Theater Program
Course offerings in theater
develop students in two ways. First, as an integral part of a liberal
arts education, the courses sharpen insights, perceptions, and creative
thought processes in the area of dramatic thinking. Second, the theater
curriculum provides students with the rigorous training of an artistic
discipline. The value of this process lies in the direct expression of
the individual as an instrument--emotional, physical, and vocal.
Students
in the theater program realize their education in a fully personal
sense through theoretical, laboratory, and experiential work. Because
of this twofold approach, students majoring in theater arts are
prepared with the broadest possible base for continued artistic
development and future career opportunities. For the musical theater
program, see Music 700, 701.
Literature and History (12 credits)
50:965:201 Introduction to Contemporary Theater (3)
50:965:215 Cultural Theater Studies (3)
50:965:279,280,281 History of the Theater I,II,III (3,3,3) (select two of the three courses)
Theater Practice (19 credits)
50:965:123 Movement and Voice for the Stage (3)
50:965:124 Modern/Improvisational Dance (3)
50:965:241 Introduction to Technical Theater (3)
50:965:243 Laboratory in Technical Theater (1)
50:965:271 Acting and Directing I (3)
50:965:318 Playwriting I (3)
50:965:371 Acting II (3)
Select ONE COURSE from the following:
50:965:319 Playwriting II (3)
50:965:321 Directing II (3)
50:965:363 Educational/Children's Theater (3)
Performance (10 credits)
Majors
are required to be in a minimum of three performances over a four-year
period, through mainstage or workshop productions (in acting,
directing, playwriting, or technical design).
50:965:301 Performance (2)
50:965:302,303 Practicum/Crew Call in Technical Theater (1,1)
50:965:359,360 Senior Project (3,3)
