TH 490 Solo Performance

Credit, three hours.
Students will create their own performance piece through developing and rehearsing a script within fifteen weeks of an intensive self-discovery process. They will begin with reading and examining one-character plays. Then as a class we will discuss autobiographical subject matter and themes. Students will create first drafts, next re-writes, then rehearsals, and culminating with a final performance of their own work. This playwriting into performance will first focus on the actors finding a subject matter that motivates and sustains them. We will discuss the actor’s strengths and weaknesses throughout the process. Finding the actor’s unique voice through self- observance and self-discipline are key. Prerequisite(s): TH 136 , TH 236 , TH 336.