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Work on stage or house management, or public relations. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Dance (BA) | Dance (BS) | Dance (BS) Dance Therapy (Pre-Professional) | Dance (BS) Private Studio Teaching | Theatre Arts (BA) | Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre | Theatre Arts (BS)

Serve as Dance Captain, to assist the Choreographer, for a mainstage or approved production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Dance (BA) | Dance (BS) | Dance (BS) Dance Therapy (Pre-Professional) | Dance (BS) Private Studio Teaching | Theatre Arts (BA) | Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre | Theatre Arts (BS)

Work on stage crew in a mainstage production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Dance (BA) | Dance (BS) | Dance (BS) Dance Therapy (Pre-Professional) | Dance (BS) Private Studio Teaching | Theatre Arts (BA) | Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre | Theatre Arts (BS)

Work on costumes or wardrobe crew in a mainstage production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Dance (BA) | Dance (BS) | Dance (BS) Dance Therapy (Pre-Professional) | Dance (BS) Private Studio Teaching | Theatre Arts (BA) | Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre | Theatre Arts (BS)

Work on lighting crew in a mainstage production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Dance (BA) | Dance (BS) | Dance (BS) Dance Therapy (Pre-Professional) | Dance (BS) Private Studio Teaching | Theatre Arts (BA) | Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre | Theatre Arts (BS)

Work on sound crew in a mainstage production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Dance (BA) | Dance (BS) | Dance (BS) Dance Therapy (Pre-Professional) | Dance (BS) Private Studio Teaching | Theatre Arts (BA) | Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre | Theatre Arts (BS)

Performance scenes and acting exercises for the beginning theatre major.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BA) | Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre | Theatre Arts (BS)

Private lessons in developing the actor's singing voice. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Instructs the student through a series of movement exercises in body alignment, breathing, flexibility, strength and coordination.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Graduation Requirements:

Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre

The process of character structuring through script analysis and scene work.

Prerequisites:

THEA 110 or consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre

A group instruction course covering fundamental music theory and skills applicable to the theatre artist including the study of music notation, style, harmony and literature. Skills learned will include basic keyboarding, sight reading and sight singing music. Fall

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre

A continuation of Music Skill for Theatre I, this course will focus on recent developments in the American Music Theatre while increasing skills learned in the previous class. Spring

Prerequisites:

THEA 212

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre

Study and exercise to prepare actors to sing for the musical theatre with the focus on competence and musicianship.

Prerequisites:

Permission of Instructor

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

The development of a repertoire of audition pieces to increase the ability to perform with confidence on short notice.

Prerequisites:

THEA 110 or consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre

Exploration of all aspects of theatrical stage management activities through specific theoretical and practical study.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Introduction to the theory and practice of directing for the theatre.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100 and THEA 101 or THEA 110

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre

Introduction to the concepts, process, and practices of theatrical scenic, lighting, and costume design including script analysis and historical overviews.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology

Introductory course examining the basics of materials and techniques of scenic painting with a large amount of lab time for experimentation with technique.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Fundamental concepts of technical theatre; an overview of basic stagecraft, costuming, lighting, and sound in the contemporary theatre.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre

Introduction to theory and practice of construction techniques used in the theatre.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology

Theory and techniques in stage costume construction.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology

Fundamental concepts of costume design and production for the Dance.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Theory and practical laboratory work in stage makeup applications.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Acting | Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre

The study of lighting technology and its effect on lighting design.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology

Fundamental concepts of lighting design and production for the Dance.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications