Theater

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The Theatre Department is committed to serving future Theatre Arts Majors and professional theatre artists, as well as meeting cross-disciplinary general education requirements. The courses focus on theatre styles and history, performance, and theatre technologies. Students develop soft skills: collaboration, creativity, analysis, critical thinking, performance, managing, and communication, as well as technical skills: costuming, construction, electrician, carpentry, audio tech, lighting tech, ticketing, and marketing.

Program Learning Outcomes

Understand the value and importance of theatre as an art form.

Demonstrate creativity through design and production.

Recognize the importance of collaboration and teamwork to achieve a goal.

Apply technical and/or performance skills through theatre production and administration.

Comprehend the value of diversity and develop empathy for others.

Classes

THTR 165: Acting I

Credits

Fundamentals of stage acting, employing practical exercises, games and performance activities. Students will learn how to analyze, interpret and present a theatrical character to an audience. Voice, movement and concentration will be stressed, as well as basic stage terminology.

THTR 170: Production & Adminstration

Credits

Basic, comprehensive basic coverage of the elements of theater production and administration: stage types/rigging, lighting/sound, costumes, sets, makeup, theater management, box office, ticketing, and publicity. Students apply concepts and techniques of stage craft and stage administration by working with a production team in a professional, performing arts setting.

THTR 265: Acting II

Credits

Focuses on advanced acting techniques and in-depth character/play analysis, as well as more complex scene work. Students will also work on projects related to play directing and production.