Theatre

THEA 121 Design and Technology for Stage and Screen (TP) (1)
An introductory overview of scenic illusion and technical device, starting from ancient Greece and moving through to modern design and production techniques. Scenery, lighting, costumes, make-up, properties, sound and technical effects are treated in the classroom and through workshop experiences, as they apply to live performance and to film and television. The course includes three design projects structured to demonstrate creative problem solving.ARTS; O; C.Choma;

THEA 123 Introduction to Drama and Theatre (TT) (1)
A study of the basic dramatic elements and principles exemplified in selected play scripts from ancient Greece to the present. The focus is on how one understands a script, how one understands a production of that script, and how script demands are translated into performances by theatre practitioners. HUM; W; Cross Listing : ENG 123; N.Blackadder; K.Hogan;

THEA 131 Beginning Acting (TP) (1)
Exploration and development of imaginative processes and basic techniques of acting. Training through class exercises, scene work, discussions, readings and lecture/demonstrations. Designed to develop the students physically, vocally, emotionally, and experientially as the interpretor of what it means to be human.ARTS; O; K.Hogan;

THEA 200 Theory and Performance (TP) (1 1/2)
This course undertakes an interdisciplinary approach through devising to create performance, often without a prior existing text, for the purpose of entertainment, enlightenment, and/or social change. No prior experience in theatre or performance is necessary. Topics may be drawn from literary sources, life, current events, the news, history, or sociopolitical issues, among many other possibilities. Enrolled students will attend nightly rehearsals and meet twice weekly in class sessions where the developing production will be edited and evolved for public performance.ARTS; Not offered every year. Non-theatre majors are encouraged to enroll. Unenrolled students may participate in the rehearsal process and performances.; N.Blackadder; E.Metz;

THEA 209 Beginning Playwriting (TP) (1)
Discussion of contemporary and student work, plus individual conferences. Students complete a one-act play. ARTS; Prereq : THEA/ENG 123 or THEA 131 or ENG 207, or ENG 208, or permission of the instructor; Cross Listing : ENG 209; N.Blackadder;

THEA 221 Stage Makeup: Theory and Practice (TP) (1)
A study of theatrical makeup design, including its historical beginnings, changes and development throughout history, character analysis as pertaining to stage makeup, and implementation of the design process. Practice in makeup application, including wigs and prosthetics creation. ARTS; M.Shively;

THEA 232 Intermediate Acting--Psychological Realism and Audition (TP) (1)
The study of acting theory derived from the fundamentals of Stanislavski and psychologically motivated text that examines what it means to be human. Class work includes text analysis, critical analysis of performance, and scene and monologue study and performance. Prereq : THEA 131 and sophomore standing or permission of the instructor; O; K.Hogan; E.Metz;

THEA 233 Intermediate Acting--Period Style (TP) (1)
The course will examine the acting demands of pre-Stanislavski theatre. The influence of customs, manners and mores, costumes, movement, and language will be explored via scenework and research on culture and human behavior. Aspects of playing physical and intellectual comedy will be emphasized. Prereq : THEA 131; THEA 232 and THEA 233 may be taken in either order; O; E.Metz;

THEA 240 Dramaturgy (TP) (1)
Student learn about the multiple tasks of the dramaturg primarily by carrying them out. The course requires students to read and analyze numerous plays, to conduct and present historical research, to select and edit scripts, and to produce many pages of writing conceived for various different contexts. In many respects, the course functions like a workshop: most of the work is shared with and discussed by the class as a group. HUM; N.Blackadder;

THEA 248 Teaching Assistant (1/2 or 1)
Prereq : Permission of instructor; May be graded S/U at instructor's discretion; Staff

THEA 250 Independent Study (1/2 or 1)
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THEA 271 Theatre and Dance Participation (1/2 or 1)
Students may satisfy the Experiential Learning goal and/or receive up to one credit toward the satisfaction of the Foundations goal for significant work in Main Stage and Studio Theatre productions under direct faculty supervision. Students may enroll for elective credit (a minimum of 1/2) for individual participations of significant undertaking without the Foundation or Experiential Learning designation. Offered each term on a contract basis with permission of the instructor. ARTS; Prereq : permission of the instructor; May be repeated for a maximum of 1.5 credits.; Staff

