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1033  Acting I for Non Majors (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Exploration.
   For Non-majors. Acting techniques for non-majors. Students learn basic acting skills through class participation in monologue work, scene work, and improvisations.

1040  Dramatic Arts in Television (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Exploration.
   For Non-majors. Students will explore television as a theatrical art form. Television content and structure will be examined and critiqued through multiple lenses, including historical antecedents and international media issues. This is an online course.

1050  Introduction to Visual Arts of Theatre (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Exploration.
   Meets with THEA 1550. For Non-majors. Students will discover and explore the visual world of the theatre, including the design process. Students will investigate elements and principles of design, and learn to apply them in the analysis of costume, scenery, and lighting.

1120  Acting I (for Majors) (3)
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Theatre Core Requirement. Non-majors should enroll in THEA 1033 and 2033, (Must be taken in sequence). Students develop an appreciation for the art of theatre and the discipline of acting. Students learn respect for fellow students in the development of their creative potential.

1130  Acting II (for Majors) (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1120 or Instructor's approval.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Students develop complex acting skills by exploring language and text-driven material through scene work and monologue work. Students learn to enhance actor's skills such as concentration, focus, observation, relaxation, ensemble work, and physical and vocal awareness. This class requires students to actively participate, learn lines and explore the psychology of the characters they will be portraying.

1160  Production: Babcock (1)
   Theatre Core Requirement. For Theatre Majors and Minors. Provides students with hands-on practical backstage experience of the complex workings of a Babcock Theatre production.

1170  Production: Lab (1)
   Theatre Core Requirement. For Theatre Majors and Minors. Provides students with hands-on practical backstage experience of the complex workings of a Lab Theatre production.

1220  First-Year Acting for Actor Training Program (3)
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. Introduces students to elements of acting through the use of the self as a basis for investigation and discovery. The course focuses on the introduction of acting process and exploration of the self in creating character. Focus is on elements of acting as applied to exercises, improvisation, contemporary monologues and scene work.

1223  Make up (3)
   For Theatre Majors and Minors or with instructor's approval. Students are introduced to facial structure, color theory, basic make-up techniques, character make-up, fantasy make-up, and application techniques.

1230  First-Year Acting for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1220.
   Continues the exploration of acting process through theatre games, improvisation exercises, monologues, scenes and performance projects.

1550  Scenography (5)
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Theatre Core Requirement. An introduction to the art of scenography, including the ways in which theatre artists communicate visually, and the way audiences "read" information in a theatrical design. This course has a lab component.

1713  Script Analysis (3)
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Theatre Core Requirement. In-depth analysis of play scripts, including historical and cultural contexts, production histories, and critical response.

1740  History and Analysis of Musical Theatre (3)
   Musical theatre is an exciting, highly collaborative, and constantly evolving art form that is quintessentially American. This course is a survey of the creation and development of American musical theatre from its roots in early European comic opera and operetta to the contemporary Broadway musical. Students will learn the history and basic forms/styles of musical theatre; explore the aesthetic and philosophical attitudes of those who create(d) musical theatre; and examine the political climates and prevailing social attitudes of the eras in which musical theatre was and is currently created and how these climates and attitudes have inspired and influenced the subject matter, artists, and productions.

1760  American Political Theatre (3) Fulfills Diversity & Fine Arts Exploration.
   Open to all students. Taught as Writing Emphasis. For explanation, see Writing Program in the Courses section. Theatrical scripts and performances provide unique, inside looks at the impact of American politics on everyday life. Readings and discussions of plays that reflect problems of class (Labor-Capital), conflict (The Cold War, and Vietnam), caste (Race, Gender) and sexual preference.

1770  The American Experience Through Black Theatre (3) Fulfills Diversity & Fine Arts Exploration.
   Open to all students. This course explores perspectives of historical and contemporary American society from a minority viewpoint through reading and analyzing plays written by Black authors from antebellum times to the present. The course examines works by African-American dramatists, and it compares these with a body of plays that shaped the popular image of Black life in America and in many cases perpetuated negative stereotypes of African-Americans.

2000  Production Design for Film and TV (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1550 or instructor's approval.
   PADP Program requirement. Production design for Film and TV is a survey course for majors and non-majors who are interested in learning about the design and production of scenery, costumes and lighting for film and television productions. The course reviews the history of American film design and current trends in film/TV production design techniques. Film and documentary viewing is included with weekly lectures.

2010  Second-Year Singing for Actor Training Program (2)
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. Introduces singing/acting performance techniques through practical application and repertoire study. Students study how to learn material, develop a process to bring a song to performance level, and explore the musical theatre canon through sight-singing, work-shopping, and performing.

