Classes

TA 100	TA 113	TA 115

Introduction To Theatre 3 hours lecture Transfer acceptability: CSU; UC A survey of theory and practice in the contemporary theatre including its literary,critical and technical aspects, and their relationships to historical backgrounds.	Improvisation for Acting and Interactive Theatre (3) 3 hours lecture Note: May be taken 3 times Transfer acceptability: CSU Improvisational theatre techniques for basic acting skills and specific forms that engage the audience in an interactive performance setting. Performance material will reflect and analyze situations of conflict found in the participants’ lives and communities.	Acting One: Foundations 3 hours lecture Note: May be taken 4 times; maximum of 4 completions in any combination of TA 115, TA 116 Transfer acceptability: CSU; UC In a workshop environment, the student will learn the basic tools and terminology of acting. The student will apply this knowledge and experience to the performance of short scenes.

TA 116	TA 119

Beginning Acting II: Scene Study 3 hours lecture Prerequisite: A minimum grade of ‘C’ in TA 115 Note: May be taken 2 times Transfer acceptability: CSU; UC Designed to improve the actor’s skills for performing scenes and monologues with truth and power. Actors will improve their ability to pursue the character’s needs and objectives, to be vulnerable to their partners’ words and actions and to create with a range of emotion. Actors in this class will continue to develop their vocal and physical technique.	Voice and Speech 3 hours lecture Note: May be taken 2 times Transfer acceptability: CSU; UC A practical and experiential class introducing students to exercises and theories of voice and speech production leading to improved power, expressiveness and clarity. Methodology will include major contemporary approaches to developing the actor’s voice