THEA 295 Special Topics (TP) (1/2 or 1)
Courses offered occasionally to students in special areas of Theatre not covered in the usual curriculum. Staff

THEA 300 Repertory Theatre Term (3)
An intensive course in theatre art composed of three interrelated sections which must be taken concurrently. The enrollment of students not majoring in theatre is encouraged. Prereq : THEA 121, THEA 131, sophomore standing, and permission of the department; Staff

THEA 300A Seminar (1)
An intensive study of the milieu surrounding the plays selected for production, including considerations of theory, meaning, and society. HUM; THEA 300A may not be used to satisfy major or minor requirements.; Staff

THEA 300B Conservatory (TP) (1)
Class instruction in voice, movement, physical theatre, acting techniques. Staff

THEA 300C Repertory Theatre (1)
Production activities selected to fit the individual student's needs and capabilities. A student normally participates in three different capacities during the term. Staff

THEA 309 Playwriting and Screenwriting Workshop (TP) (1)
Intensive work in the reading and writing of plays and film or television scripts; workshops plus individual conferences. Prereq : ENG 209 or THEA 209 or written permission of the instructor; May be taken three times; Cross Listing : ENG 309; N.Blackadder;

THEA 322 Scene Design (TP) (1)
An examination of the elements of design as they relate to the translation and reinforcement of the dramatic image of a play script into the scenic environment of a production. Emphasis is on practical experience in developing a personal design aesthetic. Includes the completion and critique of several original design projects. Alternate years. Prereq : THEA 121 or permission of the instructor; C.Choma;

THEA 323 Stage Lighting (TP) (1)
An examination of the elements of design as they relate to the translation and reinforcement of the dramatic image of a play script into the lighting of a production by addressing such qualities as mood, modeling, delective focus and overall atmosphere. Includes the completion and critique of several original design projects. Emphasis is on practical experience in developing a personal design aesthetic. Prereq : THEA 121 or permission of the instructor; C.Choma;

THEA 324 Costume Design (TP) (1)
This course examines the history of costuming, technical artistry, and the execution of costumes through the study of dramatic text and the principles and techniques of design aesthetics. Alternate years. ARTS; M.Shively;

THEA 325 Advanced Acting: Shakespeare and Beyond (TP) (1)
Advanced integration of traditional and non-traditional acting theory and practical application (from Shakespeare to the Absurd) through text, voice, and movement. Scene and monologue study, text analysis, and philosophical and historical context are examined in terms of central questions regarding what it means to be human as revealed through performance. Prereq : THEA 131, THEA 232, sophomore standing or permission of the instructor; O; E.Metz;

THEA 330 Design Workshop (1)
Intensive work in the creative development, implementation and unification of theatrical designs; workshops plus individual converences. The course is geared toward advancing the concepts and skills learned at the beginning design levels in order to achieve more complex and conceptual considerations of design in its totality. Students will work to advance existing conceptual and design strengths by engaging in interdisciplinary examinations of the shared aspects of the creative process as manifested in the diverse yet relatd areas of set, lighting, costume, sound design and scenic art. Prereq : THEA 121 & one of the following: THEA 321, THEA 322, THEA 323, THEA 324; and/or permission of the instructor; C.Choma; M.Shively;

THEA 331 Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies (TT) (1)
Study of Shakespeare's histories and comedies with combined attention to the plays as rich poetry and as texts for performance. Some discussion of the plays in connection with selected critical essays on them, and some in-class analysis of scenes from filmed productions of the plays. HUM; Cross Listing : ENG 331; L.Haslem;

THEA 332 Shakespeare: Tragedies and Romances (TT) (1)
Study of Shakespeare's tragedies and romances with combined attention to the plays as rich poetry and as texts for performance. Some discussion of the plays in connection with selected critical essays on them, and some in-class analysis of scenes from filmed productions of the plays. HUM; Cross Listing : ENG 332; L.Haslem;

THEA 334 Directing (TP) (1)
Theory and practice of directing. Text analysis focused on form, mataphor, and motivation through the creative manipulation of the fundamentals of composition, movement, business, picturization, rhythm, and rehearsal and production procedures as approached through scene work, lectures and discussions. Prereq : THEA 121 and THEA 131, sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. THEA 240 recommended; E.Metz;

