Theatre Arts, Part 2
Price: $125 | Credits: One Semester | Dept: Elective / Art | Course ID# 278-2
Theatre Arts, Part 2 builds on students’ foundational theatre knowledge by exploring advanced acting methods, diverse performance styles, and the creative and technical processes behind theatrical productions. Students examine influential acting approaches and learn how performers adapt their skills across improvisation, musical theatre, dance, spoken performance, and puppetry. They also explore the roles of directors, stage managers, designers, and technical crews in bringing productions to life. The course examines how acting, directing, and production techniques differ between stage and screen, including the creative and technical processes involved in filmmaking. Throughout the course, students explore careers in theatre and film while developing an appreciation for the creativity, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills that apply both within and beyond the performing arts. Theatre Arts aligns with the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) and is approved by the University of California A-G as Visual & Performing Arts (category F) / Theater.
Upon completion of this course, the student is awarded 5 credits. Each credit corresponds to 15 hours of study. Of course, some students work more quickly than others, and some can devote more hours to study, so some students are able to complete the course at an accelerated rate.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
In this module, students gain a comprehension of the following:
- How different acting methods and techniques influence character development, performance choices, and individual acting styles.
- How performers adapt voice, movement, expression, and storytelling techniques across different theatrical genres and performance styles.
- How directors, stage managers, designers, and technical crews collaborate to create theatrical productions and shape audience experiences.
- How acting, directing, filming, and post-production techniques differ between stage and screen, and how technology influences visual storytelling.
- How careers in theatre and film involve different roles, responsibilities, skills, and pathways for professional development.
- How creativity, communication, collaboration, adaptability, and problem-solving skills developed through theatre apply to other careers and everyday life.
TOPICS COVERED
This course covers the following topics:
- Acting Methods and Techniques
- Stanislavski’s Method
- Stella Adler’s Acting Approach
- Meisner Technique
- Uta Hagen’s Acting Approach
- Modern Acting Techniques
- Developing a Personal Acting Style
- Acting for Different Genres
- Spoken Performance Styles
- Improvisational Theatre
- Dance and Storytelling
- Musical Theatre
- Puppetry
- Technical Theatre
- Theatre Production Teams
- Directing for the Stage
- Stage Management
- Stage Lighting Design
- Theatre Sound Design
- Costume Design
- Stage Makeup
- Set and Scenic Design
- Stage Acting vs. Screen Acting
- Stage Directing vs. Film Directing
- Film Production
- Film Production Teams
- Film Editing and Post-Production
- Technology and the Future of Film
- Entertainment Industry Careers
- Professional Acting Careers
- Technical Theatre and Film Careers
- Directing and Producing Careers
- Arts Career Planning
- Professionalism and Networking
- Transferable Theatre Skills
- Lifelong Participation in the Arts
