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3.00 Credits
3 hours Masterpieces of Dramatic Literature is an introductory course designed to provide a historical perspective on the literary record of human interactions with nature, the supernatural, and other humans. Utilizing dramatic texts selected from a range of cultures, genres, and time periods (including core readings from Greek or Roman classical literature, the Bible, Shakespeare, non-Western literature, literature by women, and literature by writers of color), students will devise strategies for reading, discussing, and writing about dramatic literature. These strategies will include consideration of biographical materials, cultural contexts and analysis of the functions of drama and theatre, in particular historical and geographical circumstances. Students will also be asked to consider how texts come to be valued as masterpieces, and the politics involved in such valuation.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours A course introducing students to principles of dramatic construction and devices of playwrights as they apply to the creation of a short play. Emphasis is given to creative writing exercises and group responses to those exercises.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This intermediate acting course reinforces the fundamental skills acquired in Script Analysis and Acting I, and builds upon them in order to emphasize technique and truth in acting. Using elements from contemporary acting theorists (Meisner, LeCoq, Adler, etc.) students investigate contemporary dramatic texts. The process focuses on freeing the performer's instrument while concentrating on the actor's intent. Prerequisite(s): Theatre 2 and 7. (Normally offered each spring semester.)
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0.00 - 2.00 Credits
0, 1, or 2 hours Students earn credit for learning costume construction and maintenance by working on theatre productions under direct faculty supervision. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours A course for students preparing for careers in theatre. Projects will include resume and portfolio preparation, auditioning, and interviewing techniques, introduction to internships, apprenticeships, and graduate study.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours A course designed to assist the student in improving control and use of the voice for speaking. Students participate in individualized and group exercises. The course also serves as an introduction to the variations in speech sounds, rhythms, and intonational patterns that characterize selected dialects of spoken English. Students utilize the International Phonetic Alphabet to transcribe cuttings from selected plays into the sounds of appropriate dialects and then reproduce the sounds vocally. Recordings of dialects are utilized for ear training.
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0.00 - 2.00 Credits
0, 1, or 2 hours Students earn credit for learning the design and application of theatrical makeup by working on theatre productions under direct faculty supervision. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour Movement for the Actor will deal with techniques for freeing the actor's body, external character development, awareness of physical habits, the actor's physical health, and listening to body language. Physical assessment coupled with habit modification and intellectual choice of body movement will place the actor in a more "neutral" zone and allow her/him to play more variedroles on stage and off. Improvisation, exercise, music/movement, and elements of Alexander Technique will be explored. May be repeated for credit up to 6 times for Theatre Arts majors and up to 3 times for Theatre Arts minors. (Normally offered every semester.)
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0.00 - 2.00 Credits
0, 1, or 2 hours Students earn credit for learning scenery construction, painting, shifting, and maintenance by working on theatre productions under direct faculty supervision. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours Advanced Make-up Design builds upon the basic techniques and skills acquired in Make-up Design class regarding use of highlight and shadow as a means to sculpt the face for various characters. Students in the advanced class design and complete a sequence of projects incorporating prosthetics and three-dimensional materials, latex and liquids, facial hair, and wigs. Prerequisite(s): Theatre 2 and 32. (Offered on odd spring semesters.)
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