Restriction(s): BFA in Theatre, Acting concentration majors only. This course is the first in a six-semester progression of acquiring voice and speech skills for the actor applicable to stage and film. Students will focus on gaining an intellectual and experiential knowledge of the physical anatomy involved in breathing and vocal production, the identification and elimination of habitual tensions in the body that impede a free use of breath and sound, the use of the breath and the voice as an open channel for expression.