite: Completion of THEA 23B with grade of "C" or better Hours: 120 activity Description: The third of four courses that provides an opportunity for students to perform in their third role in a Sierra college production as a member of the cast. Students apply increasingly advanced rehearsal and performance techniques and style to complex and in-depth characters. All actors are required to audition for roles. Acceptance into the class is determined on being cast in the production. (C-ID THTR 191) (CSU, UC) Course Student Learning Outcomes CSLO #1: Demonstrate the ability to remain in the moment through active listening. CSLO #2: Demonstrate the ability to rehearse and perform the requisite style of the selected theatrical piece. CSLO #3: Demonstrate the ability to perform effective beats having charted the emotional journey of character throughout the entire play or musical. 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. Demonstrate ability to effectively build a character of great depth and complexity in a selected theatrical work. 2. Demonstrate ability to apply stylized acting techniques under the pressure of performance conditions. 3. Demonstrate appropriate period posture, gestures and positioning utilizing stage movement technique to support stylistic characterization.  5. Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated acting techniques for character analysis and development. 6. Clearly demonstrate a layered depth of acting choices by combining technique and character development following a thorough examination of the text.   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: After watching video examples of both classical and modern versions of HAMLET during a table discussion rehearsal, students will discuss the differences in acting styles and how they can apply their own creative acting choices to their characters based on the director's concept that was shared to them previously Skill Demonstrations Example: After having reviewed and discussed the style of performing a modern Farce, students will demonstrate physical comedy techniques during rehearsals and continue to hone their physical timing through performances. Repeatable No Methods of Instruction Activity Distance Learning Activity: The instructor will lead a discussion about the approach to prat falls in a stylistic Commedia d'elle 'Arte play. Instructor will then demonstrate how to safely fall on stage in character and students will practice prat falls in their character. The instructor will lead students in an improvised exercise to explore movement qualities for caricature types of Commedia de'll arte that apply to the production of "A Servant to Two Masters." Distance Learning Instructor will post on the LMS approaches to acting Shakespeare that help with phrasing techniques as well as word origins from ROMEO AND JULIET. Students will be expected to read and study these documents along with posted video samples to help them apply techniques of acting Shakespeare during online rehearsals Typical Out of Class Assignments Reading Assignments 1. Students will read original Grimm fairy tales from which the musical "Into the Woods" was adapted to discuss character back story and apply in rehearsals of "Into the Woods." 2. Students will read the entire play and identify clues to their character as well as relationships to all other characters including scenes in which they do and do not appear. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance 1. Students will submit a paper identifying expected and possibly unexpected acting challenges for the performance of the play and list ways they will approach working to solve these challenges. 2. Students will apply theoretical knowledge of acting technique in a practical performance environment. For example, if the production is using a southern dialect, students will need to ensure diction is still intact and that all words are still understood. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) Required Materials Red Author: John Logan Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd Publication Date: 2009 Text Edition: 1st Classic Textbook?: No OER Link: OER: Time Stands Still Author: Donald Margulies Publisher: Theater Communications Group, Inc. Publication Date: 2010 Text Edition: 1st Classic Textbook?: No OER Link: OER: Rehearsing in the Zone: A Practical Guide to Rehearsing without a Director Author: Maria Cominis Glaudini Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company Publication Date: 2014 Text Edition: 1st Classic Textbook?: No OER Link: OER: Mastering Shakespeare: An Acting Class in Seven Scenes Author: Scott Kaiser Publisher: Muse of Fire Books Publication Date: 2022 Text Edition: 2nd 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.