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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to introduce the student to various techniques in vocal production and movement for the stage. Emphasis is placed on freeing the natural voice and exploring movement to release physical tension flexibility and versatility. Throughout the course students explore voice and movement as they are connected with psychological and emotional impulses. On occasion this course could include dialects and/or stage combat. Prerequisites: TA100 and TA155.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course explores the essential crafts of the theatrical set designer. In a hands-on approach, students practice traditional sketching, painting, drafting, model-making and practical scenery construction methods. Study concentrates on process-orientated activity-developing one's personalvision and interpretive skills through script analysis, research techniques, spatial and production considerations and communication of ideas. Prerequisites: TA100 and TA180.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course explores the essential crafts of the theatrical lighting designer. In a hands-on approach, students practice drafting, hanging, circuiting, focusing, and cuing for lights. Study concentrates on the process: developing one's personal vision and interpretive skills through script analysis, research techniques, basic theory, production considerations and communication of ideas. Prerequisites: TA100 and TA180.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on the history of clothing for the stage. Particular emphasis is placed on the costume design process from script to rendering, conceptual thought and communication, and techniques in the planning and building of a show. Prerequisites: TA100 and TA180.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is offered during the London semester and is designed to introduce students to the various aspects of British theatre. The class attends at least eight performances throughout the semester, each one relating to some aspect of British theatre.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits An introductory study of important contemporary films for students who wish to learn how to understand and evaluate popular cinema. Students are introduced to the history of film-making as well as basic film techniques. Movies are screened, discussed and evaluated in terms of content, style and intent. Students have the opportunity to react and formulate their own aesthetic preferences through a series of written and oral responses to the films seen.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit An experiential course open to all students interested in a guided study of various theatrical arts in the context of a production atmosphere. Requirements of the course include a weekly three-hour lab, as well as the opportunity to perform a practical assignment on one production. For the theatre major, two credits at this level are required, but up to three may be taken. The course cannot be taken at the same time as Theatre Crafts or during the London semester. Graded pass/no credit.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course presents the historical development of theatre as a cultural institution from the Enlightenment through Romanticism. The practice and theory of theatre is examined in relationship to social, cultural, political, artistic, philosophic, and religious movements. Among the topics covered are Baroque, Neo-Classicism, the development of theatre spaces, Restoration and Eighteenthcentury drama, ballad operas, Actor/Managers, Sturm und Drang, German Opera as the epitome of Romantic Theatre, and the emergence of theatre in the United States.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit This course helps students develop documents and materials relative to auditioning and interviewing for theatre related employment. Topics include resumes, head shots, monologues/songs, cold readings, design/tech portfolios, cover letters, call boards, graduate school/additional training, audition/ interview protocol, talent and casting agencies, film-TV-industrials, unions and organizations, living in a large city, income tax tips filing, and more. Guest speakers will be invited.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit This two-week course is typically offered as an extension of the London semester. The two-week workshop at the Gaiety School of Acting is intended to give students an intensive experience in the acting technical or administrative areas of theatre production within the professional area. Participants study Irish theatre literature and hone their skills. Attending performances and visiting significant cultural sites also includes a weekend in Galway. An additional fee is required.
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