THTR 315 Performing Shakespeare
This course builds on the theoretical concepts and foundational skills acquired from the freshmen and sophomore levels of the Theatre Performance curriculum, and offers students the opportunity to study the challenges involved in acting Shakespeare and verse. The course will focus on how the performer identifies and utilizes the linguistic structures of the texts, including scansion, breath control, and the specific rhetorical and poetic devices found in Elizabethan verse. Students will develop voice, speech and movement skills required for performing Shakespeare’s plays. Additional lab fee applies.