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Understanding, appreciating, and experiencing theatre as a participant and audience member. Specific emphasis on laboratory training with the basic components of play production. Offered each Fall.
Participation in dramatic productions, including acting, directing, costuming, makeup, staging, lighting, sound and props. THEA 240 is open to Freshmen and Sophomores only. Repeatable to six hours. THEA 340 is open to Juniors and Seniors only. Repeatable to six hours. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. Offered each semester.
Theory and practice in the art of creating believable character for stage; physical and vocal skills needed for acting. Offered Fall 2007 and alternate Fall semesters.
A survey of the plays and production styles from Aeschylus to the present, with emphasis on structural and literary analysis of the representative scripts as well as on their reconstructed original performances. Meets upper level English Elective General Education requirement. Offered Spring 2008 and alternate Spring semesters.
THEA 353 Christians in the Arts (4)
This course explores the relationship between Christian faith and the theatre arts. Students will encounter writers and theologians that have wrestled with the complex relationships among faith tradition, theology, the arts, and the artist. This course is designed to help students think integratively about their roles as artists within their own faith traditions. During the course, students will develop deeper understandings of their views of art while developing works of art. Offered Spring 2009 and alternate Spring semesters.
A basic course in developing the actor’s voice and body as tools for performance. Emphasis on vocal mechanics will include proper breathing, projection, resonance, articulation and characterization. Emphasis on body mechanics will include exploring movement through the elements of time, space, and energy. These mechanics will be specifically applied to basic dialects, singing voice, choreography, stage combat and/or period movement. Offered Spring 2008 and alternate Spring semesters.
An introduction to the technical aspects of play production. Emphasis on set construction, lighting, sound, scene painting, rigging, costume and make-up. These techniques can also be applied to television production. Offered Fall 2008 and alternate Fall semesters.
This course addresses the art and craft of writing plays. Students will learn elements of play structure and participate in workshops while engaged in dialogue and character development exercises. Students will write ten-minute plays, one-act plays, full-length plays, and screenplays. Prerequisite: COMM 110. Offered Fall 2007 and alternate Fall semesters.
An introduction to the art of auditioning and to a variety of auditioning techniques. Students will learn presentation skills while engaged in exercises with résumés, headshots, interviews, cold readings, monologues and music. These techniques can be easily applied to television and film auditions. Offered Spring 2007 and alternate Spring semesters.
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