Length:
Version 1 or 2: 36 hours (12 weeks).
Location:
The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Dates:
Version 1: September 2002 - August 2004. Version 2: September 2004 - December 2007.
Learner Outcomes:
Version 1 or 2: Ground and center oneself while approaching acting with a wide range of behavioral and emotional choices; supplant clichés and/or creative blocks by risk-taking and unique expression within the requirements of the text.
Instruction:
Version 1 or 2: Performance of monologues and scenes as they are used in process oriented exercises. (Prerequisite: Two years acting experience.)
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 (12/02). 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). NOTE: The revised credit recommendation for Version 2 reflects a reconsideration, since the date of the initial evaluation, of how this course complements current degree programs in the field, rather than any substantive change in course objectives or content.