2020  Second-Year Singing for Actor Training Program (2) Prerequisite: THEA 2010.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. Presents students with the basic elements of the physiology of the voice and discrete singing techniques. The course helps students deepen their awareness of vocal production through individual and ensemble exercises and performances.

2033  Acting II for Non Majors (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1033 or Instructor's approval. Fulfills Fine Arts Exploration.
   For Non-majors. Advanced acting techniques for non-majors. The course builds upon the skills and techniques developed in Acting I through focused approaches to character creation and acting styles across diverse theatrical forms.

2060  Second-Year Voice and Speech for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1240.
   Explores the fundamentals and discipline of voice work to ground the actor's creative process. Areas of study include alignment, release, grounding, breath, vibration, and inner aliveness through the exploration of heightened text.

2070  Second-Year Voice and Speech for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEAT 3010.
   Further explores voice through body and breath, focusing on voice placement, filling space and communication through the use of monologues and heightened text.

2110  Scene Design I (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1550 or Instructor's approval.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Students explore modern stage design through lectures and assigned projects that develop drawing, sketching, and model building techniques.

2140  Costume Design I (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1550 or Instructor's approval.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. An introduction to costume design and rendering techniques to support a theatrical production.

2150  Stagecraft (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1550 or instructor's approval.
   This is a practicum course in basic set, props, and scenery construction, rigging practices, safety, and technical design, using various tools and materials. The aim is to acquaint the student with techniques used to create scenic environments and elements for stage productions.

2160  Design Studio (3)
   Basic drawing and sketching techniques for Theatre Design Students

2170  Lighting I (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1550 or Instructor's approval.
   Theatre Majors and Minors. Introduces students to the mechanical aspects of stage lighting. The course is also designed to help the actor, director, technician and designer understand the functions, psychology, and practical application of lighting design. An excellent base for film, photography, computer graphics, and architecture.

2203  Costume Construction (3)
   Learn basic sewing and construction skills as it relates to costume design for the theatre.

2220  Second-Year Acting for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1230.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. Emphasizes tools and skills in building a character. Scene study focuses on realism through the works of modern playwrights.

2230  Second-Year Acting for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2220.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. Students examine, through diverse dramatic literature, physical release and grounding of breath and body, listening skills, spontaneous interaction, inner monologue, wants/actions/obstacles, sense and emotional memory.

2240  Second-Year Movement for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1220.
   Introduces the fundamentals of movement and their relationship to acting. Focus is on body alignment, awareness, placement, centering, and grounding in space. Course explores the work of Etienne DeCroux (corporeal mime), illusionary mime, ballet and modern dance techniques.

2250  Second-Year Movement for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2240.
   Course furthers exploration of movement models and their relationship to acting introduced in THEA 2240. Continues work with DeCroux's corporeal mime and ballet/modern dance techniques. Begins exploration of Ann Bogart's Viewpoints. Investigates the use of breathing and somatic exercises to enhance focus, centerdness and intrinsic energies as applies to acting.

2420  Introduction to Playwriting (3)
   This course introduces students to the craft of playwriting. Through completing a series of reading, writing, and presentation assignments, students will begin to learn to write for the stage. By the end of the course, students will have completed a substantial portion of a first draft of a new play.

2713  Theatre and Theory (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1713 or Instructor's approval.
   Theatre Core Requirement. Through readings, discussion, and performance, students develop a working understanding of the critical theories most useful to the analysis and production of theatrical ?texts,? including semiotics, (post)structuralism, feminism, and postcolonialism. The capstone experience in the class is a performance that exemplifies one or more of the theories studied during the semester.

3000  Grappling with Diversity and Multiculturalism Through the Arts (3) Fulfills Diversity.
   Use of arts-based inquiry to represent data and explore diverse texts dealing with multiculturalism and diversity. Students create and produce performance pieces that integrate formal histories, personal narrative, case studies, and theories and critiques of multicultural education.

3001  Zen and the Art of Eastern Theatre (3) Cross listed as UGS 3001. Fulfills Fine Arts Exploration.
   An introduction to the performance styles and traditions of the dramatic arts of Japan, this course focuses on the practice and performance styles of Noh, Kyogen, Kabuki, and Bunraku. Basic Zen meditation will be explored to understand the mental discipline required of these highly theatrical and non-realistic forms, which continue music, dance, and narrative.

3010  Third-Year Singing for Actor Training Program (2) Prerequisite: THEA 2020.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. This course continues the exploration of singing technique through the building of individual repertoire.

3015  Materials and Methods in Theatre (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1033 or Instructor's approval. Fulfills Fine Arts Exploration.
   Course familiarizes elementary education majors with effective method for integrating theatre into the elementary school curriculum.

