53 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.
THEA 100Theatre Freshman Seminar1
This course will introduce knowledge and skills that lead to success in the university, utilize critical thinking and analysis in all aspects of student life, and prepare students for assuming the role of a citizen leader working for the common good. This course design will emphasize study skills, which are necessary to achieve academic goals and introduce the student to the services offered at the university, which will enhance their undergraduate theatre experience.
This course is designed for students who are interested in theatre as a performing art within the basic principles of form and content. Through a series of readings, videos, and live performances, students will see how theatre is an integral part of cultural expression.
This is a practicum course for students who participate in Longwood Theatre productions. Students are required to audition for Longwood Theatre productions when registered for this course. If not cast, students will be designated production crew assignments including, but not limited to, technical run crew, management, or construction. This course may be repeated for credit 6 times and cannot be taken to satisfy theatre major core requirements as a senior.
Subject
THEA
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
credit
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated for credit 6 times and cannot be taken to satisfy theatre major core requirements as a senior.
Assessment of performance or technology specialist’s audition or portfolio, as well as overall work ethic and participation in the first year of involvement in the BFA in Visual and Performing Arts program. See performance or technology faculty for specific requirements of assessment. Grading is pass/no-pass.
This studio course is an introductory exploration of the physical and vocal skills required for effective performance. Emphasis is placed on developing self-awareness and control of the actor’s instrument through various vocal exercises and the practical application of heightened language and verse. Students will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to the actor’s speech as well as a variety of dialects.
This is an introductory course in the elements of theatrical design. This course is the foundation of knowledge for all design courses in the theatre including scenic, lighting and costume. It will apply basic principles of visual design and provide the vocabulary necessary to analyze all aspects of theatrical design.
This course will give the student a basic understanding and appreciation of the technical side of theatre. It will provide a knowledge of the safe and proper way to handle scene shop equipment.
This is a lecture-studio course that deals with the fundamentals of theatrical drafting, mechanical drawing, and computer aided drafting for those students who will be taking scene design, scene painting, and/or lighting design.
This lecture-studio course explores the role and responsibilities of the stage manager in academic, community, regional, and professional theatre settings.
Assessment of performance or technology specialist’s audition or portfolio, as well as overall work ethic and participation in the second year of involvement in the BFA in Visual and Performing Arts program. See performance or technology faculty for specific requirements of assessment. Grading is pass/no-pass.
This course focuses on the design and creation of properties for the stage. Course content will include hands-on projects, research, resource, and discussion of period styles.
In this course students will explore the history and creation of wig techniques both in a historical sense as well as in modern theatrical applications. Students will also practice the basics of wig construction, styling, and maintenance, as well as gaining knowledge of standard industry practices for wardrobe professionals including, but not limited to; the care and maintenance of specific clothing, fabrics and fibers, paperwork, quick-change choreography, and organizational best practices.
This studio course is an exploration of movement concepts emphasizing the fundamentals and mechanics of the body as an expressive tool with a special focus on the psycho-physical technique, including mime and mask. Classes are a combination of lecture, demonstration and experiential exercises. Content is directed toward the specific needs of the actors.
THEA 113 - minimum grade of C or by permission of instructor
Corequisite
None
THEA 317Acting III3
A practicum course in acting designed to further develop the actor’s analytical, vocal, and physical skills. Emphasis will be placed on exploring advanced performance concepts in a variety of dramatic styles.
This course introduces the student to the tools and techniques used by the interpretive artist in the production of a play. Training involves workshop exercise and scene studies.
This is a hands-on course in costume technology for the stage. Topics included in the course are basic sewing, identification and use of costume shop tools and equipment, safety, and wardrobing. Work on the department productions is required.
This course is a survey of clothing and ornament from ancient time to present day. Historical events, social influences, art, music, and home furnishings of each period will also be addressed.
This is a lecture/studio course in which students will focus on developing a basic understanding of the art of scenic design and scenography, the process a designer uses in the creation and development of their work, and the tools needed to communicate one’s design to others.
This is a lecture/studio course dealing with the basic design concepts, techniques, and skills necessary for the beginning sound designer. This course will be an introduction to the art and craft of sound design for theater. It will explore the tools, technologies, and processes essential to the conceptualizing and implementing of both the content of a sound design and the sound system for the delivery of that content.
