31-2390 Physical and Vocal Training for Comedy

The course asks students to participate in an active physical and vocal warm-up while learning techniques of physical comedy and expanding the range of vocal production. Topics such as clowning, slapstick, mask work, accents, and dialects are covered actively in classroom exercises.

3 Credits
CONCURRENT: 31-3290 Acting Styles: Sketch and Theatrical Comedy and 31-3190 History and Analysis of Modern Comedy and 31-3890 Writing Comic Scenes and 31-3295 Creating Scenes through Improvisation and 31-3195 The Professional Comedian
Requirements Department Permission