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Theatre Practicum
A course in theatre with
emphasis on performance techniques in musical and repertory
theatre.
Practical performance and technical theatre experience
are provided.
Musical Theatre Workshop
This course introduces the student to the various
aspects of producing a musical.
Topics to be covered include
audition, casting, rehearsal, scheduling,
public relations, staging, and musical performance.
The student
will be required to participate in some aspect of a musical
production.
Theatre Appreciation
The various aspects of theatre are surveyed.
Topics include plays, playwrights, directing, acting, theatres,
artists, and technicians.
Stage Movement
This course is designed to prepare the actor for
stage movement with vocal coaching.
Make-up for the Stage
The craft of make-up is explored.
Both theory and
practice are included.
History of Costume
This course surveys fashion and costuming while
detailing the periods to shows across the theatrical spectrum.
Students will recognize major developments and changes in period
costuming while designing for each period.
The costuming lab
will involve students in the construction and maintenance of
costumes and accessories.
Acting I
The theory of acting and various exercises are
presented.
Body control, voice, interpretation,
characterization, and stage movement are included.
Both
individual and group activities are used.
Specific roles are
analyzed and studied.
Acting II
This course is a continuation of Acting I.
Emphasis is on
characterization and ensemble acting.
Acting III
This course is a continuation of Acting II.
Structured in a workshop format, the intent will be to focus on
the principles, procedures, and the directors in the direction
and production of ten-minute plays and the one-act play.
Acting IV
This course is a continuation of Acting III.
This
course is structured in a workshop format and students will
contract semester grades with the instructor.
The emphasis will
be on play direction and/or play writing.
Stagecraft I
The technical aspects of play production are
studied.
Topics include shop procedures, the planning and
fabrication of scenic elements, and backstage operations.
Stagecraft II
This course is a continuation of Stagecraft I
with emphasis on theatrical lighting and sound.
Theatre Speech
This course includes a study of the physiology
and mechanics of effective voice production.
Practice is
provided in breath control, articulation, enunciation,
pronunciation, and phonetics.
History of Theatre I
Theatre is surveyed from its beginning through
the 16th century. culture of the period.
History of Theatre II
Theatre is surveyed from the 17th century through
the 20th century.
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