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May 18, 2024
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2017-2018 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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If you’re seeking individual course requirements pertaining to electives, the Course Filter below will assist in narrowing your search.
Variable Courses
Credit Hours-Lecture-Lab
X=Variable
FLI - Foreign Language Institute Courses
VAR - Variable Credit Courses
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THR-101 Introduction to Theater
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 3
This interactive course is a study of the collaboration and contributions that various theatre artists make to the process of transforming drama to the stage. Combining lecture, creative projects, and reflection on live theatre events, students will develop their ability to think critically about the artistic experience. Purchasing tickets and attending local productions required.
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THR-110 Acting Fundamentals
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 2 Lab 2
This highly interactive course focuses on stage techniques, basics of characterization and scene study, making the student a more informed observer of the acting process. Students will practice the fundamental rehearsal process culminating in the performance of selected scenes. Buying tickets to and attendance at local performances required.
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THR-115 Script Analysis
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 3 Lab 0 Practicum 0
In this course, students will read and analyze plays as theatre artists in early stages of production. Students will examine the relationships of directors, designers, and actors in creating production concepts. Buying tickets and attending local productions is required. Maximum Credit Hours 3
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THR-116 Introduction to Performance Studies
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 3
Performance Studies is essentially a study of culture through its cultural performances—its rituals, ceremonies, and everyday life. In this highly interactive, performance-based course, students will explore the social, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of performance through an examination of self and society. This course combines lecture, readings, and original student performances of oral and literary texts.
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THR-118 Costume Design and Production
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 2 Lab 2
Students explore the design process, costume silhouette and detail, and scripts and character analysis within the context of historical theatrical costuming connected to the concurrent Fine Arts production.
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THR-120 Acting I
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 2 Lab 2
This course introduces the basic skills of actor performance which include using the body and voice as tools and working cooperatively and efficiently with others. While various acting theories are introduced, the Stanislavski System will be emphasized as the main theoretical basis and a shared vocabulary for the development and evaluation of inclass performances. The students explore the interrelation of onstage and offstage performances, drawing upon life experience as a basis for creating characters for the stage. Attendance at live theatre productions is required.
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THR-121 Acting II
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 2 Lab 2
This highly interactive course is an extension of Acting Fundamentals, offering a more intensive practice of stage techniques, characterization and scene study. Students will study various styles and theories of acting technique. A strong emphasis will be on developing a personal process and theory of acting. Purchasing tickets to and attending local performances required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or better in THR 110
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THR-125 Playwriting
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 3 Lab 0 Practicum 0
In this course, students practice specific techniques, practical exercises, and methods of playwriting. Working with the basic building blocks of dramatic structure, students will explore character development, analyze the elements of good dialogue, and research how to get plays produced and published. Students will also participate in readings of original work from the class. Maximum Credit Hours 3
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THR-130 Theatrical Design and Production
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 1 Lab 4 Practicum 0
In this hands-on course students gain an understanding of the duties of the scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers and all related production members. Students learn about the working relationships between designers and other members of the production and how the theatrical product moves from concept to realization onstage. Students learn about physical theatre spaces, as well as design fundamentals that are applicable to each of the design areas. Maximum Credit Hours 3
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THR-215 Introduction to Stage Directing
Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 2 Lab 2
In this course, students will apply principles of script analysis, acting technique, and fundamentals of design in the direction of a one-act play for an audience. Students will learn basic procedures of selecting, analyzing, casting and producing a play. Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or better in THR 110 , THR 115 and THR 130 .
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