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strategies of graduate study within the field of the theatrical arts. Emphasis is placed on historical/critical research methods, principles of formalist analysis, Christian Aesthetics and the completion of individual research projects designed to prepare the student for the culminating experience of the Thesis/Creative Project. Cross-listed with THE 700.

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THE 590 Independent Study (1-3) Affords the student an opportunity for specialized research or project in an area of interest. THE 595 Internship (1-3) Gives the student an opportunity to apply classroom learning to professional work situations. Pass/No Pass. THE 597 Qualifying Examination (3) Students will register in their final semester for a written qualifying examination. This course does not apply to the coursework (pre-qualifying examination) aspect of the individual degree program. Pass/No Pass. THE 599 Thesis (3) Valuable for those considering advanced graduate or doctoral studies leading to a career in higher education. Students writing a thesis must demonstrate a good understanding of research methods and the ability to apply those methods to a research project. Pass/No Pass.

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Any THE course * Any SCA graduate course (3) * THE 632 and THE 633 are summer residency courses Required Culminating Experience Courses (3 credit hours minimum):

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THE 599 M.A. Thesis (3 credits) may replace both THE 597 Comp Exam (1 credit) and THE 797 (2 credits). The Comprehensive Exam must be taken the final semester of coursework

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procedures involved in the analysis of written dramatic texts intended for film, television, or theatrical production. Helps Regent University Page 139

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dramatic stage acting. Emphasis placed on Constantin Stanislavski’s system and the application of his theories and principles in exercises and performance presentations. Residency requirement. THE 633 Theories & Concepts in Directing (3) An in-depth examination of a variety of theories and techniques for directing live performances for the stage. Emphasis placed on various principles, techniques, and approaches to directing dramatically effective presentations. The student will participate in classroom exercise work designed to prepare the student to apply what they learn in various types of performance presentations. Emphasis placed on script analysis, principles of staging, and collaborating with actors. Residency Requirement.

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from its origins to recent movie-adaptations. Students also examine the role of the musical theatre historian providing show research and audience within a theatrical organization. THE 645 Theatre and Culture (3) Historical and theoretical perspectives of dramatic art and popular culture and their influence on individuals and communities from a Christocentric worldview. Provides theatre practitioners and emergent scholars with an understanding of the role of story in the development of worldviews. THE 650 Shakespeare and Mimetic Theory (3) Exploration of Shakespeare’s central themes and contexts, with particular focus on Rene Girard’s notion of mimetic desire as a motivating factor in the action of Shakespearean texts.

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management issues, especially at performance-based arts venues. Budgeting, legal considerations, and marketing of events along with leadership principles are covered. THE 655 Video Auditioning (3) Introduces students to professional standards, technical requirements, and internet platforms for creating and submitting video auditions. THE 680 MA Practicum in Theatre Performance (1-3) Students accrue academic credit for performing in Mainstage and/or studio productions. Acting/Directing students may earn these credits for directing Mainstage and/or studio productions. Pass/No Pass. THE 681 MA Practicum in Theatre Production (0-3) Students develop proficiencies in the design and technical aspects of a production, as many companies require actors to serve on running crews. Crew assignments may be drawn from a variety of production opportunities in the areas of scenery, costume, makeup, sound, lights, and props. Pass/No Pass. THE 682 Projects in Theatre Ministry (1) Individual ministry focused performance projects designed for touring, ministry and outreach. (Repeatable up to 3 credit hours).

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and/or studio productions. Acting/Directing students may earn these credits for directing Mainstage and/or studio productions. Pass/No Pass. THE 681 MA Practicum in Theatre Production (0-3) Students develop proficiencies in the design and technical aspects of a production, as many companies require actors to serve on running crews. Crew assignments may be drawn from a variety of production opportunities in the areas of scenery, costume, makeup, sound, lights, and props. Pass/No Pass. THE 682 Projects in Theatre Ministry (1) Individual ministry focused performance projects designed for touring, ministry and outreach. (Repeatable up to 3 credit hours).

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aspects of a production, as many companies require actors to serve on running crews. Crew assignments may be drawn from a variety of production opportunities in the areas of scenery, costume, makeup, sound, lights, and props. Pass/No Pass. THE 682 Projects in Theatre Ministry (1) Individual ministry focused performance projects designed for touring, ministry and outreach. (Repeatable up to 3 credit hours).

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strategies of graduate study within the field of the theatrical arts. Emphasis is placed on historical/critical research methods, principles of formalist analysis, Christian Aesthetics and the completion of individual research projects designed to prepare the student for the culminating experience of the Thesis/Creative Project. Cross-listed with THE 510. THE 710 The Meisner Technique 1 (3) Meisner’s approach trains actors to get out of their own heads and into reading the behavior generated by their scene partners. It accepts as a basic premise that actors build each other’s characters, moment by moment, together. The course will explore, in some depth, such Meisner exercises as: “The Reality of Doing,”, “Point of View,” “Pinch and Ouch,” “What’s Happening,” “Working Off,” “Coming to the Door,” “Doing Fully,” In the Extreme,” “Taking It Personally,” “In Relationship” and “Raising the Stakes.” This course will take as its focal point exercise work as opposed to intense scene study. Any scene work will be drawn from contemporary dramatic literature. THE 711 The Meisner Technique 2 (3) A continuing study of Sandford Meisner’s Approach to actor training. Focuses on preparing the actor to access and control release of emotion. Exercise work includes: “Setting the Stage,” “Emotional Preparation,” “Coming Home to Be Alone,” “Coming Home to Do,” “Roommates,” and “The Highest Stakes.” Acting Regent University Page 140

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procedures involved in the analysis of written dramatic texts intended for film, television, or theatrical production. Helps students identify the different elements contained within a script and to understand how each of these relate to one another and work together in creating the overall impression as a work of art. Cross-listed with THE 613. THE 714 Combat for the Stage (3) Aesthetic/safety principles and practical techniques utilized in the staging of unarmed combat and medieval broadsword for the stage.

