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  • 3.00 Credits

    THEA 280 is an introduction to the craft of playwriting, with a focus on the basic elements of conflict, character, plot, dialogue, and setting and how they can be integrated to produce a stage-worthy short play. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Demonstrate familiarity with the central components of playwriting craft, including how the individual basic elements function in relation to each other and an entire play. (2) Utilize that knowledge to enhance their creative work (as writers, actors, directors, designers). (3) Formulate ideas for plays and develop their dramatic and theatrical potential. (4) Apply tools and vocabulary for analyzing script construction to their own work and that of other writers. (5) Make revisions based on feedback provided in class in order to more effectively express their artistic vision.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An intensive study of contemporary drama, including major plays/playwrights and established and emerging forms/genres of drama. Students will read, discuss, view, and write about contemporary drama and its diverse range of voices.Prerequisites: ENGL 101 CourseObjectives Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to: (1) Outline the approaches to dramatic structure, stylistic conventions, and production techniques of American and world theatre artists of the mid-20th centuries to the present. (2) Explain the range of cultural, racial, gendered, and other social contexts influencing those artists. (3) Describe how earlier theatre can and does inform contemporary practice.,br>(4) Further develop skills in critical and creative thinking through written and oral communication.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces the field of performance studies and examines the performative nature of the continuum of human actions ( example, theatre, solo performance, ritual, sports, performance art, street performance, dance, music/sound/art installations) and incorporate aspects of theatre history, theory and practice, anthropology, sociology, communication and cultural studies to understand the broad range of performance and how it impacts our society. This course will allow students to theorize performance studies through a practical project.Prerequisites: ENGL 101 CourseObjectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: (1) Explain the primary categories of artistic and cultural performance. (2) Explain the range of cultural, racial, gendered, and other social contexts influencing artistic adn cultural performance. (3) Describe how performance, and how we make sense of it, informs and shapes our culture. (4) Apply the principles of performativity to create and explain a performance project. (5) Demonstrate skills in critical and creative thinking through written and oral communication.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Special Topics in Theatre I
  • 1.00 Credits

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  • 2.00 Credits

    An advanced acting course designed to strengthen skills by incorporating voice, speech and movement training, historical research and advanced acting skills with an emphasis on Shakespeare. Prerequisite: THEA 205/206, 213/214. Open to BFA acting and musical theatre majors only, or by permission. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to : (1) Relate technique to the demands of any text; to extend skills to a range of styles, genres or historical periods. (2) Make use of the world of the play through text analysis and research. (3) Demonstrate, with ease and believability, the language of Shakespeare and other classical or heightened language texts. (4) Adopt the physicality and behavior appropriate to the style and world of the play. (5) Demonstrate two audition monologues from the classical repertoire.
  • 2.00 Credits

    An advanced acting course designed to strengthen acting skills, integrating voice, speech, movement, and research on classical or stylized material. Prerequisite: Minimum C grade in THEA 301. Open to BFA acting majors only, or by permission. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to : (1) Relate technique to the demands of any text; to extend skills to a range of styles, genres or historical periods. (2) Make use of the world of the play through text analysis and research. (3) Demonstrate, with ease and believability, the language of Shakespeare and other classical or heightened language texts. (4) Adopt the physicality and behavior appropriate to the style and world of the play. (5) Demonstrate two audition monologues from the classical repertoire.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces students to the plays of WIlliam Shakespeare, including exploration and analysis of their structure, themes, plots, language, versification, music, and characters. Emphasis will be on transferring knowledge of Shakespeare's anon from "page to stage' via short performance projects linked to studies of the plays. BFA Theatre Arts Majors or by permission. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, a student will be able to: (1) Examine and research the plays of William Shakespeare. (2) Recognize the use of verse, iambic pentameter and prose in the plays. (3) Combine academic knowledge of plays with performance projects. Demonstrate understanding of language and poetry in Shakespeare's plays. Listed Topics Devised Theatre, Physical Theatre, and Theatre-Making. WIlliam Shakespeare and his plays, Elizabeth I and Renaissance. Music, movement, style. Original Practices, The Globe Theatre. Poetry, versification, iambic pentameter.
  • 2.00 Credits

    The voice and speech skills acquired in previous semesters will be applied to the exploration of text and heightened language. Various texts that place a greater physical and vocal demand on the actor will be studied.Prerequisite: Minimum of a C in THEA 213,214. Open to BFA acting and MT majors only, or by permission. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to: (1) Speak from the whole-body connecting breath and vibration with words. (2) Speak verse with knowledge of structure language. (3) Deepen understanding and connection with text in order to illuminate the play. (4) Expand expressiveness as an actor. (5) Analyze heightened language. (6) Demonstrate knowledge and ability in a vocal warmup.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Application and instruction in basic stage dialects. For BFA Acting majors only or by permission Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1) Produce basic stage dialects. 2) Read and transcribe dialects phonetically and accurately produce the sounds associated with the symbols. 3) Intregrate the analytical skills of acting into dialect work. 4) Lead a basic voice/speech warm up to be used before rehearsal and performance. 5) Articulate and follow a process for learning additional dialects and accents. Listed Topics: 1. Introduce and learn symbols and sounds of various stage dialects. 2. Ear training for dialect acquisition. 3. Dialect scores and transcription. 4. Study of dialects through various texts and resources.
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