Actors Conservatory Certificate of Achievement (CA)
About the Program
The Actors Conservatory at Las Positas College seeks to inspire and prepare students for a life as performing artists. The Actors Conservatory foundational belief is that inspired, trained and professional actors will be leaders in the next generation of artists, passionately advocating for theater as a precious art form and viable trade skill. The Conservatory challenges students to find their personal truth, inner strength, and outer artists, enriching their own career path and the communities and stages around them.
Career Opportunities
Typical job opportunities include actor or performer in stage, television, or film, and digital media. This program also lines up with many of the foundation courses needed for an Associate for Degree for Transfer (AD-T) in Theater
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students are able to:
- Apply the learned techniques of acting in a public performance of various genres of theater, or other types of personal creative work, synthesizing acting, movement, and vocal skills into a truthful theater performance.
- Integrate an understanding of the history of theater and theatrical text into performance using character construction, physicality and vocal nuance.
- Demonstrate a professional work ethic within a professional framework of collaboration in rehearsal and performance.
- Exhibit a portfolio of academic and performance work through engagement and experiences aimed at a deeper and more profound understanding of the craft of theater and the cultural importance of the art form.
Learning and Career Pathway Maps
Required Core: (43 Units)
| Course Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MUS 21A | Beginning Piano | 1 |
| MUS 23A | Elementary Voice | 1 |
| THEA 1 | Conservatory Readiness | 1 |
| THEA 1A | Theory/Practice of Acting I | 3 |
| THEA 1B | Theory/Practice of Acting II | 3 |
| THEA 3A | Beginning Improvisation | 3 |
| THEA 3B | Intermediate Improvisation | 3 |
| THEA 4 | Modern American Theater | 3 |
| THEA 10 | Introduction to Dramatic Arts | 3 |
| THEA 25 | Fundamentals of Stage Speech | 3 |
| THEA 39A | Musical Theater Workshop - Beginning | 3 |
| THEA 39B | Musical Theater Workshop - Intermediate | 3 |
| THEA 53 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| THEA 54 | Shakespeare Through Performance | 3 |
| THEA 55 | Movement for the Actor | 1 |
| THEA 56 | Acting for the Camera | 3 |
| THEA 58 | Stage Combat | 2 |
| THEA 60 | Business of Acting | 1 |
List A: Select Two (6 Units)
| Course Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| THEA 5 | Theater for Young Audiences | 3 |
| THEA 31A | Drama Workshop - Beginning | 3 |
| THEA 31B | Drama Workshop - Intermediate | 3 |
| THEA 47A | Performance in Production: Introduction to Live Performance | 3 |
| THEA 47B | Performance in Production: Beginning | 3 |
| THEA 47C | Performance in Production: Intermediate | 3 |
| THEA 47D | Performance in Production: Advanced | 3 |
| THEA 57A | Performance in Production - Introduction to Musical Theater | 3 |
| THEA 57B | Performance in Production -Beginning Musical Theater | 3 |
| THEA 57C | Performance in Production -Intermediate Musical Theater | 3 |
| THEA 57D | Performance in Production -Advanced Musical Theater | 3 |
List B: Select Four (4-5 Units)
| Course Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| DANC 1 | Introduction to Dance | 1 |
| DANC 2A | Jazz Dance Fundamentals/Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 3A | Ballet Fundamentals/Beginning | 1 |
| DANC 4A | Modern/Contemporary Dance A | 1 |
| MUS 23B | Intermediate Voice | 1 |
| MUS 44 | Concert Choir | 1 |
| MUS 45 | Chamber Choir | 2 |