THEA 231 - Creating Theatre from Personal Experience

Units: 3
Reframing personal experience; confidence to tell your own tale through theatrical exercises, games and improvisation. Devising monologues, scenes, spoken word, and poetry. Developing a portfolio of ideas and outlines for future written and marketable treatments. Discussion Units: 2; Activity Units: 1.

Equivalent Quarter Course: THEA 2073 or THEA 2074 or THEA 2075.
Repeatability: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

prepare and deliver written and spoken presentations, especially those involving monologue, auto-ethnography, oral history, and a group showcase.
solve problems with a theatrical lens when making presentations of written text to a live audience.
work well in teams and with others of diverse backgrounds.
exercise leadership in professional and community activities through use of examples from performing arts, pop culture, and solo artists who practice social commentary.