12 courses with the subject PFA, 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.
PFA 184185 - 484, 485 - Touring Production1
An experiential course in touring live theatrical and musical productions. Students will learn basics of sound design and considerations for scenery, lighting, costumes, and props, and gain practical experience in preparing for and setting up for performances in various venues. 1 Credit(s). 1 Contact Hour(s).
Students examine diverse theatrical and musical styles, periods, and movements from the beginnings of recorded history through the eighteenth century. Students will engage with representative scripts, libretti, scores, and productions and the historical, political, and cultural contexts in which they were created. This course is designated Writing Intensive. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).
Students examine diverse theatrical and musical styles, periods, and movements from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. Students will engage with representative scripts, libretti, scores, and productions and the historical, political, and cultural contexts in which they were created. This course is designated Writing Intensive. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).
ENG-112, PFA-201 World Performance I or Permission of the Instructor Course Session Cycle: Spring Semester
PFA 230Storytelling in the Oral Tradition3
In-depth study and practice of oral storytelling, with a focus on Appalachian regional and world folklore traditions, as well as contemporary storytelling – with an emphasis on original story performance and live performance techniques. Students will apply storytelling in professional settings, and explore the history of oral storytelling into the present day. This course is open to all students, but is required for students in the B.F.A. Music & Theatre: Professional Stage Performance major, in preparation for their Senior Seminar. This course will fulfill the Speech requirements for graduation. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).
THA 103 Improvisation (3 Credits) or approval of instructor Course Session Cycle: Spring Semester
PFA 235Stage, Speech and Movement3
A study of physical movement with the integration of the voice to create characters, through the use of the Lessac Kinesensic Training and the Alexander Technique. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).
THA 101 - Acting I Course Session Cycle: Spring Semester Course Yearly Cycle: Odd Years
PFA 281286 - Applied Performance Practicum I-IV1
Applied Performance Practicum I-IV are for first-year students in the Music & Theatre: Professional Stage Performance major, or non-majors/minors who wish to take part in the various productions during the semester and wish to receive course credit for participation. This course offers practical and supervised experience, students will be extensively involved in a major, faculty-directed production. This course may be repeated up to 8 times by students not in the Music & Theatre: Professional Stage Performance major, and four times for students who are majors. 1 Credit(s).
Subject
PFA
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit Hour(s)
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated up to 8 times by students not in the Music & Theatre: Professional Stage Performance major, and four times for students who are majors.
PFA 288289 - Applied Performance Practicum V & VI1-3
Applied Performance Practicum V & VI is for third-year students in the Music & Theatre: Professional Stage Performance major, or non-majors/minors who wish to take part in the productions during the semester and wish to receive course credit at a more advanced level for their participation. This course offers practical and supervised experience, students will be extensively involved in a major, faculty-directed production. 1-3 Credit(s). 1-3 Contact Hour(s).
Puppetry is one of the oldest means of communication, with puppets being found in funerary and ancient performance spaces going back hundreds of years. Performance objects and puppetry allows us to speak what cannot be spoken by a typical member of society, and are an ongoing part of our culture. This course allows students to carry on this human tradition of object and puppet performance with an approach to oral interpretation. Students will build, perform and study the history of puppets. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).
THA 202 Stage Craft I (3 credits) or approval of instructor Course Session Cycle: Spring Semester
PFA 355Applied Performance Practicum VII8
Applied Performance Practicum VII and VIII is for fourth-year students in the Music & Theatre: Professional Stage Performance major to reflect their leadership position in the department productions. This expanded course offers practical and supervised experience; students will be leaders on teams in a major, faculty-directed production and their own Senior Solo production. This course is for the practical facilitation of the productions, including senior productions, mainstage shows, off campus touring productions and other productions as deemed appropriate by the Music & Theatre department faculty. To be taken by senior Music & Theatre: Professional Stage Performance majors, in the fall (VII) and spring (VIII) of their senior year. 8 Credit(s). 8 Contact Hour(s).
Approval of Performing Arts Faculty Course Session Cycle: Fall & Spring Semester
PFA 356Applied Performance Practicum VIII8
Applied Performance Practicum VII and VIII is for fourth-year students in the Music & Theatre: Professional Stage Performance major to reflect their leadership position in the department productions. This expanded course offers practical and supervised experience; students will be leaders on teams in a major, faculty-directed production and their own Senior Solo production. This course is for the practical facilitation of the productions, including senior productions, mainstage shows, off campus touring productions and other productions as deemed appropriate by the Music & Theatre department faculty. To be taken by senior Music & Theatre: Professional Stage Performance majors, in the fall (VII) and spring (VIII) of their senior year. 8 Credit(s). 8 Contact Hour(s).
Approval of the Performing Arts Faculty Course Session Cycle: Fall and Spring Semesters
PFA 497Senior Capstone4
Students will continue to complete selected readings, engage in appropriate research and complete a major production project related to the student’s individual performance focuses. The project must be appropriate to the student’s strengths and it must be approved and supervised by a member of the performing arts faculty. The Capstone course culminates with a public adjudicated performance and a subsequent critical analysis paper in which the student synthesizes the total educational experience. 4 Credit(s).
Senior Standing, B.F.A. Performing Arts Student Course Session Cycle: Spring Semester Course Yearly Cycle: Every Year
PFA 498Senior Seminar4
Students will complete selected readings, engage in appropriate research and complete a major production project related to the students individual performance focuses. The course culminates with a public adjudicated performance and a subsequent critical analysis paper in which the students synthesize the total educational experience. This course has an additional fee. 4 Credit(s).
