(May 2007)

Media Contact: Lynn Stewart, Centenary News Service, 318-869-5120

Centenary to Offer New Summer Course in Acting for the Camera

SHREVEPORT, LA — Acting for the Camera is the title of a new course being offered for the first time this summer at Centenary College.

The class will be taught by Emily Heugatter-Mathias, a professional actress formerly from Chicago, Ill. She has a master of fine arts degree in acting from DePaul University and has been working professionally in entertainment as an actress since childhood. She will be joining the faculty of Centenary's Theatre Department in the Fall.

Acting for the Camera will cover the techniques specific to acting in front of the camera for film and television. The course, Theatre 290, offers three semester hours of college credit.

Summer school classes at Centenary begin Monday, June 4 and meet every weekday through Friday, June 29. The acting class will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. each day.

Tuition is $250 per credit hour. For more information about registering for this and other summer school classes, see reenrollment/summerschool.