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The Actors Process (THTR10007)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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The focus of this subject is on the actor’s process. Areas covered will include text analysis including the revelation of its interior world through action and improvisation, methodologies of actor practice including vocal and movement work, tools of character and context analysis and performance techniques that support the physical and emotional fluency of the actor.

Students will learn to work spontaneously and to use this spontaneity in the theatrical context as both solo performers and in group tasks. The interface between acting skills and their use within other art forms will be explored and students will develop skills in giving and receiving critical feedback.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • utilise action and improvisation to generate original performance material;
  • identify and apply the skills of endowment;
  • work with dramatic text;
  • apply the skills of script analysis;
  • evaluate and analyse acting methodologies and practices.

Generic skills

On completing this subject students will have:

  • the capacity to give and receive informed feedback;
  • the capacity to participate effectively in collaborative learning as a team member whilst respecting individual differences;
  • the ability to trust the work process in which they are involved;
  • the ability to initiate ideas and to put them into practice;
  • the ability to work autonomously;
  • the ability to work spontaneously with authenticity;
  • the ability to analyse written material.

Last updated: 12 December 2024