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Course that provides the fundamentals of stage movement with the usage of the voice in performance, help students master the physicalization of emotion and physical character building.

For THR/MTR majors only

A studio/performance-oriented course that introduces  the craft to acting. Teaches basic technique and develops skills of relaxation, observation and concentration using exercises, improvisation, monologues and scene work. Required for majors/minors.

This studio/performance-oriented course provides training and experience in stage performance for students with initial expertise in the craft of acting. Course emphasis is on monologue or scene preparation and performance. Required for majors.

A studio/performance-oriented course that introduces the beginning student to the craft of acting. Teaches basic stage technique and develops skills of relaxation, observation and concentration using exercises, improvisation, monologues and scene work. Open to all non-THR/MTR students.

A course designed to develop interpretive skills, vocal range and flexibility, understanding of language, and expressiveness of voice and body in the interpretation of literary forms. This course may include a study abroad component. 

For education majors only. Students will explore how the fine and performing arts can be a cornerstone for meaningful teaching and learning, and will discover the various ways in which learning environments are conducive to optimal brain functions. Learners will also expand their personal connection to, and involvement with, the fine and performing arts.

Today there is greater access to art and ideas--via television, film, CD, DVD, and internet--than at any time in history. This course is designed to help students think critically about some of the issues regarding censorship and suppression of artistic expression in present and past societies. Students will attempt to respond to the conflicting perspectives that exist in any passionate debate about what is good and what is just for society.

Requires audition and/or interview. May be used to fulfill the performance credit requirement for the major in musical theatre or theatre. May be repeated for credit.

Requires audition and/or interview. May be used to fulfill the performance credit requirement for the major in musical theatre or theatre. May be repeated for credit.

Requires audition and/or interview. May be used to fulfill the performance credit requirement for the major in musical theatre or theatre. May be repeated for credit.

Requires audition and/or interview. May be used to fulfill the performance credit requirement for the major in musical theatre or theatre. May be repeated for credit.

Students will audition for, rehearse, and perform a one-to-two-hour theatrical production where the text is comprised of some work or works of literature — verse or prose. May be used to fulfill performance credit requirement for the major in theatre. Requires audition and/or interview. May be repeated for credit.

Provides practical onstage and backstage experience. May be repeated for credit. Required for the major in musical theatre and theatre.

Provides experience and the skills/techniques of stage management for the theatre. Students will also learn about the basic principles of design for production. Required for the major in theatre.

Introduces students to the art of theatre as it evolved from ancient Greece to Elizabethan England. Surveys the aesthetics of theatre, plays written for the stage, and the roles of collaborating artists in creating theatre. Involves some stage work in acting and directing. Requires attendance at University Theatre productions.

Introduces the student to the art of theatre as it evolved from the 17th century. Includes study in the traditional non-Western dramatic forms of the orient. Surveys the aesthetics of theatre, plays written for the stage, and the roles of collaborating artists in creating theatre. Involves some stage work in acting and directing. Requires attendance at University Theatre productions.

This studio/performance course is designed to expand your experience in and your knowledge of the various approaches, techniques and skills associated with structured but informal drama experiences called Creative Drama. Through readings, in-class activities, discussion, lesson planning, in-class teaching, performances and written reflection, you will have the opportunity to develop a practical understanding of how creative drama group work is used with all levels and ages of participants in a wide variety of contexts.

Theatre has long been used as a tool to affect political and social change.  Students will examine recent American plays that persuade spectators to mobilize and agitate for change.  The course will culminate in an experiential learning activity in which the students will create and perform theatre pieces in public, on-campus settings.

Informed by the work of Augusto Boal and his theatre of the oppressed crusade, this course explores the ways in which theatre has historically been used to advance political and social change.  A sampling of radical plays from various moments of recent American socio-political upheaval will be studied.  Forms for creating theatre for political change will be read or viewed and examined. The course will culminate in an experiential learning activity in which then students will create and perform their own, original theatre pieces.

Studies include survey of modern drama (Ibsen to the present), contemporary British drama, contemporary American drama, or modern Continental drama. May be repeated if content varies. Open to all students.

Investigates and applies strategies for developing both hemispheres of the brain. Develops a creative, centered lifestyle that includes daily disciplined activity to enhance overall mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health. Classroom activities include discussion, review of assignments, exploration of models for lifelong vitality, and creative activities related to art, theatre, dance, music, storytelling and writing. Activities include attendance at theatrical and arts-related events.