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Major Requirements: 38 Credits required in the major for a B.A. degree.Thr 100 - Practicum (0.5 Cr.)
Thr 102 - Costume Construction and Makeup (2 Cr.)
A laboratory course in which students are introduced to the fundamentals of costume construction and stage makeup. Lab fee. Two lecture hours, one laboratory hour.Thr 105 - Theatre Dance I (2 Cr.)
An introduction to the basic dance styles of ballet, modern, jazz and tap. Three laboratory hours.Thr 106 - Theatre Dance II (2 Cr.)
An intermediate study of the basic dance styles of ballet, modern, jazz and tap. Three laboratory hours.Thr 199 - Independent Study (1-3 Cr.)
Thr 200 - Practicum (0.5 Cr.)
Thr 201 - Voice and Diction (3 Cr.)
An introduction to the vocal mechanism, the production of tone, resonance, projection and articulation. Students will be introduced to the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to the speaking process. Some vocal application of techniques. Three class hours.Thr 202 - Oral Interpretation (3 Cr.)
Written analysis of literature and the study of various techniques of oral reading as they are applied to prose, poetry and drama. Three class hours.
Prerequisite: En 150 or consent of instructor.Thr 205 - Introduction to the Theatre (3 Cr.)
An overview of the theatre as an art form with particular emphasis on the theatre's development from ancient Greece to the present. Examination of representative plays. Three class hours.Thr 208 - Acting I (3 Cr.)
An introduction to the art of acting. The student will be introduced through improvisational techniques to the disciplines of concentration, focused action and emotional recall. Three laboratory hours.Thr 213 - Play Analysis I (3 Cr.)
An examination of dramatic literature from the ancient Greek period to the 19th century. Includes study of the play script both as literature and as a theatrical document. Three class hours.
Prerequisite: En 150 or consent of instructor.Thr 214 - Play Analysis II (3 Cr.)
An examination of dramatic literature of 19th and 20th centuries with emphasis on literary/dramatic styles and the structural elements of play scripts. Three class hours.
Prerequisite: En 150 or consent of instructor.Thr 220 - Technical Theatre (3 Cr.)
An introduction to the basic principles of stagecraft: construction of scenery and properties and the fundamentals of stage lighting. Three class hours, one laboratory hour.Thr 230 - Media and Rendering for the Stage (3 Cr.)
An introduction to the methods and materials employed in theatrical design and related fields with particular emphasis on laboratory drawing projects and assignments. Three class hours.Thr 299 - Independent Study (1-3 Cr.)
Thr 300 - Practicum (1 Cr.)
Thr 303 - Acting II (3 Cr.)
A course in acting with emphasis on scene-study analysis and ensemble work. Three laboratory hours.
Prerequisites: Thr 201, 208.Thr 304 - History of Costume (3 Cr.)
A survey of the evolution of costume from the ancient Greek period to the present. Three class hours.Thr 305 - Fundamentals of Theatrical Design (3 Cr.)
An introduction to the language, elements and conventions of theatrical set, light and costume design used to communicate a concept to a director in the collaborative process. Particular emphasis will be placed on laboratory process and assignments. Three class hours.
Prerequisites: Thr 220, 230 or consent of instructor.Thr 315 - Children's Theatre (3 Cr.)
A historical survey of theatrical literature written for children and an examination of major trends in children's theatre within the context of the process of producing a play for an audience of children. Three class hours.Thr 399 - Independent Study (1-3 Cr.)
Thr 400 - Practicum (1-2 Cr.)
Thr 401 - Senior Seminar - Theatre History (3 Cr.)
A study of physical structures, major movements and playwrights from the ancient Greek period through the eighteenth century. Includes a major research component. Three class hours.
Prerequisites: Thr 205, 213.Thr 402 - Theatre History II (3 Cr.)
A study of representative physical structures, major movements and playwrights of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Prerequisites: Thr 205, 214.Thr 403 - Internship: Off-Campus (1-3 Cr.)
Thr 405 - Directing (3 Cr.)
Fundamentals of play direction techniques as used in dramatic productions from inception to performance. Included are play choice, analysis, character study, rhythmic elements, rehearsal techniques and skills used in working with actors. Three class hours.
Prerequisites: Thr 205, 208, 220.Thr 410 - Dramatic Criticism (3 Cr.)
Formulation of aesthetic theory and principles of criticism applied to the dramatic form. Three class hours.
Prerequisites: En 150, Thr 205.Thr 433 - Stage Dialects (3 Cr.)
An introduction to the major dialects employed by the actor and performer. Using the International Phonetic Alphabet, the student will be introduced to the Standard English, American Southern, Irish, French, Italian, Scots and Brooklynese dialects. Transcriptions and oral presentations. Three class hours.
Prerequisite: Thr 201 or consent of instructor.Thr 499 - Independent Study (1-3 Cr.)