Theatre

Investigates the imaginative processes involved in creating theatre. Emphasizes the dramatic event, dramatic literature in performance. Examines the roles of audience, actor, playwright, director, and others who collaborate to create the theater experience.

Basic principles of acting open to all majors, including students with no theatre experience. There will be a study and practice of the stylized tradition and the method tradition.

Planning, execution, and leadership of the technical and administrative elements of theatrical production, including lighting, scenery, audio, properties, costumes, makeup, house management, and stage management.

A study of modern drama from its origins in the late 19th century to the present. Styles investigated include modern realism, tragedy, expressionism, theatre of the absurd, and contemporary perform-ance. Representative playwrights include Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, O'Neill, Williams, Miller, Beckett, and Shepard. Offered in alternate years.

Selected sonnets, comedies, histories, and tragedies, with consideration of Shakespeare's dramaturgical development. Offered in alternate years.

The study of the development of theatre as an art form from antiquity to the present. Topics include theatre architecture, genre, and theoretical examinations of the means and goals of theatre. Offered as needed.

Basic principles of directing open to all majors. Emphasizes the director's artistic and collaborative responsibility for script analysis, blocking, intuitive movement, set design, and lighting design.

Theatre performance open to all majors, including students with no theatre experience. Acting, directing, playwriting, and stagecraft will be studied and practiced. May be repeated for credit.

Provides students an opportunity to contribute to the technical aspects of a mainstage production of a full-length play. May be repeated for credit.

Provides students an opportunity to perform a significant role in a mainstage production of a full-length play and to examine issues related to acting and interpreting dramatic literature. May be repeated for credit.

Fundamentals of writing for the stage. Students have the option of writing scripts designed for television or motion pictures. Emphasis on plot, theme, dialogue, and characterization. Offered in alternate years.

Advanced study in writing longer works, such as full-length plays and novels. May be taken twice for credit. Offered in alternate years.

Provides students an opportunity to use their writing skills in an arena where they will work with professional writers, editors, and producers. The internship takes place in a newspaper, magazine, public affairs office, or radio or television station. May be taken twice for credit. Offered annually.

Provides students an opportunity to use their skills in a professional setting by allowing them to work with professional writers, editors, and producers. The internship takes place in a newspaper, magazine, public affairs office, or radio or television station. May be taken twice for credit. Offered annually.

Intensive individual study in a particular aspect of fine arts that is not covered in regular course offerings. This enrichment option is limited to students who have demonstrated the potential to pursue independent scholarly activity beyond that which is expected in regular courses. Request for enrollment must be made prior to registration in the form of a written proposal. May be repeated for credit. Weekly meetings with faculty member.