This survey course will foster a student's appreciation of theatre and the performing arts. The course examines the duties and responsibilities of the various creative artists such as director, actor, designers, and playwrights and the process of creating live performance.

The basics of acting for the stage will be explored and developed; including voice, diction, movement, improvisational technique, characterization, and scene study. Several monologues and scenes will be developed and presented in class.

Chronological survey of the motion picture; traces the development of the art, technology, and social importance of film during the last 110 years; screenings of significant and representative, documentary, and experimental films from the silent to the modem era. Note: Students in this course may be shown portions of films rated R.

Study of film as art and its influence on society, including interpretation, criticism, and technical developments; students view and discuss full-length feature films. Note: Students in this course may be shown portions of films rated R.