3020  Third-Year Singing for Actor Training Program (2) Prerequisite: THEA 2030.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. This course continues the student's development of singing technique, including assessment of range and craft, and culminates in the preparation of audition pieces.

3040  Introduction to Voice and Speech (3) Fulfills Fine Arts Exploration.
   This course is designed for students who wish to improve voice and speech skills in the interest of clear and effective communication. Emphases include body release, grounding of the breath, alignment, resonance, projection, rhythm, and pacing.

3050  Theatre Singing Legit Styles (3)
   Study and practice towards professional performance of the "legit" (classically based) singing styles of Musical Theatre genres, integrating the skills of musicianship, singing, acting, speech, and movement.

3051  Theatre Singing Contemporary Styles (3)
   Study and practice towards professional performance of the contemporary singing styles of Musical Theatre (including mix, belt, and pop), integrating the skills of musicianship, singing, acting, speech, and movement.

3070  Third-Year Voice and Speech for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 3020.
   Course builds upon the exploration of voice for the actor, focusing on individual need, extending vocal possibilities, agility, strength, and stamina. Emphasizes specific placement of sound in the interest of speech possibilities and clear communication. Work is summarized in the presentation of monologues and scenes using Stage Standard Dialect.

3080  Third-Year Voice and Speech for Actor Training Program (3)
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. Continues the exploration of speech possibilities for the actor. Students will complete work on the sounds of the International Association Phonetic Alphabet, phonetic transcription, and master Stage Standard Dialect. Continues the exploration of body/voice connection, resonance, articulation, the use of language, and Laban movement.

3090  Broadway to Hollywood: Musicals on Stage and Screen (3)
   In this on-line course students will examine musical theatre works that have been produced both on stage and screen. With an understanding that live theatre and the cinema are very different art forms, we will examine how musicals are able to transcent from and succeed in both media. In addition, we will discuss how the two forms have informed on another from Kern and Hammerstein's Showboat to Sondheim's Sweeny Todd.

3110  Beginning Stage Directing (3)
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. An introduction to the fundamentals of play directing. Students will study and experience the craft of directing including play analysis, interpretation, rehearsal, and performance. Participants will create a director's vision that integrates all play and production elements into a unified artistic whole, and examine the evolution of the director's role in the theatre.

3150  Acting American Style (3)
   This course provides an in-depth look at the development and practice of the acting style that emerged from 20th century American Realism. In addition to learning specific acting techniques connected with this movement, students will examine the social context in which it developed and the works of some of its major playwrights-including Odets, O'Neill, Miller, Williams, and Hellman-as a means of enhancing scene work.

3170  Third-Year Acting/Styles for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2230 or Instructor's approval.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. Begins an extended study of elements of verse and the use of language in verse drama. Students will prepare monologues and scenes, drawn primarily from Shakespeare's texts.

3180  Third-Year Acting/Styles for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 3170.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. Continued study of the elements of verse drama through performance projects drawn from texts by Shakespeare and other verse playwrights.

3203  Tailoring (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2203 or Instructor's approval.
   This is a production emphasis class focusing on the specific techniques for men's wear tailoring. Students will practice the techniques before completing them on a real garment. Students demonstrate their mastery of the techniques by building a finished wood jacket at the end of the semester.

3210  Tai-Chi Yoga Movement (3)
   Tai-Chi Yoga incorporates the dance forms, martial applications, and energy work of Tai Chi, with the exercise, breathing, and meditation of Yoga.

3220  Movement Awareness (3)
   Based upon the Feldenkrais Method of Awareness Through Movement, this course aims to improve posture, breathing, coordination, and overall use of the body through gentle movement sequences. The technique relieves muscular tension and enhances flexibility, outcomes that improve the performance of singers, actors, musicians, and athletes. Lessons are done primarily on the floor on a soft mat in loose clothing.

3230  Audition Technique I for ATP (2) Prerequisite: THEA 2060.
   An introduction to the business of acting, including discussion of graduate school and professional possibilities, resume preparation, headshot selection, and career choices (regional theatre, New York, L.A., Chicago). Students practice presenting themselves through theatrical monologues and film audition scenes.

3231  Audition Technique II for Actor Training Program (2) Prerequisite: THEA 3230.
   The second in a two-course sequence. In this semester the text material is primarily classical. Each student will develop a repertory of classical audition pieces. Students also examine the business of acting as currently practiced by working theatre professionals.

3260  Third Year Movement for Actor Training Program (2) Prerequisite: THEA 2250.
   Course explores the use of neutral mask and character mask. Building on work from 2nd-Year Movement, the work of Pitt, Rolfe. Lecoq and Copeau will guide investigation of mask for the actor.

