THE 360 - Acting III, 3 credit hours

Notes: Required of all theatre majors in the acting and directing track.

Prerequisite(s): THE 260
This is a scene study class based in dramatic literature from the genre identified as classical realism. Scene work will be drawn from the playwrights Heinrich Ibsen and Anton Chekhov. Working the poetic imagery of these two playwrights is a preparatory step toward the denser imagery of Shakespeare’s text. Also included in the course will be a study of the life and culture of 19th C Norway and Russia and the various cultural and historical forces that led to the creation these great works of dramatic literature.