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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 7. Students will explore the technical and artistic elements of theatre, examine theatre spaces and the roles of theatre artists and technicians, and study the history of theatre. Students will critically analyze a variety of works of theatre through reading scripts and viewing productions. Discussions will include how works of theatre express historical and social values which change over time, including power inequalities, identities, and contributions by diverse groups. No prior theatre background necessary.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Area 6. Students will gain performance skills and techniques through vocal and physical activities; improvisation; and by practicing, memorizing and performing various theatre pieces in front of the class audience. Students will also use imagination and apply analysis to build characters and scenes. Coursework will require showing respect and working collaboratively. No prior acting experience necessary.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Area 6. Students will participate as performers and technicians in a digital theatrical production. Student opportunities include writing, editing and recording the performance or video editing.
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2.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Area 6. Students will audition, accept a role and participate as performers in a main stage or approved theatrical production. Students may enroll after audition dates, and the course may be repeated twice.
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2.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Area 6. Students participate as a production crew member and/or as a run crew member on a main stage or approved theatrical production in various technical areas, including set construction and props, lighting and sound, make-up and costuming, stage managing, etc. Students do not need prior experience, but skills with tools or an interest in building would be beneficial. Students will complete required lab hours and exhibit essential skills of communication, cooperation, respect and responsibility. Students will arrange their lab hour schedule with the director after they have enrolled in the course. The course may be repeated twice.
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2.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Area 6. Students participate in an M State theatre production as a crew member or actor. Students exhibit essential skills of communication, cooperation, respect and responsibility. Students arrange a tech lab hour schedule with the director after enrolling or attend required performance rehearsal times after auditions and casting. The course may be repeated twice.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Area 6. Students will explore the fundamental design principles, materials and application techniques of stage make-up. Students will conduct research, plan and design face plots and apply stage make-up. Beginning with make-up fundamentals, students will progress to more advanced projects including aging, special effects, Kabuki, animal and fantasy. Student work will culminate with a final project and a final portfolio.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 10. In this hands-on course, students will learn how to safely use materials, tools and theatrical equipment to complete a variety of projects and will be required to complete lab hours working with the tools and techniques learned in class. Students do not need prior experience, but skills with tools or an interest in building would be beneficial. Students will also explore traditional theatre production practices and more environmentally sustainable practices, including benefits and challenges.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Area 6. Students will explore the process of taking a play script from the page to the stage. Students will study various plays, identify literary elements and explore how actors, designers or directors use the text of a play to understand the historical period, setting, dialogue and character objectives.
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3.00 Credits
Meets MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 7. Students will explore musical theatre as a unique art form from its origins to the present, including influential musicals, theatres, producers, writers, composers and performers. Students will analyze the relationship between musical theatre works and the historical and cultural contexts in which they were written, including identifying contributions by diverse groups who have suffered discrimination and exclusion. Students will view musical theatre performances and provide literary, dramatic, musical, and cultural analyses of the works.
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