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THR 100 - Theater Laboratory
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(Credits: 0.50)
On-campus production assignment.
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THR 103 - Stage Makeup
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(Credits: 2.00)
Students will gain a practical understanding of stage makeup including both the application and contribution makeup has to the visual impact of the actor and the overall design of a production. Students will learn the tools necessary to recognize race, gender, and age differences among humans and how to incorporate such differences into specific character designs for the stage. Other topics include historical makeup, fantasy makeup, makeup for large and small theaters, and makeup as part of the collaborative process.
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THR 104 - Costume Techniques
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(Credits: 2.00)
Students will gain a practical knowledge of basic costume techniques which provides skills that can be applied to the costume construction, costume modification, and wardrobe areas of theater. Students will learn to recognize costuming as a vital tool in the overall collaborative design process of theater. The history of theater also will be explored as it relates to the use of period costuming for the stage. Other topic areas include painting and dyeing, period and modern hairstyles, machine vs. hand techniques, and basic national safety standards.
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THR 105 - Theater Dance I
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(Credits: 2.00)
An introduction to the basic dance styles of ballet, modern, jazz and tap.
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THR 106 - Theater Dance II
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(Credits: 2.00)
An intermediate study of the basic dance styles of ballet, modern, jazz and tap.
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THR 107 - Theater Dance III
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(Credits: 2.00)
This course is the third of four courses in theater dance that builds on the knowledge and skills learned in Theater Dance I and Theater Dance II. It provides an advanced level of the many styles and skills involved in musical theater dance including advanced knowledge of posture, flexibility, and centering of the body; basic rudiments of ballet, modern and jazz dance; movement that is specific to genres and choreographic styles as seen historically on the musical theater stage; and knowledge of the choreographers that have advanced theater dance. Prerequisite: THR 105, THR 106.
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THR 108 - Theater Dance IV
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(Credits: 2.00)
This course in tap dance technique builds on the knowledge and skills learned in Theater Dance II by advancing the specific skills necessary for mastery of this particular dance form. Through the study of the history of tap dance in America and its vital place in American musical theater, students will be exposed to the broad range of dancers who have created this art form and will hav ethe opportunity to advance their own knowledge and skills in the following areas: tap vocabulary, rhythm, sound technique, pattern accuracy, fluidity of movement, expression and style, phrasing and dynamics, improvisation and composition. Prerequisite: THR 105, THR 106, THR 107 or instuctor consent.
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THR 200 - Theater Laboratory
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(Credits: 0.50)
On-campus production assignment.
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THR 201 - Voice for the Actor I
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(Credits: 3.00)
An introduction to the vocal mechanism, the production of tone, resonance, projection and articulation. Students will be introduced to the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to the speaking process. Some vocal application of techniques.
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THR 202 - Voice for the Actor II
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(Credits: 3.00)
This is an introduction to the principles of oral reading of prose and poetry. Topics include language (vowels, diphthongs and consonants, imagery, figures of speech), the forms of verse and prose (iambic pentameter, rhyme, line endings and the sonnet form) and context. The course focuses on vocal performance with specific application to the dramatic works of William Shakespeare.
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THR 205 - Introduction to the Theater
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(Credits: 3.00)
An overview of the theater as an art form with particular emphasis on the theater's development from ancient Greece to the present. Examination of representative plays.
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THR 208 - Acting I
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(Credits: 3.00)
An introduction to the art of acting with particular emphasis on the principles of improvisation, concentration, physical action and emotional recall.
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THR 213 - Play Analysis I
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(Credits: 3.00)
An examination of dramatic literature from the ancient Greek period through the 18th century. Includes study of the play script both as literature and as a theatrical document.
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THR 214 - Play Analysis II
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(Credits: 3.00)
This course offers an examination of dramatic literature of the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries with emphasis on literary/dramatic styles and the structural elements of play scripts.
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THR 220 - Stagecraft
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(Credits: 3.00)
An introduction to the basic principles of stagecraft: construction of scenery and properties and the fundamentals of stage lighting.
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THR 225 - Fundamentals of Theatrical Design
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(Credits: 3.00)
An introduction to the language, elements and conventions of theatrical set, light and costume design used in the communication of a concept to a director in the collaborative process. Particular emphasis will be placed on laboratory projects and assignments. Prerequisite: THR 220 recommended.
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THR 300 - Theater Laboratory
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(Credits: 1.00)
On-campus production assignment.
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THR 301 - History of Musical Theater
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(Credits: 3.00)
This course traces the growth of the uniquely American theatrical form from its beginnings in minstrel shows and burlesques through the golden age of Broadway to the contemporary stage. Topics include major contributors (composers, lyricists/librettists, performers) as well as the musical as a reflector and barometer of American social concerns and issues.
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THR 303 - Acting II
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(Credits: 3.00)
A course in acting with emphasis on character analysis, scene-study and ensemble work. Prerequisite: THR 201, THR 208.
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THR 304 - Period Styles for the Theater
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(Credits: 3.00)
A survey of the evolution of costume and architecture from the ancient Greek period to the present.
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THR 310 - Scenic Design
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(Credits: 3.00)
An introduction to the methods and materials employed in theatrical design and related fields with particular emphasis on laboratory drawing projects and assignments. Prerequisite: THR 225.
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THR 315 - Children's Theater
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(Credits: 3.00)
A historical survey of theatrical literature written for children and an examination of major trends in children's theater within the context of the process of producing a play for an audience of children.
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THR 399 - Independent Study
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(Credits: 1.00 - 3.00)
Independent Study
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THR 400 - Theater Laboratory
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(Credits: 1.00 - 2.00)
On-campus production assignment.
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THR 401 - Senior Seminar: Theater History
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(Credits: 3.00)
A study of physical structures, major movements, playwrights and major theater practitioners from the ancient Greek period through the eighteenth century. Includes a major research component. Prerequisite: THR 213.
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THR 402 - Theater History II
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(Credits: 3.00)
A study of representative physical structures, major movements, playwrights and major theater practitioners of the nineteenth, twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Prerequisite: THR 214.
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THR 403 - Internship: Off-Campus
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(Credits: 1.00 - 3.00)
Internship: Off-Campus Prerequisite: Junior standing and department approval.
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THR 405 - Directing
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(Credits: 3.00)
Fundamentals of play direction techniques as used in dramatic productions from inception to performance. Included are play choice, analysis, character study, rhythmic elements, rehearsal techniques and skills used in working with actors. Prerequisite: THR 208, THR 220.
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THR 433 - Stage Dialects
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(Credits: 3.00)
An introduction to the major dialects employed by the actor and performer. Using the International Phonetic Alphabet, the student will be introduced to the Standard English, American Southern, Irish, French, Italian, Scots and Brooklynese dialects. Transcriptions and oral presentations. Prerequisite: THR 201 or consent of instructor.
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THR 499 - Independent Study
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(Credits: 1.00 - 3.00)
Independent Study