Theatre Arts (THAR)

Covers theatrical spaces, stage terminology, the origins of theatre, and beginning play and character analysis.

Draws on a variety of disciplinary approaches including Linklater, Lessac and phonetics to aid students in developing the potential of their vocal instrument safely, with precision, clarity and appropriate projection. May be repeated for credit.

Covers fundamentals of theatre, acting, and performance. Culminates in a presentation or performance.

Covers scenic construction, painting, lighting, prop building, costume construction, and computer-aided drafting. Includes attendance at rehearsals and performances. Lab component required for grade. Not challengeable.

Lab co-requisite to THAR 120.

Student-designed courses approved by a faculty member. Prior approval of goals, objectives, procedures, and assessment plan as directed in the Independent Study Manual is required. May be taken multiple times with a different topic for credit. Not challengeable.

Creates designed interactions of theatre, studio art, music, sculpture, movement, dance, and/or multimedia as site-specific events. Not challengeable.

Continuation of 110, 113 or 200. Includes theatre games, plastiques, condition/impulse, play analysis for actors, semiotics, and scene work. Not challengeable.

Covers techniques of acting for camera using television studio, video cameras, and review of taped monologues, scenes, and performances. May be taken 3 times for credit.

Participation as actor or technician in main stage or studio productions. May be repeated.

Introduces basic equipment, theory, and procedures in implementing theatrical lighting. Includes lab.

Includes exercises in design, drawing, drafting, model construction, painting, lighting, and computer-aided design for stage and TV. Also Art 221 and TV 233.

Introduces arts management. Student works as stage manager or with production management team. Includes rehearsals and performances. May be repeated. Not challengeable.

Analyzes contemporary issues in theatre. Includes preparation for senior comprehensive exam and senior project. Must be taken at least twice by all theatre majors.

Student-designed courses approved by a faculty member. Prior approval of goals, objectives, procedures, and assessment plan as directed in the Independent Study Manual is required. May be taken multiple times with a different topic for credit. Not challengeable.

Includes reading and discussion of plays at theaters, supplementary dramatic readings and criticism, and attendance at appropriate productions. May be repeated with different topics. Also ENG 344.

Continuation of 210. May be taken six times for credit. Not challengeable.

Practices impromptu and prepared speeches and interpretation of literature. Includes exercises in breathing, relaxation, voice projection, and articulation.

Continuation of THAR 212. May be taken 3 times for credit. Also TV 312.

Using the concepts of Conscious Acting to train the students to excel in the audition process through lecture, demonstrations, exercises, techniques of vocal production, analysis, character creation, interview, collaboration and effective personal presentation all in the context of a non-competitive learning community. Students will prepare, evaluate and perform several audition pieces. Students will also practice the techniques of cold reading (reading new material aloud).

Performance work during January interterm. May be repeated twice. Not challengeable.

Explores musical theatre through performance both from the musical and theatrical standpoints. The student will study the history of the form as well as learn and experience the techniques and theories involved in the producation of music theatre. Not challengeable. Also MUS 311.

Students will perform backstage work by supporting pre-production (Sets, lights, costumes, props, etc.), performing as running during performances, attending strike (tear down of the show). Course meets primarily over a 4-6 week period during the pre-production phase and during performances of the term's major production. Not Challengeable. This course may be taken six times for credit.

Continuation of 232. Emphasizes theory for a variety of theatre spaces and equipment, document design, and organization.

Students will be introduced to a survey of some of the most important Latin American and Latinx dramatic narratives in theatre and film written/produced in times of political upheaval, economic strife, and revolution in Latin American starting with the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Applying Decolonial Theory as the critical lens students will examine the conditions under which they were written. Letter grade only. Not challengeable.

Covers theory, practical exercises, and scenes, culminating in production of a one-act play.

Produces work for performance on stage, radio, and TV. Also RDIO 351, and TV 351.

The course emphasizes the use of theatre as a tool for social change and community activism. Involves development of theatrical works reflecting community issues; includes research, story collection, script writing, rehearsal, and performance.

This course is designed to provide the student with instruction in and observation of teaching practices in the field of theatre and drama. Students will gain insights into instructional methodology, lesson and unit planning, and assessment planning for the secondary drama classroom. Students will observe and study different instructional styles and theatre productions and activities with a focus on developing a curriculum, overcoming production problems and limitations, and community awareness. Also EDUC 377.

Student-designed courses approved by a faculty member. Prior approval of goals, objectives, procedures, and assessment plan as directed in the Independent Study Manual is required. May be taken multiple times with a different topic for credit. Not challengeable.

Details development of performance material from original sources. May cover performance styles, solo or group work, and story pulling. Integrates power, class, racism, and sexism. Not challengeable.

Studies plays that reflect America regionally, ethnically, spiritually, and aesthetically. Also ENG 440.

Playwrights since Ibsen, with special attention to Shaw, Pirandello, O'Neill, Brecht, Miller, Becket, Anouilh, Ionesco, and Albee. Also ENG 443.

Studies one or more major playwrights such as Sophocles, Chekhov, Ibsen, or Brecht. May include staged production of a major work. May be repeated three times for credit. Also ENG 447. Not challengeable.

Representative plays selected from the histories, tragedies, comedies, and tragicomedies. Also ENG 460.

Analyzes development of world theatre, dramatic literature, criticism, and theory from ancient Greece to the 17th century.

Analyzes background of world theatre, dramatic literature, criticism, and theory from the 18th century to the present.

Culminating activity required by majors in all departments. Papers/theses/projects researched, prepared, and written under the guidance of a faculty member. Comprehensive exams or recitals required in some departments. Academically, Students must be in Good Standing to enroll in 499. May be taken for letter grade only. Not challengeable.