THE1030 Creative Expression in the Theatre Spring Semester Wednesday 5:30-6:55PM       Course Objective This course will explore the art and craft of beginning acting for the theatre. This is a performance-oriented class but lecturing, outside reading, and outside rehearsal time will be necessary. Attendence Policy Attendance in the course is mandatory; roll will be taken. Class meetings will begin and end on time. Repeated absences and tardiness will result in the drop of one letter grade, but before that drop of the letter grade, the instructor will try to have a conference with the student. Class Texts Required: Acting Is Believing - A Basic Method, 6th Edition, Charles McGraw and Larry D. Clark. Philadelphia HBJ. Required: Stage Monologues, Nina Sengold. New York Penguin, 1987. Materials Old and comfortable clothing. Costumes and props as needed. Additional scripts, books, etc. as needed. Time. Grading Policy All scenes, projects, and activities will be graded on date due. Lateness will not be accepted. The audience expects the curtain to go up on time. Daily Practive Schedule   Body Exercises Deep breathing: at least twenty full breaths Loosening-up: stretching, bending twisting Shaking hands vigorously Opening and closing fists Moving fingers (as in five-finger exercises) Turning hands from wrists in circles Moving entire arms in circles Moving arms from elbows in circles Moving hands from wrists in circles, making formal gestures of giving, refusing, and pointing Using body and arms, with gestures flowing from shoulder to fingertips, to show emotions, such as pleading, fear, and commanding Vocal Exercise Relaxation of entire body, yawning to relax throat Posture exercise Jaw exercises Lip exercises Babbling Breathing and counting Tongue twisters Chanting lines and stanzas of poetry Reading poems Reading stories aloud Humming     Assignment  Points Possible     Class Attendance 100 In-class scenes 500 (5 at 100 pts each) Final Scene 200 Final Monologue 200     Extra Credit       Name Reports (One Page) 5 points each Article or Chapter Reports 5 points each Show Reviews (Beyond the Two Assigned) 10 points each Reports on Plays 5 points each Work on Outside Productions Variable points     All reports for extra credit must be in the MLA format with a proper works cited page, at least one page in length, typed, and provide photocopies of the articles used. Ticket stubs and programs are required for the Show Reviews. Work on outside productions MUST be PRE-APPROVED BEFORE the work is started. If pre-approval is not given, no points will be allowed. Work on outside productions CANNOT interfere with CSM productions. Shows in production on the CSM La Plata campus take priority over those on other campuses (Calvert, St. Mary’s, etc.) You must also write a (minimum) 3 page report on the work that you did with an additional signature page included. This signature page is to be signed by a person in authority who can verify the work that you described in your report. A telephone number of this person must also be included. NOTE: VERY MINIMAL POINTS ARE GIVEN TO OUTSIDE PRODUCTION WORK. YOU ARE TAKING THE THEATRE CLASS ON THIS CAMPUS, THEREFORE, YOU MUST MEET ALL REQUIRED LAB HOURS HERE BEFORE YOU CAN START WORKING ELSEWHERE FOR EXTRA CREDIT POINTS. All extra credit work is due two weeks before the end of the semester.     Schedule       Week 1 Under Construction Week 2   Week 3   Week 4   Week 5   Week 6   Week 7   Week 8   Week 9   Week 10   Week 11   Week 12   Week 13   Week 14   Week 15   Week 16   Week 17   Week 18   Week 19   Week 20   Week 21   Week 22   Week 23   Week 24