Theatre Course Descriptions
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THEA 1010, 1011, 1012- Stage Movement & Dance
Movement class for dancers and non-dancers alike. Topics may include: Stage Combat, Broadway, Period Movement, Tai Chi, Masks & Storytelling, World Dance Styles, Movement Analysis, etc. Check with Department for quarterly offerings.
1.000 Credit hours
THEA 1810 - The Process of Theatre: Page to Stage
Exploration of the process playwrights, directors, actors, and designers use in creating a theatrical production. Individual sections may focus on single areas only—please see department for current offerings. In this course, students will demonstrate the ability to create or interpret the texts, ideas or artifacts of human culture. They will also identify and analyze the connections between these things and the human experience/perception of the world.
4.000 Credit hours
Arts and Humanities Foundation, Analytical Inquiry: Society
THEA 1861 - Theatre Imagination
Beginning exploration of nature of theatricality through exercises and study of specific plays; explore acting, directing, designing and writing.
4.000 Credit hours
Arts and Humanities Foundation, Analytical Inquiry: Society
THEA 1862 - Discovering Dramatic Literature
Close analysis of selected dramatic texts from Aeschylus to Caryl Churchill.
4.000 Credit hours
Arts and Humanities Foundation, Analytical Inquiry: Society
THEA 1863 - Aesthetics in Performance
This course aims to introduce the student—at an early stage of their collegiate studies—to various aesthetics or "styles" of theatre from diverse eras (historical), locations (cross-cultural) and schools of thought (ism's), culminating in a manifesto and performance demonstrating their personal "style" of theatre.
4.000 Credit hours
Arts and Humanities Foundation, Analytical Inquiry: Society
THEA 1988 - Study Abroad Resident Credit
THEA 1992 - Directed Study
THEA 2220 - Shakespeare Plays in London
THEA 2861 - Theatre Imagination II
The purpose of this class is to identify personal barriers to creativity and learning, and to identify ways to eliminate them. Class work will include exercises focusing on relaxation, intuition, conscious problems solving techniques, and performance skills. Out of class work will include creative exercises and rehearsals. The class will culminate in a final public performance.
3.000 Credit hours
THEA 2870, 2871, 2872- Acting I
Exploration of acting through physical and vocal exercises, followed by scene study.
4.000 Credit hours
Arts and Humanities Foundation, Analytical Inquiry: Society
THEA 2880 - Scene Design I
Exploration of methods, techniques and procedures involved in transforming scenic concepts into actual practice.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 2881 - Lighting Design I
Exploration of methods, techniques and procedures involved in transforming lighting concepts into actual practice.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 2882 - Costume Design I
Exploration of methods, techniques and procedures involved in transforming costume concepts into actual practice.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 2883 - Sound Design I
Exploring methods, techniques and procedures involved in transforming sound effects/sound design into actual practice.
3.000 Credit hours
THEA 2884 - Production Management
Exploration of core competencies, their development and application throughout the collaborative theatrical production process, with the explicit goal of ensuring the successful execution of an artistic vision within the resources of a producing organization.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 2885 - Directing I
Theory and practice of staging plays.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 2890 - Theatre History: Styles / The Ancient World to the 19th Century
Survey of (Greeks-19th Century) performance conventions and dramatic criticism.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 2891 - Theatre History II
Survey of (17c-19c) performance conventions and critical theory.
3.000 Credit hours
THEA 2988 - Study Abroad Resident Credit
THEA 3265 - Computer Scenographics
An exploration of computer software as it applies to the creation of scenery, lighting, costume and sound designs.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 3603 - Theatre History: The Modern Theatre
Survey of performance conventions and critical theory (20c).
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 3711 - Playwriting
Introductory course designed to provide students with the necessary tools to create dramatic texts for reading and performance. Through textbook and published play reading assignments engineered to highlight successful practices, and exercises devised to tap into different modes of creative generation, students will discover different methodologies for developing new work for the stage.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 3760 - Stage Management
Survey, exploration, and application of the component parts of the SM's role, based upon current methods practiced by professional theatre companies in the United States. Stage Managers facilitate the creation of a fully-realized work of theatrical art, born of the collaboration of numerous artists, craftspeople and technicians.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 3861 - Seminar in Theatre
Roundtable discussions of play-selection, production requirements and creative strategies taken the year prior to the Senior Practicum Project (THEA 3862). Additionally, students will consider their post-graduation goals and receive practical advice on advanced studies or a career in the theatre.
1.000 Credit hours
THEA 3862 - Practicum in Theatre
Senior capstone project synthesizing all aspects of the BA program. As a "principal artist" (actor, director, designer, playwright, etc.) on a production of the student's choosing, each graduating senior will be given the chance to put "theory into practice" and fully mount a play for an audience.
1.000 Credit hours
THEA 3865 - Seminar in Dramatic Literature
Selected problems and periods.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 3870, 3872, 3873- Acting II
Continuing exploration of acting through text analysis, scansion, vocal technique and scene presentation.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 3880 - Scene Design II
Analytical and creative problems in scenic design under a variety of theatrical conditions.
3.000 Credit hours
THEA 3881 - Lighting Design II
Analytical and creative problems in lighting design under a variety of theatrical conditions.
3.000 Credit hours
THEA 3882 - Costume Design II
Analytical and creative problems in costume design under a variety of theatrical conditions.
1.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours
THEA 3883 - Stage Makeup
Hands-on instruction in application and design of theatrical makeup.
2.000 Credit hours
THEA 3884 - Scene Painting
Exploration of two- and three-dimensional techniques for painting stage scenery.
4.000 Credit hours
THEA 3885 - Directing II
Intermediate course that builds upon the foundation of Directing I. This course offers a challenging, hands-on approach to understanding, integrating and demonstrating the skills required for the confident practice of the director's craft. Prerequisite: THEA 2885.
3.000 Credit hours
THEA 3886 - Directing III
Further exploration of directing, concentrating on nonproscenium staging and experimental scripts.
3.000 Credit hours
THEA 3980 - Theatre Internship
Internships in theatre include everything from front of house jobs to acting on stage. Internships can be for any entertainment related field and include theme parks, cruise ships and regional theatres.
1.000 TO 12.000 Credit hours
THEA 3988 - Study Abroad Resident Credit
0.000 TO 18.000 Credit hours
THEA 3991 - Independent Study
In-depth exploration of a specific topic or project of the student's choosing, undertaken in consultation with and under the close supervision of a faculty advisor. These courses may also be taken in preparation for an honor's thesis in any theatrical discipline.
1.000 TO 10.000 Credit hours
