This course explores the practical "nuts and bolts" of acting. Students will be challenged to expand their expressive potential as they exercise body, voice and imagination through improvisation, physical and vocal work and acting exercises.Restricted to theatre and music theatre majors and minors.

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 student's experience, their educational needs, and the technical needs of each production. Graded CR/NC. Two credit registration requires instructor approval.

This practical performance laboratory explores the vocal and physical demands placed on the actor. Techniques are learned for gaining physical ease, and releasing tension to free the voice to become more expressive. Standard American Stage speech will be introduced and actors will develop a regime for exercising vocal and physical expressiveness. Restricted to theatre and music theatre majors.

This is a continuation of the acting skills development begun in Acting I. The course examines the fundamentals of the acting process through exercises and scene study designed to strengthen such skills as trust, relaxation, listening, imagination, concentration, ensemble and observation. Upon completion of this course students will have a solid grounding in the fundamentals of acting and will be able to apply and demonstrate this knowledge in performance. Prerequisite: 107. Restricted to theatre and music theatre majors and minors.

This course will engage the student in a search for production and performance values in a given play script. The student will learn how to read, interpret, and analyze dramatic texts as the essential basis for all theatre production work. A vital element of the course will be participation in all research, discussion, and exploration of each play and genre studied.

Private voice instruction. Permission of instructor required. Restricted to music theatre majors. Restricted to students with junior or senior standing. May be repeated for credit.

The course is comprised of a regularly scheduled vocal coaching session with a faculty coach-accompanist and scheduled collaborative work in the student's MUTR-371 applied voice sessions. Vocal coaching will address the style, musical markings, tempo, language, phrasing, and interpretation of the applied lesson repertoire.

Non-classroom experiences in music theatre. Placements are generally off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. A maximum of 15 credit of 287/487 can be used to meet graduation requirements. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for details. Restricted to students with junior or senior standing. May be repeated for credit. Graded CR/NC.

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

Private voice instruction. Permission of instructor required. Restricted to music theatre majors. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit.