THA 105 Introduction to Acting I: Improvisation and Fundamentals
Credits: 3.00
This entry-level course in acting is an exploration of the individual's body, voice and imagination and tools for communication. Through theatre games and exercises, students will explore improvisation and acting as a continuum of dynamic action, of listening and responding to stimuli and action with both the body and the emotional self. These tools will be applied to the presentation of monologues and scenes in class. Students will be required to attend live Theater performances. This course meets General Education Core Goal 1b: Oral Communication Skills; Core Goal 5: Information Literacy; Core Goal 7: Aesthetic Sensibility and the Arts; and Core Goal 12: Global Perspectives and Diversity
THA 106 Introduction to Acting II: Scene Study
Credits: 3.00
This course is a continuing exploration of an actor's tools, voice body and imagination. Students will discuss and explore the actor's tools and instruments through exercise work, scene work and personal explorations. Students will be required to attend live Theater performances.
THA 114 Introduction to Theatre
Credits: 3.00
This course is an entry level course in theatre history, its practice, and the creation of the theatrical event, exploring theatre's role as a central, social communication event. Through group and individual presentations, students will also explore as well as the roles of the various artists who collaborate to create theatre, how ideas are reflected in conception and reading of a play, and explore how ideas about interpretation and aesthetic can be reflected in production. Students will be required to attend live Theater performances. This course meets General Education Core Goal 1b: Oral Communication Skills; Core Goal 5: Information Literacy; Core Goal 7: Aesthetic Sensibility and the Arts; and Core Goal 12: Global Perspectives and Diversity
THA 150 Theatre Production Workshop I: Introduction to Stagecraft
Credits: 3.00
A studio class in which students learn the components of theatre production by participating in producing, staging and mounting a full length stage production.
THA 151 Theatre Production Workshop II: Applied Stagecraft
Credits: 3.00
A continuation in the participation of producing, staging and mounting a full-length stage production. Students are expected to take greater responsibility and positions of leadership in this endeavor, applying techniques and stagecraft studied to the creation of a theatrical production. Evaluation of the process's strengths and weaknesses and one146s performance in it will be evaluated and self-evaluated. Recommendations for future success are encouraged.
THA 201 Acting for the Camera
Credits: 3.00
This course is an upper level course in acting technique. Through in class camera work, students explore the principles and acquire the necessary skills to work in the medium of film and television. Students will be required to attend live Theater performances.
THA 203 Theatre Production Workshop: Practicum
Credits: 1.00
This studio/lab course stresses the practical application of skills and techniques of applied stagecraft, working directly on production and consisting of practical application and lab hours. Lab hours include both hours spent working on projects during class-time as well as additional hours to be completed throughout the semester outside of class-time.
THA 205 Directing: Creating the World of the Stage
Credits: 3.00
This course gives theatre artists the tools for moving a story from page to stage. Student directors will study an overview of the role of the director in theatre history, the skills required in analyzing a text for interpretation, and basic organization for creating a production. These skills will then be applied to a scene (directed within class time and using student actors), as well as the presentation of the conceptualization of a full length theatre piece.
THA 206 Designing for the Theatre
Credits: 3.00
This course provides a forum for theatre artists to apply the fundamental skills acquired in THA 150 and 151 into a fully realized design for the stage. Student designers will study a variety of design areas including Scenery, Lighting, Costumes, Sound, Props and more. Students will research their field, develop a design concept and finally execute a design that successfully reflects the director's concept. Students will further develop the skills required for analyzing a text for interpretation as well as detailed organization and artistic justification for creating a design. These skills will then be applied to a full length theatre piece.
THA 250 Acting Shakespeare
Credits: 3.00
This course is an upper level course in acting technique, investigating the performance of Shakespeare's plays through scene work and related exercises. Tools of the actor which will be stressed are commitment, simplicity, listening, focus, concentration, play, imagination and openness. Students will be required to attend live Theater performances.
THA 251 Mask for the Actor
Credits: 3.00
This course is an upper level course in acting technique, investigating the use of masks, voiced and unvoiced, through improvised scene work and related exercises. Students will build half-masks and full masks and use these to explore the range of physical expression and characterization the body offers. Students will be required to attend live Theater performances.
THA 252 Interpreting Song and Scene
Credits: 3.00
This specialized course in theatre will explore the practical aspects of musical theatre performance and introduce the student to the history of the genre. Through the study of this American art form, students will expand their performance repertoire as well as their knowledge of groundbreaking shows and prolific composers. Students will workshop material throughout the semester in class in front of their peers, rehearse and present songs and scenes, and will be required to attend live theatre performances.
THA 290 Capstone Project
Credits: 1.00
A self-led and directed opportunity for students to execute advanced skills in theatre arts, for instance: Professional internship in theatre; or individual (or small group) projects in acting styles, directing full length plays, scene and lighting design, theatre management or other areas of theatre production. Individualized projects require the approval of the Instructor or the Theatre Arts Coordinator.
Last Updated: 07-13-2011
