16 courses with the subject THA, 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.
THA 101(3 credit hours)
Introduction to Theatre: Principles and Practice Cultivates students judgment, perception, and creative response to theatre, emphasizing what and how theatre communicates through examining both processes and products of theatre. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours). Attributes: AH - Arts and Humanities Components: LEC: Lecture
Acting Techniques Uses movement exercises, sensory work, theatre games and basic stage combat exercises to heighten physical awareness, release personal blocks, and discover the experience of being truthful with fellow actors. Continues with students moving on to individual work to establish physical techniques they will use when working on a production. Provides an exploration of physical and emotional awareness and development of a more creative use of their imaginations.Lecture: 1.0 credit hour (15 contact hours) Lab: 2.0 credit hours (90 contact hours). Pre-requisite: THA 126. Attributes: Other Components: LAB: Laboratory, LEC: Lecture
Costuming & Make-up for the Stage Develops an understanding of the basic elements of costume and make-up design and application. Lecture: 2.0 credits (30 contact hours). Lab: 1.0 credit (45 contact hours). Attributes: Other Components: LAB: Laboratory, LEC: Lecture
Fundamentals of Production Includes a comprehensive study of the basic organizational structure, processes and techniques involved in theatre design, technology and management. Lecture: 3.0 credits (45 contact hours). Attributes: Technical Components: LEC: Lecture
Production Practicum Provides study and practice of production techniques through rehearsal and performance. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 credits. Practicum: 1.0 credit (45 contact hours). Attributes: Technical Components: PCM: Practicum
Performance Practicum Provides study and practice of acting and directing through rehearsal and performance. May be repeated to a maximum of two credits. Practicum: 1.0 credit hour (45 contact hours). Attributes: Other Components: PCM: Practicum
Production Practicum Provides study and practice of production techniques through rehearsal and performance. Practicum: 1 credit (45 contact hours). Attributes: Other Components: PCM: Practicum
Performance Practicum Provides study and practice of acting and directing through rehearsal and performance. Practicum: 1 credit (45 contact hours). Attributes: Other Components: PCM: Practicum
Introduction to Dramatic Literature Provides a study of representative dramatic literature from Greek Antiquity to the present. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours). Attributes: AH - Arts and Humanities Components: LEC: Lecture
Acting II: Scene Study (Realism) Concentrates on several components of the acting process: preliminary study in modern acting theories, Stanislavski to the present; textual analysis, character study and scene work; studio exercises aimed at refining rehearsal skills for the actor. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 1 credit (15 contact hours). Pre-requisite: THA 126 or Consent of Instructor. Attributes: Other Components: LAB: Laboratory, LEC: Lecture
Acting III: Scene Study (Styles) Introduces the actor to a performance style other than realism while continuing to develop the actor's skills in analysis and rehearsal. Lecture: 2 credits (30 contact hours). Laboratory: 1 credit (15 contact hours). Pre-requisite: THA 226 or Consent of Instructor. Attributes: Technical Components: LAB: Laboratory, LEC: Lecture
Stage Electrics Provides a comprehensive study of sound production and stage lighting in principle and practice. It concentrates on the fundamentals of circuits, instrumentation, and operation of stage lights and sound. Lecture: 1.0 credit (15 contact hours). Lab: 2.0 credits (90 contact hours). Attributes: Technical Components: LAB: Laboratory, LEC: Lecture
Stagecraft Provides a study of theory, principles and techniques of scenic design and construction. Includes assignments in practical applications. Lecture: 2.0 credit hours (30 contact hours). Lab: 1.0 credit hour (75 contact hours). Attributes: Technical Components: LAB: Laboratory, LEC: Lecture
American Theatre Surveys American theatre history, giving particular emphasis to the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, examining both theatre practice and dramaturgy and placing them within an historical, social, and cultural context. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours). Attributes: AH - Arts and Humanities Components: LEC: Lecture