Final Registration Announced for Spring Semester Theatre Classes at CPCC

The final week of registration for Spring 2011 Theatre classes at CPCC starts today. Seats are available in Acting I, Acting for the Camera and Stagecraft for the Spring Semester. Coursed run January 10th - May 5th.

Acting I is available in the evenings on Monday and Wednesdays from 6:00pm to 8:40pm. Marilyn Carter instructor.

This course provides an applied study of the actor's craft. Topics include role analysis, training the voice, and body concentration, discipline, and self-evaluation. Upon completion, students should be able to explore their creativity in an acting ensemble.

• To familiarize the student with basic acting skills.
• To participate in theatre games for purposes of conditioning the student for role playing.
• To analyze scripts to discover insights into character roles.
• To analyze his own and the character's emotional background.
• To improvise scenes to experiment in role playing.
• To experiment with and develop bodily functions of role playing.
• To create roles before an audience.

Acting for the Camera I is available on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00pm to 8:30pm. Marilyn Carter instructor.

This course provides an applied study of the camera actor's craft. Topics include commercial, dramatic, and print performance styles. Upon completion, students should be able to explore their creativity in on-camera performance.

• To explain the functions of various video equipment.
• To prepare resume, video tape and composite for presentation to potential employers.
• To contact various agents and media experts in the area.
• To perform and critique mock commercials, industrials and episodic TV scenes .
• To explain the various acting disciplines and styles.

Stagecraft I is available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:30 and on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 4:30. Don Ketcham instructor.

This course introduces the theory and basic construction of stage scenery and properties. Topics include stage carpentry, scene painting, stage electrics, properties and backstage organization. Upon completion students should be able to pursue vocational and avocation roles in technical theatre.

Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
Identify and develop skill in using stage hardware
Be able to transfer basic scene design into practical application
Use most basic scene shop tools
Be able to utilize the art of mixing and using paints
Utilize learned skills in basic electrics
Chart the scope of all backstage operations

To register go to any of the CPCC area campuses registration centers. All courses are taught on Central Campus. For more information contact Tom Hollis, Chair-Drama or go online to www.cpcc.edu.

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