THEA 348 Teaching Assistant (1/2 or 1)
Prereq : Permission of instructor; May be graded S/U at instructor's discretion; Staff

THEA 350 Independent Study (1/2 or 1)
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THEA 372 Classical and Medieval Drama and Theatre (TT) (1)
A study of the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Seneca, Aristophanes, Menander, Terence, Plautus, and the medieval church and community in their social, cultural, religious and theatrical surroundings. Alternate years. Prereq : junior standing or permission of the instructor; Cross Listing : CLAS 372; N.Blackadder;

THEA 373 European Drama and Theatre: Renaissance through the 17th Century (TT) (1)
A study of the development of dramatic forms and major theatrical movements as reflected in key plays of Italy, Spain, France, and England from 1450 to 1700. Plays are discussed in their literary, cultural, historical and theatrical contexts. Alternate years. Prereq : junior standing or permission of the instructor; Cross Listing : ENG 373; N.Blackadder;

THEA 374 European Drama and Theatre: 18th and 19th Centuries (TT) (1)
A study of the development of dramatic forms and major theatrical movements as reflected in the key plays of France, Germany, and England from 1700 to 1875. Plays are discussed in their literary, cultural, historical, and theatrical contest. Alternate years. Prereq : junior standing or permission of the instructor; Cross Listing : ENG 374; N.Blackadder;

THEA 375 European Drama and Theatre: Rise of Realism to 1945 (TT) (1)
A study of the development of dramatic forms and major theatrical movements as reflected in key European plays from the rise of Realism (1875) to 1945. The plays are discussed in their literary, cultural, historical and theatrical contexts. Prereq : junior standing or permission of the instructor; W; Cross Listing : ENG 375; N.Blackadder;

THEA 376 Modern Drama: 1945 to the Present (TT) (1)
A study of the development of dramatic forms and major theatrical movements as reflected in key plays of Europe, Asia and Africa from 1945 to the present. The plays are discussed in their literary, cultural, historical and theatrical contexts. Alternate years. Prereq : junior standing or permission of the instructor; W; DV; Cross Listing : ENG 376; N.Blackadder;

THEA 377 Women Playwrights: the Search for the Female Voice in Contemporary World Theatre (TT) (1)
Analysis of the works of female playwrights who represent diversity in race, nationality, perspective, and style. A brief review of the evolution of feminisms is traced in order to identify the areas of thought and conflict that most influence the condition of the female writer and specifically the playwright. Prereq : junior standing or permission of the instructor; DV; Cross Listing : BKST 377; E.Metz; K.Hogan;

THEA 378 American Drama and Theatre: Beginnings to the Present (TT) (1)
A study of dramatic and theatrical developments in America from their early beginnings to the present as they are reflected in key plays. Major focus is on the emergence of an original American drama. Plays are discussed in their literary, cultural, historical, and theatrical contexts. Alternate years. Cross Listing : ENG 378; N.Blackadder;

THEA 379 Dramatic Theory and Criticism (TT) (1)
An examination of the nature of aesthetic theory and criticism, its philosophic grounds for validity, its historical development, and its practical implications and limitations. While the content leans toward drama, the course is applicable to any of the arts and philosophy. Essentially, a course in critical thinking. Alternate years. Prereq : junior standing or permission of the instructor; N.Blackadder;

THEA 385 Stage Comedy (TT) (1)
An exploration of comedy in the theatre: comedy as a genre, a style, and a mode of expression. Analysis of representative plays from ancient Greece to the present - non-Western as well as European and American - along with selected theoretical writings on humor, laughter, and comedy. Prereq : One of: ENG 120, ENG/THEA 123, THEA 131, or THEA 240, or permission of the instructor; Cross Listing : ENG 385; N.Blackadder;

THEA 395 Special Topics (TT) (1/2 or 1)
Course offered occasionally to students in special areas of Theatre not covered in the usual curriculum. Staff

THEA 399 Seminar on Theatre Art (1)
The examination and articulation of a personal aesthetic of theatre art through discussion, reading and reflection. Prereq : senior standing or permission of the instructor; E.Metz;

THEA 400 Advanced Studies (1/2 or 1)
See College Honors Program. Staff