19 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.
A study of the art of theatre from playscript to play production. The course surveys theatre history, literature, architecture, acting, directing, and design for the student who wants to know what goes on in theatre and what it means.
Students will read and analyze several plays and musical theatre scores and librettos, give regular reports, write research papers supporting their analysis, and contribute to class discussion regarding the nature and needs of various scripts. Class work will include analysis of a scripts historical, structural and biographical qualities, as well as possible production needs for performance, directing, design and technical requirements.
Introduction to the theory and practice of stagecraft, involving entertainment technologies for areas such as scenery, costumes, lights, and sound.
This course is an overview of the process of theatrical design specifically, scenic, lighting, sound, and costumes. Students will explore a variety of theatrical styles and historical periods. Particular emphasis is placed on the design tools including; script analysis, research, rendering, and drafting.
The development of a personal and useful acting method to develop believable characters for the stage. The acting method is developed through intense scene work that includes character and script analysis.
The study of theatre history and criticism from the Ancients through the Renaissance.
19th, 20th and 21st Century plays studied as blueprints for theatrical presentation.
The study of theatre history and criticism from the Restoration through the 20th Century.
This course encompasses the study of the director’s process of planning for a dramatic production for the stage, film, and television. The directorial analysis of scripts plus basic fundamentals of composition, picturization, movement, and improvisation with gesture, costume, and properties is studied. It will include in-class interaction and outside preparation work to develop a short one act or an excerpt from a longer play.
This course challenges the actor’s ability to demonstrate a personal and useful acting method through a wide range of textual problems, historical and modern plays, and acting styles.
Explore a areas of production design including scenic, costume, lighting, sound and projections in collaboration with other students using various methods of communication including rendering and model making. Survey the history of theatrical design.
0 TO 5 This variable credit course is intended to provide the student with performance experience in theatre. This includes student actors, singers, dancers, musicians or other performers
0 TO 5 This course provides practical experience to students in the roles of director, assistant director or choreographer. They will work on the conceptualization, rehearsal process and the technical implementation of a production.
0 TO 5 This variable credit course is intended to provide the student with practical design experience in theatre. Students will create realized designs in areas including but not limited to scenic, lighting, costume, sound, projection, properties, makeup or puppetry design. Students will complete a design including all requisite paperwork. They will work with faculty, staff and other students on the production team to revise work and implement feedback. Students serving as assistant designers would also register for this practicum.
0 TO 5 This variable credit course is intended to provide the student with practical management experience in theatre. Students will take leadership roles including but not limited to stage manager, assistant stage manager, scenic charge artist, wardrobe supervisor, props coordinator, technical coordinator, technical director, assistant technical director, master carpenter, master electrician or other management position as assigned. Students will complete all the requisite paperwork, calendars, budgets, drafting, etc. and present it to advisor at the end of the process. They will learn how to collaborate with and manage their peers. They will work with faculty, staff and other students on the production team to revise work and implement feedback.
0 TO 5 This variable credit course is intended to provide the student with practical experience in theatre. Students will serve as a production or run crew member in an assigned area including scenery, lighting, costumes, etc.
0 TO 5 This variable credit course is intended to provide the student with practical experience in touring theatre. Students will participate in aspects or touring theatre in performance, directorial, technical or other roles. They will work with faculty, staff and other students on the production team to revise work and implement feedback. A grade may be assigned retroactively within the student’s next regularly enrolled semester provided an agreement is made between the student and the instructor before the assignment is undertaken.
This variable credit course is intended to provide the student with practical experience in theatre. Students will participate in aspects of professional theatre in performance, directorial, technical or other roles. A grade may be assigned retroactively within the student’s next regularly enrolled semester provided an agreement is made between the student and the instructor before the assignment is undertaken.
This capstone course will demonstrate, in a practical manner, students’ ability to fulfill a role in a theatrical production. Grading is based on the quality and timely completion of the assigned production duties and on materials and critical analysis compiled in a production binder.
Source: Pennsylvania Western University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
