This course will provide students an opportunity to explore theatrical design with special emphasis on the collaborative development of design solutions and the support that design elements provide to the theatrical narratives. Students will build skills in visual and verbal communication, design visualization, script analysis and creative idea development. Assigned projects will include activity in a multiple traditional fields of design (scenery, costumes, lighting, properties and/or sound). Prerequisites: 230. May be repeated once for credit with permission.

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

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.

This course is designed to give the student a comprehensive understanding of stage managment and an opportunity to apply that understanding as a part of the stage management team. Through advanced problem solving techniques and group organizational dynamics, students will apply their understanding of basic management theories as they relate to the profession. Students will be provided with an overview of stage management and the fundamental skills it demands, through both simulated and practical exercises. The use of computers in the field will be addressed. Students will have an opportunity to experience stage management in a practical setting through service to departmental applications. Prerequiste: 250. May be repeated for credit.

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.