Most Juniors and Seniors can expect to find placement in Advanced Acting. The work pursued in this laboratory is meant to push students to delve deeply into the psychological needs of character. Using the carefully curated material from essential dramatic literature, both classical and contemporary, faculty use their familiarity with the student’s previous work to force them out of habitual tendencies and “easy” choices. Uta Hagen’s Respect for Acting and Robert Cohen’s Acting Power are read and discussed in rotation through years one and two of this class.