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THEA
101: Theatre Appreciation
Theatre appreciation
is a study of live theatre and how it is produced,
how it has developed historically
and culturally, and
how it is evaluated and analyzed. This course examines
theatre
as a collaborative art form by focusing on the viewpoints of its
image-makers
(playwright, actor, director, producer, and
designers). Participation in the
creation of art helps enable an
appreciation of that art form. Hence, students
in this course
will have hands-on experience in the production of live theatre.
In
addition, students will learn to critically evaluate dramatic
texts and performance.
Credit:
3 Hours
THEA
103: Play Production: Stagecraft
Theory
and practice of scenery construction, lighting, and
properties. Laboratory
work on College productions.
Credit: 4 Hours.
THEA
106: Acting I
Course provides students
with an introduction to acting.
Emphasizes the use of body, voice, and intellect
to communicate
realistic characters. Mechanics of acting and character
development
are explored through improvisation and scene
work.
Credit:
3 Hours.
THEA
107: Play Production: Lighting
Theory
and practice in theatrical lighting; stagecraft, properties.
Laboratory work
on College productions.
Credit: 4 Hours.
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109: Play Production: Costuming
Theory
and practice in designing and executing stage costumes
and properties. Laboratory
work on College productions.
Credit: 3 Hours.
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111: Theatrical Makeup
Theory and practice
in art of makeup for stage and television;
laboratory work on college productions.
Credit:
1 Hour.
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125, 225: Acting Practicum
Credit for
effective acting in public performances, determined
by committee of Marietta
College Theatre Arts faculty. Acting
experience may be accumulated for credit
over several semesters;
registration is after the credit has been earned.
Credit:
1 Hour; may be repeated but no more than 4 hours can
be counted toward graduation.
THEA
206: Acting II
Focuses on technique for
developing and communicating character.
Analysis of text and the use of subtext
and inner monologue
are stressed.
Prerequisite:
Theatre 106.
Credit: 3 Hours.
THEA
213: Stage Design
Designing for stage
presentation (theater or television) employing
line, color, and mass to interpret
author's concept to audience.
Offered alternative years.
Prerequisite: Theatre
103 or permission of instructor, Thea 190
or equivalent.
Credit:
3 Hours.
THEA
266: Auditioning
Auditioning
introduces students to the audition as a form and
provides intensive practice
in preparation and presentation of
auditions in a variety of formats. The course
also requires students
to prepare resumes for specific employment purposes,
to
choose appropriate head shots for auditioning, to practice a
variety
of callback formats, and to audition for professional
employment. (Also listed
as Music 266.)
Prerequisite:
Theatre 206 or permission of the instructor.
Credit: 2 Hours.
THEA
303: Introduction to Play Directing
Theory
and analysis of structure, elements, principles, types,
and styles of drama
from script to its realization on stage.
Offered alternate years.
Credit:
3 Hours.
THEA
304: Intermediate Play Directing
(Continuation
of Theatre 303.) Laboratory work in selecting,
casting, blocking, and directing
plays. Offered alternate years.
Prerequisite: Theatre 303.
Credit:
3 Hours.
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307: World Dramatic Literature
Reading
course in great world drama from Aeschylus to Ibsen.
Offered alternate years.
Credit:
3 Hours.
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308: Modern European Drama
Reading course
in European drama from Ibsen to Ionesco.
Offered alternate years.
Credit:
3 Hours.
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310: American Drama
Reading course in
America drama from beginnings to present.
Offered alternate years.
Credit:
3 Hours.
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310: Contemporary Drama
Reading course
in contemporary drama. Includes prepared oral
reading in class. Offered alternate
years.
Credit:
3 Hours.
THEA
313: Asian Drama
Reading course in classic
drama and traditional theatre forms
of India, China, Southeast
Asia, and Japan. Offered alternate
years.
Credit:
3 Hours
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314: Advanced Acting
Acting theory with
laboratory work and practical experience.
Offered alternate years.
Prerequisite:
Theatre 106; open to sophomores by written permission.
Credit:
3 Hours.
THEA
348: Scriptwriting
This course in writing for stage, film, and
television provides
students with experience designed to facilitate their writing
for
performance. Students will write scenarios, character studies,
conversations,
scenes and fully developed scripts.
Credit:
3 hours.
THEA
350: Topics in Dramatic Literature
An in-depth examination of
a special topic in dramatic literature.
Topics may include, but are not limited
to, Irish drama,
Gay drama, and Renaissance drama.
Prerequisite: Upper class
standing
Credit:
3 Hours
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354: Comedy Workshop
This course provides students with a broad
range of experiences
to develop their improvisational skills. Exercises focus
on
physical comedy and on the writing, performance, and evaluation
of comic scenarios.
Scene work during the semester
provides students with the specific skills associated
with period
comedy, particularly comedy of manners, farce, and bedroom
farce.
Prerequisite: Theatre 206 or permission of the
instructor.
Credit:
3 hours.
THEA
397: Theatre Internship
It is expected
that this internship will be a summer or other offcampus
theatre experience
approved in advance by the Director
of Theatre. Credit can be taken either
during the summer or
during the following academic year upon completion of
appropriate
documentation.
Credit:
3 Hours.
THEA
481: Research Methods
Students will be expected to undertake
and successfully complete
a project intended to demonstrate their mastery of
skills in
one or more areas of theatre. Appropriate projects may
include—but
need not be limited to—directing a production;
designing sets, lights,
or costumes for a mainstage production;
presenting a one-person performance;
researching, preparing,
and presenting a lecture-demonstration on some aspect
of theatre;
or completing a traditional large-scale research project on
some
aspect of theatre.
Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor.
Credit: 3 Hours.
