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  • 2.00 Credits

    This course introduces students to voice work in performance. It emphasizes breath freedom, flexibility, and support for the actor. Current and up-to-date methodologies will be addressed. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides students with the opportunity to explore plays from the major historical periods of theatre. Students develop a foundation in the literature and performance practices of world drama from Ancient Greece through the English Restoration. Students read plays and watch performances from the Ancient Greece and Roman, Early Asian Theatres, Medieval, Renaissance, Elizabethan, French Neo-Classical, Spanish Golden Age, English Restoration periods and any other relevant world performance practices from this period. Students study historical performance through both oral and written analysis. (updated 3/21/21) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will cover the study of theatre and plays from the 18th century to present day. Students will study the social and historical backgrounds to theatre and consider how theatre shapes society and society shapes theatre in this period. Students develop a foundation in the literature and artistic movements in theatre. They will examine the key issues in world theatre in this period. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course Introduces writers to the creative process of playwriting (writing for the stage) or screenwriting (writing for the movies). This course strongly emphasizes character and story development. The process of creating scripts for the stage or screen also provides a unique critical perspective for analyzing the respective art forms. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 0.50 Credits

    This course guides the student in the practical experience of working backstage on a realized production. In class the student will learn and train in a key area of technical production to prepare them for the performance. They will complete guided performance assignments that may include but not limited to the areas of theatrical lighting, scenic construction, sound operator, properties manager, costumes and/or running crew. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course provides practical experience in the performances and technical aspects of theater through participation in a production. Credit is awarded based on scope of commitment to the production. This class will culminate in a public performance. (1.5 lect/lab hrs/week) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course builds on the foundation acquired in Acting I. This course will focus on more advanced acting processes such as scene study and methods of characterization. Specific exercises will be included to expand the actor's methods for creating characters and establishing relationships with others. Scenes will be selected from various periods and genres as the semester progresses. The student will explore such aspects as given circumstances, objectives and obstacles; strategies and tactics; and beats and structure of a scene. (updated 3/21/21) Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course uses a hands-on approach to teach the basic skills and terminologies used for theatrical costume development and construction. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is an introduction to theatrical makeup with the stage performer in mind. The course will focus on principles, materials, and techniques while concentrating on problems of designing and executing specific makeup designs and applications for a wide range of ages, types, and styles. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a study of the basic skills and procedures to realize a design into a finished stage production. Students develop the principles they learned in stage design into a physical design. They are introduced to the rudimentary principles of stagecraft, scenery construction, lighting and sound design and other relevant aspects of construction for a production. Prerequisite:    Currently Not Available Corequisite:    Currently Not Available