13 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.
The basic course in principles and practice of acting examines the fundamental principles of oral and physical interpretation and provides practical experience in a variety of theatrical activities.
This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of acting in musical theatre. Topics of focus will be song interpretation, truthful acting, and auditioning for musical theatre.
Introduces and explores visual aesthetic principles as they relate to various aspects of stage design. Studio projects in scene, lighting, and costume design supplement lectures. This is a rerequisite for other design courses.
Basics of music theory include music notation, rhythm, pitch, scales, key signatures, triads, and basic ear training and keyboard skills specific to the needs of Musical Theatre. Assumes little or no music theory background.
This class will explore the anatomy and physiology of the human vocal tract. Students will examine how sound is created and identify the muscles and articulators used to create human speech. The student will learn how to use the voice effectively and efficiently to promote vocal health. Students will study the International Phonetic Alphabet and learn the symbols that correspond with vowels and consonants. The students will put this knowledge into practice by scoring and preparing a Shakespearian Sonnet as well as dialect work.
An Introductory course focusing on Aristotle’s principles of drama (plot, character, language, spectacle, music, and theme) and how each principle is used to help create the dramatic structure of the story within a wide variety of historical plays.
This course encompasses individually supervised practical training in performance and production.
This course will continue to use “you” (yourself) as the source and foundation of true emotion and behavior. Skills of relaxation, trust, observation, substitution, sense memory, emotional memory, imagery, inner objects, professionalism, concentration, actor scoring, script analysis, and believability will be examined more thoroughly than in Beginning Acting through participation in class acting exercises, monologue and scene work, analysis and improvisation. Emphasis will be placed on learning multiple approaches to organic character development and relationships. Specific topics of study include energy, connection, breath, spatial awareness, inner objects, endowing, the “moment before,” centers, physicality, animal work and other image-based characterization, and improvisation.
Acting scene study using both classic and 20th-century American theatrical literature, including musical theatre, expanding principles studied in THEA 1100 .
This course explores physical awareness, movement integration, and non-verbal storytelling as essential skills for the actor in all performance efforts.
This class is designed to teach students fundamental techniques in stage makeup design and application.
Solo instruction in singing techniques and performance styles associated with Musical Theatre. Includes demonstration, brief lecture, discussion, and active participation through singing, analyzing, movement, and performance.
This course is a practical study of the art of stage management. Techniques necessary for efficient theatre production and a conceptual overview of the rehearsal and performance process will be stressed. This course will prepare the student to work as a stage manager in any performing arts setting, including preproduction work, how to run the rehearsal process, and the responsibilities of the stage manager during a performance. Finally, the course will cover human behavior within a theatre organization and will help develop the student’s ability to manage such an organization. Topics will include production research, planning, organization, auditions, rehearsal rules, managing rehearsals, information distribution, technical and dress rehearsals, pre-performance preparation, funning a show, organizational structure, and human behavior.
Source: Western Wyoming Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
