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Undergraduate Acting Emphasis
The Acting Sequence prepares students to enter graduate Acting Programs or pursue professional careers in theater, television and film. The course work provides the highest caliber of training possible with the context of a liberal arts education, so students can thrive either in a graduate conservatory program or in the profession. Through intensive and varied classes in acting, combined with experiential work in minimalist to full-scale productions, students develop a passion for what will become their artistic leadership and an understanding of creative communication that will continue with them throughout their lives.
1. In order for the student to progress to the next level of study, prerequisites for admission to some classes are required.
2. In order for the student to take Acting courses beyond Theater 2261 (Basic Acting Technique), qualifying through an audition process is required.
3. Voice, Movement, and Speech, and some Acting classes may be repeated for credit.
4. Performance courses are available to those students electing the Acting Sequence and to other students in the department who meet the prerequisite requirements.
5. Certification officials from the Society of Fight Directors are invited to the final projects of other Stage Combat classes, and many students receive certification in various combat specialties.
For more information, please visit the Undergraduate Bulletin.
Course of study
Acting Sequence Courses
| Department | Course # | Course Name | Hours |
| Theater | 2221 | Voice for the Actor | 3 |
| Theater | 2231 | Speech for the Actor | 3 |
| Theater | 2241 | Basic Movement | 3 |
| Theater | 2261 | Basic Acting Technique | 3 |
| Theater | 3271 | Intermediate Acting | 3 |
| Theater | 4211 | Advanced Acting | 3 |
| Theater | 4221 | Theater as a Profession | 3-4 |
| Theater | 4299 | Thesis: Acting Emphasis | 4 |
Additional Performance Courses
| Department | Course # | Course Name | Hours |
| Theater | 2251 | Movement for the Actor I | 3 |
| Theater | 2252 | Movement for the Actor II | 3 |
| Theater | 2271 | Speech for the Actor/Dialects | 3 |
| Theater | 3210 | Theater Workshop | 3 |
| Theater | 3220 | Theater Workshop | 3 |
| Theater | 3241 | Stage Combat | 3 |
| Theater | 3278 | Acting for Film & TV | 3 |
| Theater | 4241 | Advanced Stage Combat | 3 |
THESIS
The Acting Emphasis culminates in TH326, the Thesis Project (a leading role in the One-Act Play Festival), as well as in TH329, Theater as a Profession, which prepares students for graduate school auditions or for entrance into the professional world.
With six acting courses taught by five professors offering different perspectives on the art, as well as courses in voice, speech and movement, and the option of Stage Combat and Acting for the Camera, the Acting Emphasis provides a high-quality training program within the broader context of a Bachelor of Arts degree.
GRADUATE SUCCESS
The success of the Acting Emphasis Program can be measured in the accomplishments of our graduates. Recent graduates have attended MFA programs at Yale University, Penn State, UCLA, University of Georgia, University of Washington, University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC), Roosevelt University, The Circle in the Square and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
For a suggested 4-year course of study in the Acting Emphasis, please see the Undergraduate Bulletin. Those who wish to pursue an Acting Emphasis should contact Professor Donna Snow, Head of the Acting Program, at dsnow@temple.edu.
For more information, please visit http://www.temple.edu/undergrad/