42 courses with the subject THEA, 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.
Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:2.5; RepeatableQuarter-course credit for supervised participation in any one of several aspects of theatrical production of the Department of Theatre and Dance's major productions. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:4; RepeatableQuarter-course credit for substantial participation in a major theatrical production; for example, as actor, stage manager, vocal coach, choreographer. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:2,Other:1; RepeatableThis course is designed to prepare students to present their creative scholarship in performance, directing, design, playwriting, dramaturgy, and/or other recognized sub-disciplines of theatre, at a regional theatre conference. Students work directly with faculty to develop their scholarly projects for a broader academic, disciplinary and professional audience.
Offered Alternating Fall Semester; Lecture hours:1.5,Other:1.5Introduction to acting: a critical approach to drama and personal expression, including physical, vocal, and interpretive aspects of performance. Prerequisite: seniors by permission only.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:1,Other:2Bucknell Backstage is an introductory course where craft, art and engineering intersect. Subject areas include Stage Management, Lighting, Sound, Properties, Painting, Stagecraft, Rigging and Wardrobe. Preference given to Theatre Majors. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3Introductory study of theatre (playwriting, directing, acting, movement, design, criticism); stresses the elements of drama, their interaction, and their realization in theatrical production. Students will view and respond to performances in writing using a variety of critical strategies. Attendance at performances outside of the class meeting time is required.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3An introduction to the various methods of play analysis utilized by actors, directors, designers, dramaturgs, and other theatre artists. Special attention is given to the play as a blueprint for theatrical production and the playwright's use of dramatic structure, action, subtext, and symbolism. Writing Intensive (W2).
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:1.5,Other:1.5An experiential study of musical theatre as an art form with unique conventions and aesthetics, focusing on the performance and production elements of the Broadway stage. Some experience suggested.
Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:3Application of Sanford Meisner and Michael Chekhov Acting techniques to the rehearsal and performance of monologues and scenes. Emphasis on characterization and authenticity in performance. Prerequisites: THEA 110 and permission of the instructor.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:4Scene study for performance with heavy emphasis on characterization, textual analysis and cultural, historical and societal research. Prerequisites: THEA 110 or equivalent course and permission of the instructor.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3The study of the art and craft of directing including visual composition, textual analysis and actor coaching. Emphasis on the critical and creative responsibilities of the director, including the foundational principles of directing and their application. Prerequisites: THEA 110 or THEA 220, or permission of the instructor.
Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:3Exploration into methods/means of creating theatre; investigating devised performance while applying techniques of devising practitioners toward generating new work. Focus is collaboration: seeking to find ways of sharing artistic journey, creating works with multidimensional vision and creating theatrical productions. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:1,Other:2From sawdust to soundboards this course focuses on today's technical stage environment including scenery construction, lighting, sound systems and rigging for theatre, dance, and music concerts. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Spring Semester Only; Lecture hours:3Create an environment for the action. The stage visual environment embodies mood, character, period style, and concept architecturally. Projects and plays in different styles are evolved through art and architectural research, scale model building, and drafting. The class models collaborative practice key to successful theatre and dance production.
Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:1,Other:2Designers collaborate on puppetry, theatre, installation, and environmental art. Emphasis on exploring performer/object/audience relationships and looking to influential visual arts movements such as the Bauhaus Theatre Workshop for inspiration. Crosslisted as THEA 347.
Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:1,Other:2An introduction to and practice in theatrical stage lighting. Primary emphasis in aesthetics and function of light in design. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:3The studio class progresses from fashion, character, and age makeups to fantasy and makeup as mask. The design of three dimensional masks emphasizes the ways that the performance, ritual, and festival traditions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania have influenced present performance styles in theatre and dance.
Offered Alternate Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course examines the most colorful moments throughout the histories of costume and fashion. This course is designed as a global view of fashion histories through the lens of color. Specifically, the creation, use and power of color will be considered through material, political and social research.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:1,Other:2This course examines costume design for performance through the main areas of skills/techniques, processes/procedures, analysis/research and history. In addition to lectures and discussions, students will receive hands-on lab experiences with materials used by costume designers while working to create costume designs for specific theoretical performances.
Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:2,Other:2This course is directed at students with limited experience in sound design. The course will explore both theoretical and practical aspects of audio mixing and reinforcement. This course is focused on Theatre and other types of live stage performance.
Offered Alternate Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3This course explores dress and clothing as an expression of culture. Topics include: agency, practice, identity, performance, cultural preservation, aesthetics, the body, gender, ethnicity, globalization.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3,Other:1An introduction to CAD for use in theatre and other entertainment venues. Includes basic CAD training in technical drafting, scenic modeling and lighting design.
Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:3Use creativity and imagination in the studio to explore the sculptural and expressive nature of costume design as art. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Fall Semester Only; Lecture hours:3Surveys the historical development of global performance traditions from prehistory through the European Renaissance. Special attention will be paid to theatre and performance in Asia, Africa and Latin America, as well as the role that social and religious institutions play in organizing theatrical practice.
Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:3Focuses on the relationship between ideology and media, specifically how theatre promotes, resists or escapes from the conflict between the status quo and revolutionary change.
Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:3,Other:1A special topics course. A range of subjects may be studied dealing with historical periods, genres, styles, themes and methodologies for analyzing dramatic literature, included but not limited to dramaturgy, musical theatre, contemporary drama, feminist drama, queer drama and drama of the global majority.
Offered Both Fall and Spring; Lecture hours:2,Other:3Theatrical productions on the contemporary London stage studied through attendance at performances, script analysis and discussions with actors, directors, designers, and production personnel. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as ENLS 289.
Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:3; RepeatableA special topics course. A range of subjects may be studied dealing with theatre practice, history or theory, including but not limited to histories and traditions of the global majority, stage management, career preparation or specialty lecture topics.
Offered Alternating Fall Semester; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableAn introduction to the principles of production dramaturgy using a play from the current artistic season as an exemplar. Students will study the play in a variety of contexts. They will then perform the role of production dramaturg by reviewing primary and secondary sources, analyzing and synthesizing research and creating information resources for the production's actors, creative team and audience. Crosslisted as THEA 370.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:1,Other:2.5Explore methods of instruction, lesson planning, course building as well as comparing acting techniques, from both Western and non-Western traditions as they relate to the beginning levels of actor training. Students will act as teaching assistants in the THEA 110 Acting I class. Prerequisite: THEA 110.
Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableIndividual, special projects supervised by the instructor, honors thesis. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3,Other:3This course will explore film acting and directing in the genre of realism. Students will have workshops, lectures and projects that will allow them to explore film acting in coordination with the students from ENFS 238: Film Production. The course will cumulate with a production of a web series.
Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:9; RepeatableThis course is for students interested in pursuing advanced directing projects as well as further development of the directing tools and techniques first introduced in Directing THEA 240. As such they will participate in visual composition exercises, analytical discussions and direct a longer final "Nightcap" directing production. Prerequisite: THEA 240.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3An exploration into the process of creating collaborative theatre for the Department of Theatre and Dance Main Stage Season. This class examines new ways of authoring performance with multiple artists (designers, writers, performers, etc.) working together to manifest a shared vision. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:1,Other:2Designers collaborate on puppetry, theatre, installation, and environmental art. Emphasis on exploring performer/object/audience relationships and looking to influential visual arts movements such as the Bauhaus Theatre Workshop for inspiration. Crosslisted as THEA 247.
Offered Alternate Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:6This course is an exploration into the art and craft of Solo Performance. Solo performance entails a single person performing for an audience’s full consideration. Solo performance artistry not only encompasses an aptitude for acting but also necessitates strong skills in playwriting, designing, directing and choreography.
Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:3; RepeatableIndependent special studies in theatre or dance performance, history, design, or technology. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Alternating Fall Semester; Lecture hours:3An introduction to the principles of production dramaturgy using a play from the current artistic season as an exemplar. Students will study the play in a variety of contexts. They will then perform the role of production dramaturg by reviewing primary and secondary sources, analyzing and synthesizing research and creating information resources for the production's actors, creative team and audience. Crosslisted as THEA 270.
Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:3An introduction to ethics by way of dramatic literature and real-world case studies, this course provides critical tools for identifying, assessing and addressing ethical dilemmas within theatre production. Special attention is paid to legal obligations as well as systems of power and privilege.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:2Explores theatrical performance as a vehicle for social transformation. Uses techniques from Theatre of the Oppressed, Playback Theatre and improvisation to develop community-oriented service learning projects. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Offered Occasionally; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableThis study of experimental aesthetics traces the development of a new paradigm for 20th and 21st-century "multi-media" art forms and the aesthetics of "total theatre." Thematic topics such as The Theatre of Social Change, The Self as Content, Theatre and Therapy, The Poor Theatre, Environmental and Formalist Experiments, Performance Art.
Offered Occasionally,Topics course; Lecture hours:3; RepeatableParticular theatre topics selected by the instructor. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
Source: Bucknell University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
