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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
A study of the process of design through the experience of designing in the department's production season. Classroom discussion/presentation focuses on works in progress, with special emphasis on the problems of creating and executing a design for the stage; working with directors, other designers, technicians and crew; drafting and rendering techniques. Enrollment is required of all students designing sets, lights or costumes, in the production season, in a given semester. Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 185, 186, and/or 187 per semester; up to a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree. Non majors: one credit of THEA 185, THEA 186, and/or THEA 187 per semester; up to four credits can be counted toward the degree. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: THEA 25. Corequisite: THEA 26. Offered every semester.
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1.00 Credits
A study of the process of stage managing through the experience of stage managing in the department's production season. Classroom discussion and presentations focus on works in progress, with special emphasis on the stage manager's role in production organization and communication. Enrollment is required of all students' stage managing a production in a given semester. Graded Pass/Unsatisfactory. Graded Pass/Unsatisfactory. Theatre arts majors: up to two total credits of THEA 185, THEA 186, and/or THEA 187 per semester; up to a total of six credits can be counted toward the degree. Non majors: one credit of THEA 185, THEA 186, and/or THEA 187 per semester; up to four credits can be counted toward the degree. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered every semester.
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1.00 Credits
A study of the process of dance through the experience of performing in the department's dance concert. Summary paper required at completion of project. Students must: consult with the faculty member assigned to the course (to determine whether the project is sufficient for credit), and formally enroll with the Registrar's Office before completion of the project (i.e., before the end of the production) to receive academic credit. Graded Pass/Unsatisfactory. Course may be repeated. Signature of instructor required for registration. Every Semester.
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4.00 Credits
A full-time apprenticeship or internship lasting from early May through late August with the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. The specifics of each assignment are determined by the department, the Shakespeare Theatre, and the individual student. The apprentice program is designed for students with little experience and a primary interest in acting. Apprentices receive intensive training in scene study, voice and movement, and have broad exposure to all aspects of theatre production, gaining valuable knowledge and experience in each. The internship program is designed for more advanced students interested in developing their knowledge and skills in a specific, non-acting area, such as set, lighting, or costume design, directing, stage management, general management, publicity, and box office. Requirements include the keeping of a journal that records the student's day-to-day activities and experiences, a detailed written summary of the entire apprenticeship/internship, and a creative project. All work must be completed before the student finishes the program. Exact completion date and nature of the creative project are determined in consultation with the Shakespeare Theatre and the Drew faculty adviser. Drew students receiving four credits for THEA 191S can apply only four additional credits of internship (INTR 50) toward the degree. Additional tuition required when taken during summer. Signature of instructor required for registration. The theatre arts department strongly encourages majors to participate in the London Semester program. London is the theatre capital of the English-speaking world, offering students an incomparable variety of plays, venues, and production styles. The semester's more academic focus serves as an important complement to the more production-oriented on-campus program. Students expand their theatrical perspectives by studying the theatre in its larger social and political context and attending numerous productions.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
A tutorial course stressing independent investigation of a topic selected in consultation with the instructor. Regular meetings with adviser and written assignments or creative projects. Amount of credit established at time of registration. May be repeated once for credit. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: At least eight credits in theatre arts courses. Offered every semester. A 12-credit package of internship experience and independent study with an established profesional theatre company in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Open only to qualified Drew theatre arts majors. Students interning with the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey usually do the program from early May through mid-December, receiving 12 credits in the fall semester (normally of the senior year). Students interning with other theatres participate in the second or final (if finishing all graduation requirements in the fall) semester of their senior year after completing all of the requirements for the theatre arts major. At most 12 credits from internships in theatre and the Theatre Semester (THEA 197/198) mau be counted toward the degree. Therefore, students expecting to participate in the Theatre Semester should not take any internship (INTR 50) credits. Those who do internships and then decide to enroll in THEA 197/198 have the credits for THEA 197 reduced proportionally by the amount of internship credit earned or must exceed the minimum number of credits required for the B.A. degree by the amount of internship credits. Students can enroll in THEA 197/198 once only, choosing either to intern with the Shakespeare Theatre of N.J. or a theatre approved by the department.
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9.00 Credits
A full-time internship with an established professional theatre in New York New Jersey metropolitan area, including the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey on campus or Playwrights Theatre of N.J. Specifics of each assignment are determined by the theatre arts department, the theatre involved, and the individual student. Most internships are entry-level positions with a variety of tasks, allowing the student to gain a working knowledge of and experience in the professional theatre as both a business and an art. Increased responsibilities during the course of the internship depend upon a student's performance and the needs of the theatre. All interns meet regularly with the faculty supervisor to examine various topics relating to the professional theatre. A detailed written summary of the internship is due at the end of the semester. Internships in New York City or at a distance from campus usually require students to live, at their own expense, off campus, suitably convenient to their work. Graded Pass/Unsatisfactory. Open only to qualified Drew theatre arts majors Signature of instructor required for registration. Offering to be determined.
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3.00 Credits
Several research papers, the topics of which to be chosen in consultation with faculty adviser, undertaken as part of the Theatre Semester program. Open only to qualified Drew theatre arts majors Signature of instructor required for registration. Offering to be determined.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the theory, techniques, materials, and equipment of theatre technology. Focuses on the principles and practice of set and costume construction, scenery painting, the nature and use of electricity, lighting, and sound equipment, tools and their safe usage, technical production organization and management. Lecture format with extensive practical laboratory work. Signature of instructor required for registration. Corequisite: Must register for Thea 25L. Offered every semester.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the theory, process, and techniques of set, lighting, sound, and costume design. Topics include the principles and dynamics of design, the development of a design concept, script analysis from the designer's perspective, drafting and rendering techniques, color. Lecture/lab format. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: THEA 15, 25 or equivalent and permission of instructor. Offered each semester.
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4.00 Credits
A laboratory course in the basic theories and techniques of acting and directing. Extensive scene work, class exercises, and written analyses. Each student directs two scenes and acts in at least four. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered every semester.
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