This course is designed for students who love creativity, spontaneity and the thrill ofperforming without a safety net. Students learn the fundamentals of improvisation,including creating a character, developing relationships, advancing the story, andfreeing imagination and memory. This comedy improvisation course utilizes short-form,“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” style and improvisation constructs. (Semester, .50 credit)

This course is designed for studying acting techniques for the stage. It is designed to develop the ability to play dramatic action honestly and believably using a variety of materials beginning with realism and perhaps extending to other traditions of actor preparation. Course work includes exercises and improvisations exploring awareness, relaxation, observation, the senses, voice,…