Length:
Version 1: 36 hours (12 weeks). Version 2: 24 hours (8 weeks).
Location:
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Dates:
Version 1: September 1992 - August 2000. Version 2: September 2000 - December 2007.
Learner Outcomes:
Version 1 or 2: Achieve spontaneity and freedom through improvisational techniques, using body, gestures, and emotion, for use in aspects of on-camera performance.
Instruction:
Version 1 or 2: Listening; being in the moment; committing to choices in working with fellow actors; application to commercial text, including spokesperson, slice of life, and without sound (MOS) formats.
Credit recommendation:
Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours 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, 1 semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (12/02 revalidation).
