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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2023 through Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- TA 244
- Course Title:
- Intermediate Improvisation
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 40
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion students should be able to:
- Apply knowledge of narrative structures, movement, facial expression and voice, with the development of clearly defined character and complex character relationships, to the creation of long form improvisational theatrical productions.
- Apply knowledge of improvisational acting skills to the critique of scene performance.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Students must be assessed based on their ability to create a long form improvisational performance working with a group.
Assessment may include:
1. In-class performances/activities
2. Quiz and homework covering material from the text
3. Critique of classroom group improvisational performance
4. Critique of outside group performance of long-form improvisation
5. Short writing assignments on aspects of performance
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
THEMES:
1. Analysis of narrative structure and application to improvisational creation
2. Team work and the development of group cohesion
3. Critical analysis
4. Character creation
5. Use of performance space to create dramatic locations
6. Development of clear character relationships
7. Appropriate use of warm-up activities
8. Application of improvisational skills
SKILLS:
1.0 ADVANCED IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS
1.1 Demonstrate mastery of fundamental skills of improvisation
1.2 Rehearse and perform complete narratives by improvisation
1.3 Develop exercises to break down narrative skills
2.0 PHYSICAL AND VOCAL WORK
2.1 Use the body, face and voice to convey character
2.2 Use the body and voice to create objects, machines, animals
2.3 Demonstrate exercises to determine era, time and location
2.4 Demonstrate exercises to build trust and collaboration
3.0 THEATER GAME STRUCTURES
3.1 Rehearse and perform condensed scenes, monologues, and character endowments as methods for creating narrative
3.2 Develop exercises to form group cohesion
3.3 Develop the conventions of various narrative structures
3.4 Develop an understanding of the relationship between location, character, plot, and genre or style
4.0 LONG-FORM NARRATIVE
4.1 Design various narrative structures
4.2 Design scene-to-scene connections
4.3 Perform long-form improvisation