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61 courses with the subject THR, 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.

THR 105Performance & Society

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 107Dramatic Text in Action

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 151Voice & Speech for the Actor

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 153Accessibility & the Arts

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 155Movement for the Actor

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 157Stage Combat

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 158Fundamentals of Musical Theatre Performance

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 162Stage Make-up

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 164Stagecraft: Lighting & Sound

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 166Stagecraft: Scenic Techniques

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 167Stagecraft: Costume Techniques

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 168Stagecraft: Properties

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 211Dialects & Accents for the Actor

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 212Performance Studies

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 213Collective Creation in the Americas

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 217Staging Creativity with Children

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 219Creativity & Collaboration

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 105 Performance & Society

THR 220Stage Management I

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 225Race & Performance

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 235Visual Experience in Storytelling

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 237Dressed: Global Approach to Clothing & Fashion

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 250Acting Process

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 265Sound Design I

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 290New York Theatre Experience

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 301302 - Feminist Theories of the Theatre

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 315Scene Design I

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 219 - Creativity & Collaboration or permission of the instructor. An exploration of the relationship between the play and its physical setting. Students will explore how the cultural/literary context of specific theatrical works can be expressed through the designer’s process. A major focus will be on production conceptualization and the aesthetics of the theatre. Class members will be introduced to the basics of model building, color rendering practice, and the various media available to the modern designer. Crew work will be required. Offered in alternate years.

THR 317Lighting Design I

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 219 - Creativity & Collaboration or permission of the instructor. An exploration of the properties of light and their relation to the stage play in production. Areas to be covered include electrical theory, color theory, stage lighting design theory, and control systems. Students will develop an understanding of the potentials of the lighting instruments available to the designer and the uses of computer memory control. Crew work will be required. Offered in alternate years.

THR 319Costume Design I

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 321Stage Management II

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 323History of Western Costume & Fashion

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 100 Theatre & Society: An Historical Introduction or THR 105 Performance & Society A survey of clothing from early Western civilization to the contemporary period. Special emphasis will be given to the placement of fashion in artistic, cultural, and historical contexts, and the application of historical costume research to performance design.

THR 325Memory Matters

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 327Cartographies of Performance & Politics

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 329Politics on Stage

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 335336 - Histories of Queer Performance

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 337History of the American Musical Theatre

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 100 - Theatre & Society: An Historical Introduction . Students will study the history and development of American musical theatre from the era of early minstrel shows of the 1840s to the present day. As a crucial element of American culture, the study of musical theatre can lead to a deeper understanding of how issues of race, gender, ethnicity, and national identity impacted popular stage entertainment as the nation moved through the industrial revolution, civil and world wars, periods of massive immigration, depression, and increasingly complex technological change.

THR 341Intermediate Acting: Classical Verse

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 343Culturally Competent Dramaturgy

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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THR 352Experiments in Acting

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 251 - Acting II: Scene Study . This course is designed to explore the extremes of tragedy and comedy, and to combine them in the specific style of Samuel Beckett, as “tragi-comic.” With readings from Sophocles, Friederich Nietzche, Antonin Artaud, Joseph Chaikin, and Peter Hall, the class discovers the dynamics of Greek chorus, the presence of the neutral mask and the building of a clowning act. Texts from Electra and Waiting for Godot are studied in depth and serve as inspiration for writing a scene in a tragi-comic style. Films are assigned every week.

THR 357Intermediate Acting: Acting Political - Bringing Feminist Texts to Life

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 363Intermediate Acting: Contemporary Scene Study

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 365Intermediate Acting: Meisner

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 367Intermediate Acting: Stanislavski’s Psycho-Physical Technique

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 369Intermediate Acting: Acting the Song

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 370Directing: Directorial Collaboration

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 371Directing: Process in Production

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 372Directing: Brecht & Company

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 373Directing: Composing Performance

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 250 Acting Process , THR 219 Creativity & Collaboration , THR 220 Stage Management I ,or ENG 207 Introduction to Playwriting ; or permission of the instructor Concepts of Directing is an introduction to collective performance making with an emphasis on the role of the director. In a laboratory setting, we explore key concepts, including eventhood, media and techniques of composition, and collaborative process. Students will also read theories and philosophy of directing and practice critical skills through a variety of writing practices and group discussion of performance pieces.

THR 403Advanced Acting: Audition Workshop

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 407Advanced Acting: Advanced Shakespeare Workshop

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 409Advanced Acting: Solo Performance

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 411Methods of Performance in Healthcare Simulations

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 415Scene Design II

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 315 - Scene Design I . Advanced work in production conceptualization and a discussion of the design process in relation to the demands of period drama. Students will study the historical development of architecture and period décor and will work to hone drafting and rendering skills. Offered in alternate years.

THR 417Lighting Design II

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 317 - Lighting Design I . Continuing study in the practice of lighting design for the stage with principal emphasis on aesthetics and interpretation, discussion of lighting as an art form, and its effect upon other aspects of theatre. Drafting as it relates to the completion of lighting plots and the associated paperwork will be taught. Class projects as well as concentrated involvement in actual productions will be required. Offered in alternate years.

THR 419Costume Design II

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 319 Costume Design I Advanced work in costume design for performance. Using the costume designer’s process of text analysis, research, concept creation, and visual presentation, students will explore design for both contemporary and period theatrical works, as well as design for dance. Students will also work to hone rendering and visual presentation skills. Students will view live and filmed performance and critique the contribution of the costumes’ design to the piece through written and verbal responses.

THR 421Advanced Acting: Postrealism

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 423Advanced Acting: On-Camera Acting

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: Any 300 level acting course. This upper level course is designed to introduce students to the skills required to work effectively on camera. Using material drawn from the professional world, students will work in a variety of on-camera genres that may include commercials, daytime, primetime (sitcom and drama), and film. Class time will be divided equally between shooting and viewing, and students are expected to engage critically with both their own work and their classmates. Analytical viewing assignments from each of the genres will be required.

THR 460Advanced Topics in Design

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu
Prerequisite: THR 219 - Creativity & Collaboration or permission of the instructor. This studio course explores specialized ideas or techniques in theatre design. Possible topics might include scene painting; moving lights technology.

THR 490CUE: Theatre

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 900-959Community Performance Ensemble

Subject: THR
Type: course
Repeatable: May be repeated.
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 960Theatre Internship

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

THR 970Theatre Independent Study/Research

Each independent study/research course is to be designed in consultation with a faculty sponsor.

Subject: THR
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.muhlenberg.edu

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