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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 2 credits The course includes basic technique and style of dance used with rhythmic improvisation in contemporary American jazz dance.
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2.00 Credits
2 credits each Students interested in the development of style and technical skills necessary for performance may earn credit through study under an approved teacher in repertory class. Evaluation of the work will include performances in dance workshops and concerts. Registration is by permission of a full-time member of the dance faculty. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits Introduction to theater as an art form that brings together performance, text, directing, and design, as well as aspects of the culture in which it is created. Students can expect to engage in theater exercises to learn about performance, to read plays, to do small design projects, and to see at least one professional theater production. There may be a modest expense for tickets. (arts & com.)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits An introductory class in acting built on exercises that may include those that develop the physicality, discipline, dramatic imagination, connection to character, and improvisatory skills of the actor. Students may also study beats and units of action, character development, and scene study.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours, 4 credits An initial overview of the leading texts, performance styles, and visual aesthetics of theater. The class will include performance work, key dramatic texts and their cultural contexts and production histories, an introduction to dramaturgy, and a focus on learning to write about plays and performance. Students must receive a B or better in this class to proceed with a Drama major. Prerequisite: ENG 151
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3.00 Credits
3 hours, 3 credits Introduction to theory of stage design and technical theater through an exploration of types of theaters, different styles of scenery, costume and lighting design, textual analysis from a design point of view, sound effects and sound design, set construction drafting, white models, color wheel, sewing, and fabric swatches. Corequisite: DRA 142
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1.00 Credits
2 hours, 1 credits The practical application of design and technical skills to a specific production. Students will work on faculty or student productions, under the supervision of the instructor of Theater Production, and/or other production designers. May be repeated for credit. Pre- or corequisites: Drama 141 and approval of either the instructor or the Performing and Creative Arts Department
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4.00 Credits
(Also AFA 202) 4 hours; 4 credits A study of the emergence of Black theater in the United States, including the Harlem Renaissance, the radical theater of the 1960s and ’70s, and the work of contemporary Black playwrights and directors.
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4.00 Credits
(Also AFA 205) 4 hours; 4 credits A study of the musical theater of African Americans from its early beginnings in African culture to genius manifested in the 19th century, its influence on early vaudeville, its unique contribution to American musical theater, and the present-day popularity of its style. Whenever possible, current productions will be attended and studied in detail.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits This class will develop and deepen work begun in Acting I. At the instructor’s discretion, students may be introduced to various acting and performance methods. Students will have the opportunity to perform before an audience. Prerequisite: DRA 110
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