Active Course List

A study of the concepts behind digital audio and an exploration of their practical uses.

Prerequisites:

THEA 275

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Production and sound effects, electronic sound reinforcement of live performance, choice and operation of sound equipment, as well as basic music styles and terminology.

Prerequisites:

consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Integrated sound design to support and enhance theatrical production.

Prerequisites:

THEA 475

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Survey of theatrical history from its origins to 1700.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100

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 | Theatre Arts Minor

This course examines how all global performance styles and techniques influence each other. Focusing on the last 250 years, students will examine how performance practices from all around the world have merged (sometimes in a celebratory way, sometimes due to appropriation) to become the performing arts of today.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100

Graduation Requirements:

Diverse Cultures - Purple

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 | Theatre Arts Minor

Survey of the history of the American Musical Theatre from its origins to the present.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100 and consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Musical Theatre

This class teaches how to access historical information and present it to directors, actors, or designers in a way that will help them make informed and practical artistic choices.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100 and consent

Graduation Requirements:

Writing Intensive

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Theatre Arts (BFA) Design/Technology

Writing the short and long play.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100. Permission of instructor.

Graduation Requirements:

Writing Intensive

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Programs:

Creative Writing (BA)

Special topics not covered in other classes. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:

THEA 100. Permission of Instructor

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

A performance based class concentrating on using the song as the basis for acting.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Introductory survey of American Musical Theatre history and repertoire as well as performance techniques for the singing actor. ALT-F

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Study and exercises in vocal development emphasizing the demands of stage speech.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Theatre speech including study of the International Phonetic Alphabet. F

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

A study and practice of dialects most often used in performance. ALT-S

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Advanced scene studies with a focus on analysis and the varied approaches to developing motivations. ALT-S

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

The development of individual performance craft and advanced acting methodologies. ALT-F

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Advanced scene studies in classical and stylized dramatic literature. ALT-S

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Development of performance craft for the media. ALT-S

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

An exploration of basic skills involved in unarmed combat and a variety of historical weapons systems with primary emphasis on theatricality and safety. F

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Exposes students to the functions of theatre managers through case studies, discussions, practical application and readings. ALT-S

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Advanced studies in script analysis, actor psychology, and staging techniques culminating in performance projects with critical analysis. S

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Students will build a strong ensemble and work together to create a new production about a specific event or theme relevant to them.

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications

Development of techniques and skills in the creation of scenery. F

Areas of Interest:

Arts, Audio and Video, Technology, and Communications