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								3.00 Credits 
								A study of the acquisition, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data. Topics include: descriptive statistics and statistical graphics, experimental data vs. observational studies, elementary probability, random variables and distributions, sampling distributions of statistics, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing for means and proportions, correlation, linear regression, and an introduction to ANOVA. Prereq: Sophomore standing and satisfaction of the mathematics proficiency portion of the QL Key Competency requirement; QL; STAFF
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								An introductory overview of scenic illusion and technical device, starting from ancient Greece and moving through to modern design and production techniques. Scenery, lighting, costumes, make-up, properties, sound and technical effects are treated in the classroom and through workshop experiences, as they apply to live performance and to film and television. The course includes three design projects structured to demonstrate creative problem solving. ARTS; O; C. Choma
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								A study of the basic dramatic elements and principles exemplified in selected play scripts from ancient Greece to the present. The focus is on how one understands a script, how one understands a production of that script, and how script demands are translated into performances by theatre practitioners. HUM; CL: ENG 123; W; N. Blackadder, K. Hogan, L. Snyder
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								Exploration and development of imaginative processes and basic techniques of acting. Training through class exercises, scene work,
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								This course undertakes an interdisciplinary approach through devising to create performance, often without a prior existing text, for the purpose of entertainment, enlightenment, and/or social change. No prior experience in theatre or performance is necessary. Topics may be drawn from literary sources, life, current events, the news, history, or sociopolitical issues, among many other possibilities. Enrolled students will attend nightly rehearsals and meet twice weekly in class sessions where the developing production will be edited and evolved for public performance. ARTS; Not offered every year. Non-theatre majors are encouraged to enroll. Unenrolled students may participate in the rehearsal process and performances.; N. Blackadder, E. Carlin-Metz. L. Snyder
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								Discussion of contemporary and student work, plus individual conferences. Students complete a one-act play. ARTS; Prereq: THEA/ENG 123 or THEA 131 or ENG 207, or ENG 208, or permission of the instructor; CL: ENG 209; N. Blackadder
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								A study of theatrical makeup design, including its historical beginnings, changes and development throughout history, character analysis as pertaining to stage makeup, and implementation of the design process. Practice in makeup application, including wigs and prosthetics creation. ARTS; M. Shively
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								The study of acting theory derived from the fundamentals of Stanislavski and psychologically motivated text that examines what it means to be human. Class work includes text analysis, critical analysis of performance, and scene and monologue study and performance. Prereq: THEA 131 and sophomore standing or permission of the instructor; O; E. Carlin-Metz, K. Hogan
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								The course will examine the acting demands of pre-Stanislavski theatre. The influence of customs, manners and mores, costumes, movement, and language will be explored via scenework and research on culture and human behavior. Aspects of playing physical and intellectual comedy will be emphasized. Prereq: THEA 131; THEA 232 and THEA 233 may be taken in either order; O; E. Carlin-Metz
 
							
						
						
							
								 
									
								3.00 Credits 
								Student learn about the multiple tasks of the dramaturg primarily by carrying them out. The course requires students to read and analyze numerous plays, to conduct and present historical research, to select and edit scripts, and to produce many pages of writing conceived for various different contexts. In many respects, the course functions like a workshop: most of the work is shared with and discussed by the class as a group. HUM; N. Blackadder
 
							
						 
				
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