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Choose twelve (12) elective credits from the following courses: Any THE course offered online or on-campus. Three (3) credits from any SCA graduate course (with approval of both advisor and course instructor) *THE 632 and THE 633 are optional summer residency courses, although THE 633 is also offered as an 8-week online course. Required Culminating Experience Courses (3 credit hours minimum):

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College of Arts & Sciences / School of Communication & the Arts Page 117

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audition, cold reading, and improvisation. Students work on a series of audition pieces so as to have a polished repertoire available upon completion of their degree. Course covers the tools necessary for an actor to market themselves, including head shots, resumes, cover letters, interview technique, and finding “survival” jobs while maintaining a career as an actor. THE 760 Theatre Pedagogy (3) Teaching strategies for theatre educators in the classroom, studio and stage. Students will also learn to market themselves, including best practices for the composition of an application, a cover letter, CV and statement of teaching philosophy. THE 775 Special Topics in Theatre (1-3) Offered on a rotating basis, designed to provide additional scholarly and practical topics of interest for credit. May be repeated for up to 6 credits. THE 780 MFA Practicum in Theatre Performance (1) Affords students the opportunity to accrue academic credit for acting in Mainstage and/or studio productions. Acting/Directing students may earn these credits for directing Mainstage and/or studio productions. Students may register for this course to fulfill elective requirements. Pass/No Pass

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Three (3) credits from any SCA graduate course (with advisor approval) (3) *Optional modification for summer residency students only: THE 597 Comprehensive Exam (1 Credit) + THE 681 M.A. Practicum in Theatre Production (2 credits) may replace THE 599 M.A. Thesis (3 credits). The Comprehensive Exam must be taken the final semester of coursework. **Summer residency courses MFA in Acting Program (Program delivered entirely face-to-face.) The MFA is a terminal degree that places more emphasis on skills and performance than on original research. The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Acting program is offered by the Department of Theatre Arts. It is the mission of the Department of Theatre Arts to educate and train undergraduate and graduate students to incisively examine and effectively communicate, through intellectual analysis and the realization of live theatrical performance, the great truths of the human condition as perceived through the lens of a Christian worldview. The department is dedicated to equipping artists of the theatre with the skills, insight, and knowledge required for successful and influential careers in professional theatre, the academy, and ministry. The department seeks to develop professional caliber artists who will function with moral and spiritual integrity offering redemptive messages creatively and thoughtfully expressed through the theatre arts. The MFA in Acting degree requires a minimum of 60 credit hours which must be taken over six (6) semesters of residency. The degree is primarily designed to prepare actors to enter the marketplace and compete as professional actors. As a terminal degree, it is also preparatory for a teaching career in higher education. The degree includes an intensive study in stage acting techniques, camera acting technique, vocal production, stage dialects, movement, stage combat, and textual analysis. The MFA in Acting culminates in a Thesis/Creative Project where the student is either assigned a major role in a Mainstage production or required to create a recital consisting of a predetermined list of scenes and monologues culled from a variety of dramatic genres, periods, and styles. The written (or “Thesis”) portion of the Creative Project consists of a detailed character analysis, play analysis, historical research, a production journal, reviews and a prescribed list of appendices. The MFA in Acting degree offers two distinct concentrations. The first is a general concentration, which allows students to choose nine (9) hours of elective coursework in addition to the 51 hours of required courses. The second is a directing concentration, which allows students to take nine (9) hours of prescribed coursework in directing to supplement the required core of 51 hours. The directing concentration affords students who have exhibited acumen—and who have a strong desire to explore directing in more depth—the opportunity to do so alongside their primary studies in acting. NOTES:  Students seeking entrance into the MFA in Acting program must audition and interview. (See “Admissions Requirements” for the School of Communication & the Arts above.) The Department of Theatre Arts holds MFA auditions during the months of January, February, and March at venues across the country. The audition schedule is published each fall on the departmental webpage. Videotaped auditions are accepted, but it is highly recommended that prospective students attend one of the national audition sites or on-site auditions at the university.  All students pursuing the MFA in Acting must pass the Theatre Arts General Knowledge Proficiency Examination within their first two semesters of residency. The exam is offered four times during the academic year (twice each semester). All incoming MFA students are automatically registered for the first exam date, typically the first Friday of the fall term. If the student does not pass the exam the first time, he/she is automatically registered for the next exam date. This process continues until the student either School of Communication & the Arts Page 112

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stage managers in university productions. Credit varies by position and may be used to satisfy elective requirements. Pass/No Pass. THE 795 Theatre Internship (3) Students may fulfill elective requirements by being engaged to act with a professional or semi-professional company. The number of credits available to the student is determined based upon the student’s contracted responsibilities, but no more than three credits per academic term may be earned. Students may earn a maximum of six credit hours of THE 795 to be applied to fulfilling degree elective requirements. Pass/No Pass THE 797 Culminating Experience: Dramatic Criticism (2) An in-depth examination of dramatic theory and criticism from the ancient Greeks to the twentieth century.

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