This is a course focuses on the skills necessary for creating costume designs for the stage including script analysis, research, sketching and rendering, costume history, and critical analysis of design aspects.
This course for Design & Technology candidates is an exploration of the business and legal aspects of careers in design and technology, including contracts, taxes, record-keeping, resumes, portfolios, interviewing, job hunting, and legal considerations. Special attention will be paid to the assembly of a professional portfolio, which is the centerpiece of any technician’s or designers’ work. The use of computers/ technology as a resource and tool are emphasized.
A study of the value and practical application of integrating the arts across content areas of the curriculum with a focus on the theatrical arts. In tandem, students will select and investigate educational access and accessibility issues with attention to cross cultural perspectives. Students will gain an understanding of the role of the creative arts to further education of all students in the classroom and investigate the various means of expressing ideas, emotions and images through the use of visual arts, music, drama, movement, and theatrics.
Assessment of performance or technology specialist’s audition or portfolio, as well as overall work ethic and participation in the third year of involvement in the BFA in Visual and Performing Arts program. See performance or technology faculty for specific requirements of assessment. Grading is pass/no-pass.
This course is designed to acquaint students with the problems and challenges facing producers and administrators who work in not-for-profit organizations, such as LORT theatres, dance companies and symphonies. Students explore concepts and procedures for staffing, fundraising, financing, marketing, planning, scheduling, and front-of-house management.
Theatre Senior Seminar is a semester course that focuses on career exploration and an assessment of theatre skills honed during the student’s undergraduate tenure. Career exploration activities allow students to explore their interests, aptitudes, and to investigate possible careers within their discipline. This in-depth study allows students to use a variety of self-assessment instruments to determine their strengths and assessment their knowledge of the theatre and the professional field they are seeking upon completion of the program. This course will require a final creative/theoretical thesis or project and exit exam in Theatre History, Literature, and Design.
A concentrated study of contemporary practices, theory, and methods of teaching theatre in the secondary school. Emphasis will be placed on curriculum development, creating lesson plans, and formulating effective assessment guidelines.
Minimum of 2.0 GPA or permission of the department chair
Corequisite
None
THEA 402Methods of Teaching Theatre II3
Major principles of a secondary theatre program will be addressed including casting, costuming, movement, props, directing, and stage business. Students will explore and apply methods and materials for the classroom.
THEA 229 and THEA 401 , with a grade of C or higher
THEA 403Theatre Practicum1
An observation and participation in the field placement taking place in a public school setting for a period of 40 hours under the supervision of Longwood. Students will complete reflective journals and other specific reports demonstrating an understanding of the roles of educational professionals and the school culture.
In this course students will explore a catalog of traditional and avant-garde plays of the modern period and are required to read a significant body of modern dramatic criticism. Texts will be analyzed in the context of social and political movements, genre, and style.
This course is a study of the major developments of American theatre and drama, essentially from the 1920s to today. Major playwrights, stylistic developments, and the history of staging practices during the modern period are studied. Also explored are areas such as the American musical theatre, Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatre movements.
This course will examine the ideas, images, and myths that inspired the plays of diverse theatre artists. Students will define, discuss, and analyze common themes and engage with various ideas, values, and challenges of cultures and groups represented in dramatic works of both Western and non-Western history.
This course focuses on career exploration and assessment of theatre skills honed during the student’s undergraduate tenure. Business practice activities allow students to explore their interests, aptitudes, and to investigate possible careers within their discipline. This is a capstone course for BA Generalists, requiring a final creative/theoretical project, presentation, and/or thesis.
In this capstone course for BFA candidates, students will devise a final project/presentation to demonstrate expertise in theatre performance or design and technology. The student-devised work will be presented to the public at the culmination of the course. Content of the course is directed toward specific needs of the students.
In this course, topics will vary from semester to semester, according to the expertise of the guest artist. Specific descriptions are available from academic advisors at the time of each offering. The course may be repeated for credit when topics change.
Assessment of performance or technology specialist’s audition or portfolio, as well as overall work ethic and participation in the fourth year of involvement in the BFA in Visual and Performing Arts program. See performance or technology faculty for specific requirements of assessment. Grading is pass/no-pass.
Students conduct an in-depth project in theatre under the direction of a faculty member and the Longwood Senior Thesis Committee. May be repeated as 499.
