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Theatrical Training in the Multimodal Composition Classroom

By Jonathan Kotchian March 18, 2014 April 29, 2014 Assignments, Lessons, and Exercises, Feature

I run my first-year composition seminar as an acting class several times per semester. What does that mean? If you were to visit us, here are some of the things you might witness: physical and vocal warm-ups movement and dance experiments improvisation games observation exercises imagination training scene study discussion… Continue reading

Skiles Breezeway or Blackfriars Theatre?

By Diane Jakacki October 6, 2011 October 6, 2011 Assignments, Lessons, and Exercises

This week I’m teaching Francis Beaumont’s The Knight of the Burning Pestle as part of my English 1102 course on London City Comedy. The play is usually identified as a breakthrough Early Modern parody (of other plays like The Shoemaker’s Holiday and The Four Prentises) and one of the first English plays to break the fourth wall. Continue reading