Felecia R. Harrelson
Lecturer, Co-Coordinator for Speech (SPE) Courses
Deputy Chairperson
Speech, Communications and Theatre Arts
EMAIL: fharrelson@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: S-628A
Office Hours:
Phone: +1 (212) 776-6299
Professor Felecia Harrelson is a Lecturer, Deputy Chair, and Speech Co-Coordinator in the Speech, Communication, and Theatre Department. She holds a BFA in Acting from East Carolina University and an MFA in Acting from The University of Florida. Professor Harrelson has been teaching at the collegiate level since 2002. She began her tenure at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in the Fall of 2007. Prior to BMCC, Felecia taught courses in Public Speaking and Body Movement at The City College of New York. She has also served as the Advisor to the BMCC Theatre Club: Centerstage.
Professor Harrelson’s body of work as an actor includes numerous roles on stages across the country, national commercials, print advertisements, voiceover campaigns, and a number of web series. In addition to her work as a performer, she has also worked as a director and choreographer for Theatre for Young Audiences at TADA! Youth Theatre. Professor Harrelson was the on-air coach for the syndicated television show “Our World with Black Enterprise,” featuring host Dr. Marc Lamont Hill. She is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association (AEA) and the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA).
Expertise
Coaching (acting, presentation, and voiceover), Performance, Movement, Voice Acting
Degrees
MFA University of Florida, Acting, 2005
BFA East Carolina University, Theatre w/Concentration in Acting, 1994
Courses Taught
- The collaborative nature of the theatrical event will be explored in readings, presentations, play attendance, papers and creative projects. Contributions of the playwright, actor, director, designer, architect, critic, producer and audience will be investigated through selected periods, genres, theatre spaces and styles of production. The student's potential roles and responsibilities in creating theatre will be emphasized.
- Basic acting skills, a method of approaching a role, a working vocabulary, and the responsibilities of the actor will be studied through improvisations, theatre games, and performance of scenes or monologues from plays and other dramatic material studied in class.
- The aim of this course is to develop effective skills in speech communication. The student examines how to generate topics and organized ideas, masters elements of audience psychology and practices techniques of speech presentation in a public forum. All elements of speech production and presentation are considered.
- This course continues the study of methods and exercises introduced in Acting I to develop the actor's skills, and moves on to an in-depth study of scene analysis and characterization. Creating an ensemble and exposure to different historical periods will be emphasized. Prerequisite: THE 110
- This course is designed for those students who wish to improve their speech communication in the business and professional environment. Study of voice and articulation, development of auditory discrimination, utilization of individual and group exercises, and application of speech in group discussions and interviews are covered. This class is particularly recommended for those whose native language is not English as well as those desiring additional improvement in speech and language. Prerequisite: SPE 100 or SPE 102
Research and Projects
Publications
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
Member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA)
