5 courses with the subject THTR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
A practicum in one of the production areas supporting a show and working in the theatre space under the direction of the Director of Theatre. May be repeated for a maximum of eight times. Each time the student should sign up for a different emphasis.
Students will develop a personal definition of what “theatre” is through exposure to the different genres of dramatic literature and the components of a theatrical production. Part of the class involves attending live theatrical performances and critiquing them.
Students will begin to understand how to utilize their voice and body as an acting tool though exposure to several different acting methods. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of script analysis. In addition, a monologue and selected scenes will be performed on the stage.
Students will study the historical development of theater in a global perspective, focusing on practices of production and performance in cultural context. Students will choose a non-western performance tradition to produce and perform.
Selected topics in the practices of performing for and/or with an audience. Topics may include storytelling, improvisation, stand-up comedy, reader’s theater, interplay, and playback theatre. This course will focus on theatre for community building and self-discovery. Students will practice a variety of performance modalities. This course may be taken more than once providing that a different topic is offered each time.
Source: Pfeiffer University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
