21 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 learning experience in which students perform in major campus productions under the direction of theater faculty. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Graded S/U. .Students may repeat this course for credit. One semester hour. (A; may be used to partially fill requirement.)
A study of the art of theater through an examination of varieties of theater spaces, literary genres, the work of actors, playwrights, directors, and designers, and the nature of the audience. Three hours of class plus one hour arranged production work per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
Students will study and practice the art of playwriting including, but not limited to, story, characterization, dialogue, and structure. Students will read plays across genres as they develop their own voices as dramatists. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.) THEA/GWSS-215. Dramatic Dames: Plays By & About Women This course explores provocative portraits of women in plays written by women. Students begin with a tenth-century nun and read their way right up to the present day. This is the subversive side of dramatic literature-the plays not included in most anthologies. We will investigate the objectification and reclamation of the female body, gendered language, intersectionality, and the politics of drama by and about women in their socio-historical contexts. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A, DN, H.)
Why do we laugh? What is funny? What is comedy? Why did the chicken cross the road? In this course, we will examine the long and varied history, theory, and practice of stage comedy. Students will read and analyze select comic plays starting with ancient Greek comedies, and will study the comedy found in Medieval plays, Shakespeare, Commedia dell’Arte, Restoration plays, and so on, ending with contemporary forms such as sketch and improvisation. In addition, students will attend comedic performances and will perform and/or write throughout the semester to better understand the practice of these comic forms. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.) THEA/GWSS-217. From Shakespeare to RuPaul: A History of Drag Performance In Shakespeare’s theater, men played female roles and female characters sometimes disguised themselves as male - creating confusion, comedy, and insight into the human condition. Today’s drag queens, such as RuPaul, bring a sense of empowerment and theatricality to challenge a gender binary and to break through social norms. For centuries, playwrights and performers have crossed and mixed gender roles, creating a distinct art form that brings into focus issues of identity, gender variance, and social structures of masculinity and femininity. This course explores the history of drag entertainment and how it reflects and responds to cultural shifts over time. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A, DN.) THEA/GWSS-218. The Craft of African-American Female Playwrights The original, pioneering work of African- American female playwrights was largely unnoticed and unsupported. These artists persevered, writing and producing their plays in small venues, influencing future generations of black female theater artists. This course will explore the groundwork laid by these innovators and will examine the craft of the women who stand on their shoulders. Today, many of America’s most creative, cutting-edge playwrights are African-American women. We will look at the contribution of these contemporary artists, and discuss their influences (social, political, and personal) that stretch beyond the boundaries of the stage. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A, DN.)
This course provides students with practical studio work and performance practices related to a particular dramatic genre or style. Topics might include: Acting Shakespeare, Classical Performance, Moliere, Comedy Improvisation. Students may repeat the course for credit. Three hours per week. Two semester hours. (A, may be used to partially fill requirement.)
This course will focus on a specific topic of theatrical performance not covered in other courses in the curriculum. Topics might include: Stage Comedy, Devised Theater, Solo Performance, Drag Performance. Students may repeat the course for credit. Four hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
An introduction to the building blocks of the Stanislavski system, objectives and tactics. Students participate in acting exercises, improvisation, monologue and scene study to explore the internal lives of dramatic characters. Four hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.) .
Acting theory and physical training are applied to the development of technique. Building a role is explored through in-depth character analysis and performance, movement exercises, mask work, improvisation and monologue and scene study. Students may enroll for THEA-261 without having taken THEA-260. Four hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
This course provides students with intensive practical performance and production experience. Students must be simultaneously enrolled in a section of THEA-001-008 or TD-001-008. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Students may repeat this course for credit. Two semester hours. (XLP, with THEA-001-008 or TD-001-008; A, may be used to partially fill requirement.)
A historical exploration of the development of dramatic literature and theater performance as vital expressions of social, political, and cultural attitudes and movements, origins-1700. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A, GN, H, LINQ when offered in the same semester as LAT-350 Roman Drama or LAT-350 Roman Comedy.)
A historical exploration of the development of dramatic literature and theater performance as vital expressions of social, political, and cultural attitudes and movements, 1700-present. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A, H.) THEA/GWSS-315. Butches, Bitches, & Buggers: Modern Queer Drama This seminar explores provocative portraits of queer life in modern drama including the evolution, reclamation, and employment of gender- and sexuality-specific language and stereotypes within and outside of queer communities. How does the socio-historical environment in which a queer play is written inform its content and reception? Are plays about or written by queer individuals necessarily political? Does queer theatre intervene in culture differently from the manner in which other theatre does? And, of course, we will examine a broad range of butches, bitches, and buggers in queer drama. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A, DN, H.)
This course explores the theory and practice of adaptation. Students will both study and create adaptations by studying texts, their [re]presentation, and their reception through an historiographical lens. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
This course will focus on a specific topic at an advanced theoretical or critical level within theater not covered in other courses in the curriculum. Topics might include: Community-Based Theater and Civic Engagement, Performance Theory and Practice. Students may repeat this course for credit. Three hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
Individual work on a project related to the study of theater. Prerequisites: Written consent of a department faculty member. Graded S/U. 40 hours of research. One semester hour. (A.) Note: This course may be taken more than once.
Individual work on a project related to the study of theater. Prerequisites: Written consent of a department faculty member. Graded S/U. 80 hours of research. Two semester hours. (A.) Note: This course may be taken more than once.
An exploration into the role of the director in the theatrical process. Research in the history, theory and application of directing is combined with actual directing assignments. Prerequisites: THEA-100, THEA-260; or instructor permission. Four hours per week. Four semester hours. (A.)
This course integrates theater history, dramatic literature, playwriting, and performance in a sustained study of the Federal Theatre Project’s Living Newspaper (1935-1939). Navigating the transition from theory into practice, students will work collaboratively to write and publicly perform a theater for social justice project. Students will engage with the four founding questions of the Core Curriculum and use creative expression as a vehicle for beginning a broader conversation about what we collectively owe each as we strive to create a more just and sustainable future. Three hours per week. Prerequisite: junior or senior Theater major status, or instructor permission. Four semester hours. (A, CCAP, O.)
Advanced individual work on a project related to the study of theater. Prerequisite: eight credits of 300-400 level course work in theater, demonstrated competence in the specific area of study, a written proposal and permission of a department faculty member who will serve as project adviser. 120 hours of research. Three semester hours. (A, XLP.) Note: This course may be taken more than once.
Advanced individual work on a project related to the study of theater. Prerequisite: eight credits of 300-400 level course work in theater, demonstrated competence in the specific area of study, a written proposal and permission of a department faculty member who will serve as project adviser. 160 hours of research. Four semester hours. (A, XLP.) Note: This course may be taken more than once.
This work is open to candidates for departmental honors and to other students with the permission of the departmental chair. Four semester hours. (A, XLP.)
A continuation of THEA-491, culminating in a written and oral presentation of a major research project. Prerequisite: THEA-491. Four semester hours. (A, XLP.) Theater and Dance Department
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