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Advanced Improvisation: Game of the Scene — DRA4380.01

Instructor: Shawtane Bowen
Days & Time: TH 1:40pm-5:20pm
Credits: 4

This course is an in-depth exploration of improvised comedy scene work, with a central focus on finding and playing “Game.” Game is loosely defined as a pattern of unusual behavior that breaks from the pattern of your everyday life. In other words, Game is what's funny about your scene.

To play Game in a long-form scene, you’ll learn to answer three key questions:

  • What is the situation?

  • What is the first unusual thing?

  • If this is true, then what else is true?

Patternmaking and Garment Construction — DRA4119.01

Instructor: Richard MacPike
Days & Time: TU,FR 4:10pm-6:00pm
Credits: 2

This course is designed to teach the student the many steps involved in creating a finished garment from a simple idea, piece of research, or sketch. Students will learn the basics of draping, flat patterning, and fitting. Construction of a final garment will allow them to explore and employ sewing skills beyond the fundamentals.