This course focuses on the major painting mediums, styles of illustration, and techniques utilized in the visual presentation of scenic, costume, properties, and lighting designs for the theatre. AE

This course covers the basics of sound use in live performance venues. System design, assembly, and use are discussed, as well as some theory and applicable electrical principles.

This course is a hands-on learning experience in theatre production. Students will gain practical skills and essential knowledge of what it takes to mount a production for the stage by working in various production areas such as: scenic, lighting, costumes, props, stage management, or backstage production crew. The specific area will be assigned by theatre faculty at the start of the semester taking into consideration each students experience, their educational needs, and the technical needs of each production. Graded CR/NC. Two credit registration requires instructor approval. Prerequisite: Two credits of 119.

Through weekly reading and discussion, this course explores plays and playwrights that are at the forefront of the American professional theatre repertory. Content is adjusted to reflect new plays in the expanding canon as well as older texts that are regularly revived for production. LA

Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a theatre faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.

This course is a continuation of THTR 281. It is a survey of theatre practice and dramatic texts focusing on the trends and playwrights that shaped the theatre from the turn of the 18th century to the present. Students examine, in addition to the dramatic texts of the period, the impact of performance spaces, aesthetic theories, religious beliefs, and the contemporary politicis of a given era on the development of drama. Prerequisite: 281. OC

Particular problems relating to theatre, music, dance, and presenting organizations will be addressed in this introductory course. Contractual agreements, balancing the necessities of performers and technical staff, scheduling, touring, and coping with performance situations in a presenting house will be addressed. Arts education and outreach and planning repertoire and program development, both artistically and financially, will be included. Prerequisite: AADM 200. (Equivalent to AADM 300.)

This course will explore and develop the foundations, principles and skills related to improvisational theatre, including the realm of communication skills role-play and feedback facilitation. Prerequisite: 207.

In this advanced course, students will explore a systematic approach to dialect acquisition. Students will extend the use of voice and body to play heighten language texts and learn to use the International Phonetic Alphabet as a tool for dialect study. Prerequisites: 107, 155.

This course explores on camera acting techniques. This course will explore acting scenes on camera as well as self-tapes Cannot be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: 107, 147.