Length:
Version 1: 24 hours (8 weeks). Version 2: 36 hours (12 weeks).
Location:
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Dates:
Version 1: April 1997 - December 1997. Version 2: January 1998 - June 2000.
Learner Outcomes:
Version 1: Free the emotional life and achieve an integrated instrument through sound and movement exercises as applied to monologue work; develop his/her use of the concept of the integrated instrument; incorporate emotional impulses into character work. Version 2: Same as Version 1; in addition to monologue work, emphasis is also on script analysis and scene study.
Instruction:
Version 1: The student is introduced to the use of breathing techniques, sound and movement to access his never ceasing emotional life. Applied to monologues, the emotional discoveries begin to suggest new, right brain approaches to the actor's craft. Version 2: Same as Version 1; in addition to monologue work, emphasis is also on one-page scenes.
Credit recommendation:
Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (11/97). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Theatre or Drama (11/97).
