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3.00 Credits
Students will learn to use computer programs to produce stage lighting plots. In addition to projects designed to explore and teach CADD programs, students will assist the faculty lighting designer on actual productions during the semester. Production work will include hanging and focusing lights, attending rehearsals and meetings, and the development of light cues. D. Yergan
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4.00 Credits
Students enrolled in TH250 will have major responsibilities working on the main-stage productions and on the black-box studio production. The main-stage production is usually presented at the end of the semester, and the studio production is usually presented mid-semester. In addition to fulfilling production responsibilities, students in both productions will participate in a weekly seminar class through which production work will be synthesized with various perspectives from other liberal arts disciplines. Seminars for both productions will focus on the study of pertinent theatrical, literary, social, political, and economic issues surrounding the play. The studio production continues its seminar sessions after the production is over. Post-production topics may include issues raised in the theater company critiques, continued exploration of the playwright's works, continued study of the themes, etc. Students will meet with the faculty to determine the appropriate number of semester hours for each experience. This course may be repeated, but semester hours are limited to a maximum of six. Prerequisite: Permission of the department. The Department
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2.00 Credits
Special topics in theory, history, and performance at the intermediate level. Coursework may include topics related to production and performance work in preparation for a specific production, coursework that focuses on certain playwrights, text and performance analysis, and writing about the theater, as well as short-term residences by guest artists. Topics may also include script analysis for actors, introduction to performance theory, stage management, stage combat, and audition preparation. The specific courses differ from year to year, depending on available guest artist opportunities and faculty and student research interests. Student may take this course more than once with the approval of the department. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The Department
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
Internship opportunity for students whose curricular foundations and cocurricular experience have prepared them for professional work related to the major field. With faculty sponsorship and department approval, students may extend their educational experience into such areas as stage managing; lighting; scene design and construction; costume design, construction, and restoration; sound design and implementation; acting; directing; and theater management and promotion. Prerequisite: one of the following courses pertinent to the chosen area of the internship: TH103, 129, 130, 231, 228, or 235, or 335.
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3.00 Credits
Concentrated scene study from major periods in theatrical history. Emphasis on the knowledge and discovery of each particular period through the study and use of masks, costumes, and props. Prerequisite: TH203, 204, or permission of instructor. A. Becker
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3.00 Credits
An open series of acting studies capable of ranging from Shakespearean scene study to musical comedy, from Grotowski training to acting for the epic theater. The specific area of study could be determined by the opportunities of a particular production season, by the training of a visiting artist, or by the interests of faculty or a given group of students. May be repeated three times for credit. Prerequisite: TH203, 204, or permission of instructor. A. Becker, W. Bond
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3.00 Credits
A series of specialized and advanced level courses in design and technical theater. The opportunities offered in a particular production season, the expertise of available visiting artists, and the needs of qualified students will determine the offering(s) each term. Permission of instructor required. Not for liberal arts credit. A. Scenic Painting B. Make-up C. Costume Design Construction D. Advanced Scenic Design E. Advanced Lighting L. Opitz, P. Pawliczak, G. Wilson, D. Yergan, and guest artists
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3.00 Credits
A workshop course in the making of theater scripts in preparation for public readings. This course may be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. S. Fleischmann
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3.00 Credits
This is an advanced studio course focusing on the art and craft of directing for the theater. Through the use of exercises, scene work, reading theoretical texts, and writing papers on directorial concepts, students will be encouraged to broaden and deepen their personal aesthetic while simultaneously developing techniques necessary for realizing their directorial vision. Not open to first-year students. Prerequisites: TH231 and permission of instructor. C. Anderson, A. Becker
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3.00 Credits
An advanced seminar course stressing the relationship of the director's insights to the insights and work of actors, designers, stage managers, composers, and musicians. Students examine a variety of directorial models and theories. Students also analyze their own collaborative efforts and directorial strategies in various workshop productions. Prerequisite: TH230 or 231, or permission of instructor. G. Dasgupta or the Department
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