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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Students examine the nature and working of the human voice. Students explore ways to develop the voice's potential for expressive communication with exercises and the analysis of breathing, vocal relaxation, pitch, resonance, articulation, audibility, dialect, and text performance. Recommended background: one course in acting, performance, or public speaking. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 20. Normally offered every year. K. Vecsey.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the different techniques and skills required of an actor by the camera. Topics include the preparation, frame, reactions and business, sound and vocal level, and rehearsal techniques. Prerequisite(s): Theater 261. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 16. P. Kuritz.
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3.00 Credits
Students, in consultation with a faculty advisor, individually design and plan a course of study or research not offered in the curriculum. Course work includes a reflective component, evaluation, and completion of an agreed-upon product. Sponsorship by a faculty member in the program/department, a course prospectus, and permission of the chair are required. Students may register for no more than one independent study per semester. Normally offered every semester. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Students extend their technique to explore two unique performance challenges-the classical dramas of the world's stages and the peculiar nature of comic performance. Prerequisite(s): Theater 261. Not open to students who have received credit for Theater 262. Enrollment limited to 16. P. Kuritz.
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3.00 Credits
A study of vocal and physical techniques for the exploration of theatrical texts. Specialized topics for the vocal professional include: characterization as it relates to voice and speech; cold readings; assessing and preparing for the vocal demands of a role; working with the vocal coach. Recommended for students intending to focus on acting or performance art in the senior thesis. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission is required. K. Vecsey.
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3.00 Credits
Offered occasionally in selected subjects. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the art of directing, with an emphasis on creative and aesthetic problems and their solutions. Included is an examination of the director's relationship to the text, the design staff, and the actor. The approach is both theoretical and practical, involving readings, rehearsal observation, and the directing of scenes and short plays. Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): Theater 261 or Theater/Women and Gender Studies 264. Open to first-year students. Instructor permission is required. Normally offered every year. P. Kuritz.
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3.00 Credits
The camera demands different techniques and skills from actors and directors than does the stage. This course introduces experienced actors and directors to topics such as staging for the camera, shot planning, rehearsing, directing actors, performing in a frame, and basic editing. Prerequisite(s): Theater 261, 264, 265, or 372. Enrollment limited to 12. P. Kuritz.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the art of directing a narrative film in the continuity style. Students are introduced to storyboarding, working with actors, shot selection, coverage, basic cinematography, and editing. Prerequisite(s) or corequisite(s): Theater 261, 265, 370, or 371. Enrollment limited to 14. P. Kuritz.
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3.00 Credits
By departmental invitation only. Students undertake a substantial academic or artistic project. Students register for Theater 457 in the fall semester and for Theater 458 in the winter semester. Majors writing an honors thesis register for both Theater 457 and 458. [W3] Normally offered every year. Staff.
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