Implementation Date: 2010
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THEA 2215. Stage Makeup. (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1202 or permission of instructor. Theories and techniques of applying and designing stage makeup. (Spring)
THEA 2220. Costume Techniques. (2) Corequisite: THEA 2220L. Prerequisite: THEA 1202 or permission of instructor. Introduction to costume shop equipment, sewing techniques, and construction of costume accessories. (Fall, Spring)
THEA 3260. Advanced Lighting Technology. (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2260 1202 or permission of instructor. In-depth exploration of dimming, control, paperwork, modern instrumentation. (On demand)
THEA 3265. Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting 2D. (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1202 or permission of instructor. An introduction to precision drafting and rendering using the computer. (Spring on demand)
THEA 4233. Scenic Painting. (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1202 or permission of instructor. An introduction to basic scenic painting techniques, paint media, and materials. (Alternate Fall Spring on demand)
THEA 2640. Playwriting/Screenwriting. (3) (W) Writing plays for stage or screen and performing dramatic readings of fellow writers' scenes. (Fall, Spring On demand)
THEA 2208 3202. Audition Techniques. (23) Prerequisite: B or better in THEA 1210 2201 or permission of instructor. The process of auditioning for stage, commercials, and film. Four contact hours. (Spring) (Alternate years)The goal of this course is to give the intermediate to advanced student actor an understanding of the business of acting and the skills needed for one to be considered for employment. Students will be taken through a variety of mock auditions including ones for theatre, film, and commercial work. Areas of focus include the preparation of headshots, resumes, websites, portfolios, and cover letters. Four contact hours. (On demand)
THEA 2230 3230. Scenic Design I. (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2200. An introduction to scenic design theory and techniques for theatre, dance, and opera. (Fall)
THEA 22503250. Lighting Design I. (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2200. An introduction to lighting design theory and techniques for theatre, dance, and opera. (Spring, Alternate Falls)
THEA 2270 3270. Costume Design I. (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2200. An introduction to costume design theory and techniques for theatre, dance, and opera. (Fall)
THEA 12102201. Acting I. (3) (O) Introduction to the acting process through voice/body and improvisation and games, technique work focusing on objectives and actions, and text analysis through scene work.The goal of this course is to provide the student with an overview of the inner technique of an actor and an understanding of actor script analysis. With references to the work of Richard Bolaslavski and Konstantin Stanislavski and a variety of exercises and scene work, students will learn to key their performances through the use of objectives and strategies. Four contact hours. (Fall, Spring)
THEA 2210 3201. Acting II. (3) Prerequisite: B or better in THEA 1210 2201 (majors only) or permission of instructor for non-majors by audition. Further development of the skills and techniques used in preparing a role for performance. Advanced scene study and monologue work. The goal of this course is to increase the intermediate acting student's awareness of the principles of an organic based acting technique and to aid them in establishing through exercises and scene work their own working methodologies within the art form. References will include works written by Konstantin Stanislavski and Robert Lewis. Areas of focus will include objectives, obstacles, strategies, play script scoring, rehearsal protocol, and applied research. Four contact hours. (Fall)
THEA 32104201. Acting III: Realism and Naturalism. (3) Prerequisite: A in THEA 2210 3201. In-depth study of sub-text, focusing on 19th Century Modern Realism. May be repeated for credit with change of approach. The goal of this course is to instruct the advanced acting student on the use of an organic based acting technique in the creation of roles in realistic and naturalistic plays. Focusing on Chekhov, Williams, O'Neill and Mamet scene work, the student will be instructed on research, script analysis, and performance techniques. Four contact hours. (Spring, On demand)
THEA 4202. Acting III: Elizabethan and Jacobean. (3) Prerequisite: A in THEA 3201. The goal of this course is to instruct the advanced acting student on the use of an organic based acting technique in the creation of roles in Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Focusing upon Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Jonson scene work, the student will be instructed on research, script analysis, and performance techniques. Four contact hours. (On demand)
THEA 4203. Acting III: Period Styles. (3) Prerequisite: A in THEA 3201. The goal of this course is to instruct the advanced acting student on the use of an organic based acting technique in the creation of roles in theplays of Moliere and various Restoration comedies plays, as well as some Ancient Greek texts. Focusing upon Moliere, Wycherley, and Congreve scene work, the student will be instructed on research, script analysis, and performance techniques. Four contact hours. (On demand)
THEA 4204. Acting III: Experiential and Alternative. (3) Prerequisite: A in THEA 3201. The goal of this course is to instruct the advanced acting student on the use of an organic based acting technique in the creation of roles in modernexperimental andalternative plays. Focusing upon Brecht, Artaud, and other contemporary devising stylists, the student will be instructed on research, script analysis, and performance techniques. Four contact hours. (On demand)