TH 422 - Advanced Voice and Text

Credits: 4
Based on the Linklater Voice Method, this course roots the actor’s work in the experience of breath, voice, body, and language. It is an advanced re-exploration and deepening of the work from first-year Voice and Text. Students are guided through the Linklater Voice Progression with greater sophistication and hands-on experience. Rather than strive to get through a certain amount of work, this course is more about finding presence within the work and supporting each individual’s journey and growth. Questions explored include: Why do I want to free my voice? How can I approach text and not lose the connection to my breath and voice, especially when I am speaking words that are not my own? Additional sound and movement exercises, journaling and self-scripting, and group and individual work on found text are incorporated to provide the actor with many opportunities to communicate fully and open up all the channels for listening and responding.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): TH 222 or TH 228
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