Hamlet THEATRE ARTS 435


THEATRICAL AUDITION


Course Description: The purpose of Theatrical Audition will be to develop skills in manifesting the struggle in an audition situation. In addition to performing monologues, students will practice cold-reading. Students will also be required to edit and direct monologues. One of the primary tools on this journey towards manifesting the struggle will be the 12 Guideposts described by Michael Shurtleff in his book, AUDITION. Clearly, your understanding of why people do the things that they do will be invaluable. The heart of the work will be identifying, cultivating, and executing an effective struggle.  Prerequisite: ThA 230. 



 
 

Objectives:

    Participants must:

       1. Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of the 12 Guideposts
       2. Verify that understanding by taking Quizzes
       3. Write clearly defined Guidepost Entries
       4. Discuss the Guideposts to reiterate their understanding
       5. Prepare all 12 Guideposts for the selected monologues
       5. Clearly manifest each Guidepost in the selected monologues
       6. Prepare all 12 Guideposts for the Final Monologues
       7. Clearly manifest the Guideposts in the Final Monologues
       8. Clearly manifest an Effective Struggle in both Cold-Readings
            and Monologues.