DRA 223 - Performing Musical Theatre

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: General

1. Classify various styles of musical theatre performance within the canon of musical theatre.
   1. Discuss effective past musical theatre performances.
   2. Demonstrate an ability to effectively differentiate musical theatre performance styles.
2. Examine how fundamental acting skills apply to musical theatre performance.
   1. Characterize terminology used in effective, fundamental acting on stage
   2. Apply effective fundamental acting terminology to musical theatre plays.
3. Break down moments of heightened storytelling within musical theatre.
   1. Determine how lyrics that a character sings can most effectively forward a story.
   2. Illustrate how character driven rhythmic movement to music can effectively forward a story.
4. Interpret a character as written in the context of a musical theatre play.
   1. Decide what analysis and scoring is strongest in support of clear and effective storytelling.
   2. Assess how effective the analysis is and how well it was implemented.
5. Incorporate the ability to forward a story while singing into a dynamic acting performance.
   1. Perform lyrics with accompaniment effectively for musical theatre.
   2. Demonstrate an ability to continue the use of fundamental acting techniques while singing.
6. Generate an ability to forward a story while dancing as part of a dynamic acting performance.
   1. Perform choreography to accompaniment effectively for musical theatre.
   2. Integrate fundamental acting technique while dancing.
7. Create one or more performances of memorized scenes and/or solo pieces.
   1. Perform each memorized musical theatre scene more than once with truthful behavior in relation to the given circumstances of each performance.
   2. Apply character analysis and scoring from the script.
   3. Identify aspects of growth within a final performance as compared to early rehearsals.
8. Critique a musical theatre performance.
   1. Evaluate the performer with clear communication of effective and/or ineffective musical theatre acting choices.
   2. Argue how effective the performer’s musical theatre acting choices were by citing specific examples.
9. Assess the effectiveness of work performed in class.
   1. Evaluate the effectiveness of one’s own work as it relates to an effective portrayal of truthful behavior within imaginary circumstances specific to musical theatre.
   2. Show a consistent use of objective and considerate criticism of colleague’s performances.
   3. Develop an ability to constructively receive feedback.