16 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.
This theater appreciation course is intended for students with little or no theater experience. Through hands-on creative projects students will explore the processes of acting, directing, designing, and playwriting while examining historical and contemporary plays and production styles (2 lect., 2 lab) ARTS
This course encompasses practical training in backstage production. The student will learn job duties and headset etiquette and will participate in being a member of the crew for a theatre production at CWC. Crew responsibilities might include, but are not limited to, assistant stage manager, light board operator, stagehand, properties master, costume crew, and electrician. (.5 lect.)
This course is designed for beginning actors with little or no experience. The student is given a foundation in the Stanislavski system of acting with an emphasis on the inner processes of the actor. The student will rehearse and perform a variety of realistic acting exercises. (3 lect.) ARTS
This course is a practical introduction to the methods and principles aimed at developing comfortable, efficient, and effective use of the voice for stage performance. Coursework will focus on breath support, relaxation, vocal health, projection, enunciation, expressiveness, vocal variety and flexibility. In addition, students will begin work on eliminating regional dialects and vocal defects such as breathiness, harshness, and nasality, with the goal of attaining Standard American Speech. This course will be helpful to anyone who engages in public speaking. (2 lect.)
This is a course in the use of creative dramatics as an enrichment and teaching tool. It is focused for elementary and secondary educators, recreation directors, preschool instructors, and all who work in social services. Creative dramatics will be examined as a performance art that is valuable in its own right as well as a means for accomplishing a variety of educational and child developmental objectives. This course has been designed in accordance with the Wyoming State and National Standards for the Arts. (3 lect.) ARTS
This course provides a foundation in western drama from classical Greece through the Renaissance. Selected plays will be examined within their historical and cultural contexts and in relation to developments in theatre architecture, acting, directing, and design. THEA 2010 and THEA 2020 may be taken out of sequence. (3 lect.) HUM
This course provides a foundation in western drama from the Seventeenth century through the Post-modern period. Selected plays will be examined within their historical and cultural contexts and in relation to developments in theatre architecture, acting, directing, and design. THEA 2010 and THEA 2020 may be taken out of sequence. (3 lect.) HUM
This course introduces students to the craft of playwriting through the analysis of plays, the completion of writing exercises, and the writing and revising of a one-act play. Selected scripts will be produced by the Theatre Department. (3 Lect.)
This course increases practical training in backstage production. The student will learn advanced job duties. Students in this course will participate in being a member of the crew of a theatre production at CWC as well as mentor students in THEA 1040. Crew responsibilities might include, but are not limited to, assistant stage manager, properties master, wardrobe manager, and master electrician. Prerequisite: THEA 1040. (.5 lect.)
This is an open entry/open exit course. Students must be cast in a CWC production to enroll. Students will acquire practical experience in the rehearsal process and the creation of a role. Special emphasis is placed on professional conduct. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits applicable toward graduation. (2 lab) (Max 3)
This course emphasizes the actor's voice and movement in character development. The course is based on varied character and scene study work as well as improvisation and textual analysis. Prerequisites: Completion of THEA 1100. (3 lect.)
Stage Makeup is a beginning course designed to instruct students in the correct use of makeup for the stage. This will include 2-dimensional, 3-dimentional, and prosthetics. (1 lect., 2 lab)
This is a concentrated course in the theories and techniques of planning, building and handling stage scenery, lighting, and proper-ties. It includes practical laboratory work with CWC productions. (2 lect., 2 lab)
Students will develop their critical reading, analytical, research, and academic writing skills as it pertains to theater. Students will learn to find information from diverse sources and evaluate it in terms of relevance, accuracy, reliability, and bias. They will learn to separate facts from inferences, to synthesize multiple perspectives, and to analyze their own and other's assumptions. they will produce a significant research paper, using appropriate documentation. (3 lect.)
This course provides students with guided practice in the basic skills of directing for the stage. Through the production of a one-act play, students will learn the fundamentals of play selection, research and analysis, developing a ground plan, casting, creating a rehearsal schedule, blocking, and working with actors. Prerequisite: Completion of THEA 1100. (1 lect.)
This course provides the opportunity to learn and practice the basic techniques used in staging unarmed, rapier and dagger, broadsword, and quarterstaff fight scenes. The final project is the analysis, choreographing, and performance of a fight scene form a play, with emphases on safety and acting the fight. (2 lect.)
Source: Central Wyoming College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
