3 Credits
Introduces communication theories affecting interpersonal and small group situations. Students participate in a number of writing activities and in-class discussions and activities in order to demonstrate the theoretical aspects of the process of interpersonal communication.
3 Credits
Introduces literature, history, production practices, and musical theatre components of theatre arts.
3 Credits
Introduces basic acting techniques with emphasis on personal characterization. Student actors strengthen their self-knowledge and determine a unique point of view through individual and group improvisations, sensory exploration and text work.
3 Credits
Introduces musical theatre form, personnel involved in the making of a musical, and a brief history. Includes audition techniques, song preparation from various stylistic periods, and performances of musical repertoire.
3 Credits
Familiarizes students with the techniques and materials of theater set construction. Explores the responsibilities of technical personnel, safety practices and the organization of a backstage run crew. Introduces CAD drawing within a theater context. Corequisite: THE 116.
1 Credits
Introduces technical, performance, and front-of-house activities in college theatrical productions. Students may enroll four times for a maximum of four credits but may not enroll in more than two theatre practicum courses in the same term. Forty-five (45) activity hours to be arranged. Credit in this course will not satisfy Fine Arts requirement in any degree program and will transfer only as a general elective credit.
1 Credits
Introduces technical, performance, and front-of-house activities in college theatrical productions. Students may enroll four times for a maximum of four credits but may not enroll in more than two theatre practicum courses in the same term. Forty-five (45) activity hours to be arranged. Credit in this course will not satisfy Fine Arts requirement in any degree program and will transfer only as a general elective credit.
1 Credits
Introduces technical, performance, and front-of-house activities in college theatrical productions. Students may enroll four times for a maximum of four credits but may not enroll in more than two theatre practicum courses in the same term. Forty-five (45) activity hours to be arranged. Credit in this course will not satisfy Fine Arts requirement in any degree program and will transfer only as a general elective credit.
1 Credits
Introduces technical, performance, and front-of-house activities in college theatrical productions. Students may enroll four times for a maximum of four credits but may not enroll in more than two theatre practicum courses in the same term. Forty-five (45) activity hours to be arranged. Credit in this course will not satisfy Fine Arts requirement in any degree program and will transfer only as a general elective credit.
1 Credits
Introduces technical, performance, and front-of-house activities in college theatrical productions. Students may enroll four times for a maximum of four credits but may not enroll in more than two theatre practicum courses in the same term. Forty-five (45) activity hours to be arranged. Credit in this course will not satisfy Fine Arts requirement in any degree program and will transfer only as a general elective credit.
3 Credits
Introduces basic directing skills with emphasis on script interpretation, scoring, casting, blocking, working with actors /technical staff, rehearsal and performance.
3 Credits
Surveys the history and development of western theatre from its Greek origins to the European Renaissance (fifteenth century) by examining the influences of architecture, politics, society, religion, and the economy in shaping theatre as an art form. Studies a variety of play genres, production practices, and theatre architecture in their historical contexts.
3 Credits
Explores the acting process through physical and vocal exercises, script analysis, and character interpretation. Rehearsal and performance of scenes. Prerequisite: THE103.
3 Credits
Surveys history, literature, architecture and production practices of western theatre from Elizabethan England through the twentieth century.
3 Credits
Explores the audition process. Prepares students to choose appropriate material for the individual actor. Reviews and continues the exploration of a variety of acting styles (Stanislavski, Method, Meisner). Teaches resume writing techniques, how to select a photographer and appropriate pictures, and interviewing skills for working with producers and directors. Works on the audition process: breaking a monologue into objectives and beats and performing several monologues in an array of genres. Prerequisites: THE103, THE203, and instructor approval
1 Credits
Offers advanced opportunities to showcase talents and gain additional expertise in an aspect of theatre-playwriting, directing, acting, scene design, costume and makeup design, lighting design, sound design, properties design, stage management, or dramaturgy. Completed projects may be submitted to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region II Festival. Prerequisite: THE101 or THE105, and THE103 and THE106, or permission of instructor.
3 Credits
Introduces the duties and responsibilities of stage managers, detailing best practices for running auditions, building rehearsal reports, writing blocking notation, creating a prompt book, and calling cues. Focuses on the organizational and managerial skills required in the position of a stage manager, with emphasis on their role as the liaison between the director and the production team. Includes development of related skills, such as building rehearsal kits, documentation, mediation, and team communication.