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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
On demand. 1-15 semester hours. Students are provided with an on-site, hands-on language experience where students are paired with schools, churches, businesses, government, and/or non-profit organizations in the Billings area, the state(s) or abroad. Contract is required. Contact and feedback will be maintained throughout the course. The student must arrange the internship in agreement with the instructor and the office of career services. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
Spring semester. 3 semester hours. This course provides a survey of the unique world of live theatre. Students will examine theatre as an art, exploring its various components: the actor, the playwright, the designer, the director, the dramatic structure, and the history of theatre. Emphasis will be placed on students exploring the basic skills necessary for performance onstage. Students will be required to present both a monologue and duet acting scene for the course, as well as to critically review the performances of their peers and the current productions.
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3.00 Credits
Fall semester, alternate years. 3 semester hours. This course is taught only in conjunction with the Rocky Freshman Experience. This course provides an introduction to the art of the cinema. Topics include history, genre, acting and directing styles, and the industry's response to cultural issues.
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3.00 Credits
Fall semester, alternate years. 3 semester hours. Students examine a practical approach to the fundamentals of technical theatre. The course includes becoming familiar with tools, equipment, and the technology used in stage construction. Construction projects are required.
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3.00 Credits
Fall semester. 3 semester hours. The student receives the fundamental skills and techniques for an in-depth exploration of the acting process. Through monologue and scene work, improvisations and exercises, students will learn to communicate effectively with others on and off stage. Areas of concentration include the development of self-awareness, vocal production, physical flexibility, and emotional exploration.
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3.00 Credits
Fall semester. 3 semester hours. Students receive practical training in the design and application of theatrical make-up. Class projects will include standard, corrective, animal, fantasy, monster, and other make-ups.
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3.00 Credits
Spring semester, alternate years. 3 semester hours. Creative drama is a student-centered, process-oriented form of drama in which the focus is on the personal development of the participant. Students do drama exercises, which help them to develop skills in building character, relating to a setting, improvisation, story dramatization, social drama, and applications of this process for more formal theatre work. Students create five scenes with fellow students, performing roles in those scenes before class peers. This course fulfills the general education requirement for fine arts.
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3.00 Credits
On demand. 3 semester hours. In this course, the focus is on the principles, practices, and exercises in body technique and stage movement. The student learns concentration, centering, balance, agility, and movement skills through various techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Spring semester, alternate years. 3 semester hours. This course builds upon the principles developed in Acting I. It stretches the actor's range by exploring methods of creating a character. Scene analysis is examined to discover the essence of the character clarifying motivation and intention. Selected scenes from realistic texts by Chekhov, Ibsen, Strindberg, and Shaw will be incorporated. Prerequisite: THR132.
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3.00 Credits
Fall semester, even years. 3 semester hours. A study of the drafting skills and techniques required for technicians and designers. Time will be spent in the study of hand-drafting as well as computer-aided drafting.
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