General Catalog 2007-2009

Theatre

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THE205  Text Performance

Fall-Spring Semesters

Analyses, performance readings, and critical responses to poetry, prose, and drama.

3 credit hours.

THE254  Introduction to Theatre

Fall-Spring Semesters

An introduction to the origin and development of theatre. Students acquire familiarity with the skills of playwriting, producing, directing, acting, designing, and critical appreciation.

3 credit hours. Satisfies ADR I.

THE258  Stagecraft

Fall Semester (odd-numbered years)

An exploration of scene design, stage lighting, costuming, make-up, and theatre architecture. Students create working drawings, light and costume plots, models, and watercolor renderings and participate in producing a show.

3 credit hours.

THE262  Acting

Fall-Spring Semester

Instruction and practice in physical and vocal expressive techniques and textual analysis. Students synthesize understanding and expressiveness in performance.

3 credit hours.

THE350-THE353  Theatre Practicum

Fall-Spring Semesters

Hands-on experience in set construction, lighting control, costume and prop creation, box office management, and performance.

1 credit hour per semester, up to 4.

THE355  Advanced Acting

Spring Semester (even-numbered years)

Exploration of the techniques of acting in plays from Ancient Greece and Rome, Elizabethan-Jacobean England, Commedia dell’Arte, and 19th century melodrama. Emphasis on stylized voice and movement, text analysis, and interpretation in performance. Prerequisite: THE262 or permission of instructor.

3 credit hours.

THE360  History of Theatre I

Fall Semester (even-numbered years)

Covering the period from antiquity to 1600, this course examines the origins of theatre and considers scripts, theatres, audiences, acting, and staging conventions in plays from the Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Elizabethan periods.

3 credit hours.

THE361  History of Theatre II

Spring Semester (odd-numbered years)

Covering the period from 1600 to the advent of “realism” in the 1880s, this course examines theatres, audiences, acting, and staging conventions related to the dramas that were created, with some exceptions, for proscenium stages.

3 credit hours.

THE380  Special Topics in Theatre

Specific content changes from semester to semester and may be suggested by faculty or student interest, for example, World Drama, Contemporary Drama, Experimental Theatre/Performance Art, or theatre defined by geography, language, or playwright.

3 credit hours.

THE410  Western Theatre

Fall Semester (odd numbered years beginning fall, 2009)

In this course, dramas by Moliere, Racine, Schiller, Goldoni, Gozzi, Lope da Vega, Calderon, Gorki, Gogol, Beaumarchais, Hugo, and other well-known European playwrights will be read, discussed and performed. Historical staging and acting conventions of the scripts will be highlighted. Prerequisites: WRT102, WRT202 and THE254.

3 credit hours.

THE415  Non-Western Theatre

Spring Semester (even numbered years beginning spring, 2010)

This course will consist of readings, discussions and dvd viewings of important works from India, China, Japan and Indonesia along with practice in kabuki and noh movement, music and mask work. Connections of non-western theater’s acting and staging conventions with contemporary Western avant-garde theater will be made. Prerequisites: Wrt102, WRT202 and THE254

3 credit hours.

THE450, THE451  Theatre Internship

The purpose of an internship is to give students training and work experience in appropriate professional theatres. Responsibilities are determined by the supervisor(s) of the sponsoring theatre and by the Director of Theatre. Students are required to complete an internship application, must have earned more than 60 credits with a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average, and must spend a stipulated minimum of  hours on site.

1-3 credit hours.

THE498, THE499  Independent Study

An opportunity for the student who wishes to undertake a well-defined research project. While the student conducts work under the guidance of a faculty member of his or her own choosing, the project is carried out in an independent manner without regular class meetings. Effective independent study is characterized by a reduction in formal instruction and an increase in the individual student’s responsibility and initiative in the learning process.

1-3 credit hours.

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