Five Approaches to Acting
S07
Kirk Jackson
Taking as our premise that acting is the study of the art of human relationships (actor to actor as well as actor to audience) this course is a comprehensive overview of the theories behind the practice of various ways an actor works from a script to create a character to tell a story. Using the textbook Five Approaches to Acting by David Kaplan as a study guide as well as supplemental reading from Stanislavski, Brecht, and social anthropologist Ruth Benedict, we will read plays from Euripides to Neil Simon and study performance on film from Lillian Gish to Robert De Niro. Assignments will include both written responses and scene work.