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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Various offerings in dramatic literature, theater history and/or criticism including, but not limited to, modern American drama, contemporary European drama, contemporary American drama, contemporary women playwrights, gay and lesbian drama, Shakespeare and the Greeks, the history of acting, the history of the physical theater, and performance studies. All courses are reading, research, and writing intensive. Prerequisite: TH 215.
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4.00 Credits
Intensive scene study and acting technique exploring specific issues of style, genre, or other defined topics. Topics offered may include but are not limited to Shakespeare, the Greeks, Stage Combat, Comedy, Auditions and Monologues, scene work from modern drama, Asian approaches to theater and performance, Self-Scripting, Solo Performance, Advanced Voice/ Dialects, Acting for the Camera, and Musical Theater Performance. Prerequisites: TH 221 and PA Department permission.
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8.00 Credits
Continuation of the intensive studio training work of TH 325 and TH 326 for students in the BFA program in Acting. Scene study problems move toward issues of style, including a range of aesthetic and acting style issues. This course meets a minimum of 15 hours per week in the studio classroom and integrates experiences in voice, movement, stage combat, (including unarmed and Elizabethan rapier), and acting work through team teaching. Significant personal and group preparation is required outside of class time. At least four additional hours per week are protected in the schedule of all students to facilitate this important work. Prerequisites: TH 326 and permission. (Fall semester)
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8.00 Credits
Continuation of the intensive studio training work of TH 425 for students in the BFA program in Acting. Beyond continued scene work, significant attention is paid to audition technique and to a thorough orientation to the profession and the business of acting. This course meets a minimum of 15 hours per week in the studio classroom and integrates experiences in voice, movement, and acting work through team teaching. Significant personal and group preparation is required outside of class time. At least four additional hours per week are protected in the schedule of all students to facilitate this important work. Prerequisites: TH 425 and permission. (Spring semester)
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6.00 Credits
An investigation of various genres and styles of musical theater performance, incorporating work in solo and ensemble performance. Prerequisites: TH 328 and permission. (Fall semester)
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6.00 Credits
In this course, senior-level BFA Musical Theatre majors continue the exploration of musical theater genres and styles, ending with a group showing of selected work. Prerequisites: TH 427 and permission. (Spring semester)
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4.00 Credits
Various workshops are structured to introduce students to a broad range of technical experience. The subject matter for these workshops may include: ? Properties design and construction ? A udio design for performing arts ? A dvanced electrics ? Design and construction for film and television Students are expected to provide appropriate materials as needed. Course may be repeated up to a total of 8 credits. Permission of instructor required.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the organization of the scene shop, tool maintenance and usage, construction techniques, technical drawing development, computer applications, rigging, and time and material budgeting. Students will complete class projects and work on Emerson Stage productions. Students are expected to provide appropriate materials as needed. Permission of instructor required. Course may be repeated for credit.
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4.00 Credits
Course encourages students to view drawing as an organizing tool for thought, personal image exploration, and as an art of visual storytelling. Students will create work exploring materials suited to their ideas, using a variety of media and papers. Lectures and visual presentations will introduce students to artists in the worlds of fine arts, theater, and film for whom drawing is an integral part of their creative process: William Kentridge, Robert Wilson, Eric Drooker, Raymond Pettibon, and a number of classic and contemporary artists whose drawing communicates information, narrates a story, creates a scenario, or conjures a world or system of belief.
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4.00 Credits
Course examines the philosophy behind the teaching of theater and the use of drama as an educational tool in classroom, workshop, and production settings. Students will learn to assess the learning needs of their students, develop appropriate educational goals, and design and implement teaching strategies. There will be 40 hours of pre-practicum work including observations of area theater and drama classes from grades pre-K through 12. Course is open to any Performing Arts major and others with permission of instructor. It is required for Theatre Education majors seeking initial licensure as a Teacher of Theatre. (Fall semester)
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