3261  Costume Pattern Drafting and Draping (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1550 or instructor's approval.
   This course provides practical skills in creating patterns for theatrical costumes using both flat pattern and draping methods. Students will learn to interpret costume sketches into realized garments, create mock-ups and conduct costume fittings.

3270  Third-Year Movement for Actor Training Program (2) Prerequisite: THEA 3260.
   Course further explores the mask, focusing on Topeng and Commedia dell'Arte. Specific movement patterns of the Topeng and Commedia characters will be investigated to integrate and expand movement fundamentals for the actor. Use of improvisational scenarios and scripted material is the means by which the work will be explored.

3500  Sound Design I (3)
   This course is an in-depth look at modern theatrical sound design. Students focus on the sound design process and apply the tools and technology necessary to create and execute professional sound designs.Basic sound design and engineering for the theatre.

3600  Stage Management (3)
   Theatre Core Requirement. For Theatre Majors and Minors. Introduction to the creative and administrative work of a stage manager, including forms and formats, protocols, and roles of the stage manager in a University production.

3620  Theatre-in-Education Tour (1 to 3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   For Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. Students will create a performance text and production that will tour to elementary and secondary schools.

3720  History of Theatre (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Theatre Core Requirement. This is the first semester in a two-semester course tracing the history of theatre and performance in societies all over the globe. Through lectures, discussions, and readings students explore the unique problems of studying history of a transitory art form; examine possible origins of theatre; study relationship between societies and their theatres from 500 BCE through 1650 CE. Students conduct individual research and produce papers discussing their findings.

3725  History of Theatre Honors (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Meets with THEA 3720. History of Theatre, part I (Honors) 1st semester in a 2-semester course tracing the history of theatre in society. Through lectures, discussions, and readings students explore unique problems of studying history of a transitory art form; examine possible origins of theatre; study relationship between societies and their theatres from ancient Greece to Restoration England. Students conduct individual research and produce papers discussing their findings. Honors students apply historical research in creative projects.

3730  History of Theatre (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010. Fulfills Upper Division Communication/Writing.
   Theatre Core Requirement. This is a second semester in a two-semester course tracing the history of theatre and performance in societies all over the globe. Through lectures, discussions, and readings students explore the unique problems of studying history of a transitory art form and trace the history of theatre and performance from the 17th century through the present day. Students conduct individual research and produce papers discussing their findings.

3735  History of Theatre Honors (3) Prerequisite: WRTG 2010.
   Meets with THEA 3720. This is the second semester in a two-semester course that traces the history of theatre in society. Through lectures, discussions, and readings students trace the history of theatre from the 18th century through the present day. All students conduct individual research and produce papers discussing their findings. Honors students apply their historical research in creative projects approved by the instructor.

3790  Special Topics I (1 to 5)
   Special topics courses are designed for both Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. The focus of these courses varies each semester. Past courses have included: Performance Art, American and European Scene Study, and Dialects. Auditions for Actors Stage Combat Improv Check the Department's web site for current information on the content and emphasis of special topics offerings.A variety of topics in theatre are covered relating texts to the culture that produced them.

3791  Absurd Theatre (3) Fulfills Fine Arts or Humanities Exploration.
   For Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. Students will examine the dramatic literature of seminal writers such as Alfred Jarry, Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet, Eugene Ionesco, Harold Pinter, and others in an exploration of their philosophies, reaction to world events, and creative expression.

3792  Queer Theatre (3) Fulfills Diversity.
   Gay and Lesbian Theatre explores the society, culture, and history of the U.S.--early 20th Century to present --using the lens of gay and lesbian culture and theatre. The course asks students to contemplate the relationship between American drama written by and about gay men and women and the ever-evolving U.S. culture these plays reflect.

3796  Auditions for Actors (3)
   Students develop an awareness and appreciation of the art of acting as an actor and as an observer. Explores the basics of the audition process and examines various points of view regarding it. Students will also create a simple resume.

3810  Theatre Teaching Forum (0.5)
   Acceptance into the Theatre Education Program required. Must enroll for four semesters. A seminar for theatre education majors to discuss specific theatre education issues, new research in teacher education, new teaching methods, and share personal learning and teaching experiences.

3820  Theatre Teaching Practicum (0.5)
   Acceptance into the Theatre Education Program required. Must enroll for four semesters. Hands-on field based opportunities to teach theatre content to K-12 students.

3910  PADP Individual Set Project I (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned set design projects to support departmental productions, mentored by PADP faculty. Course credit for completing assigned set design projects on departmental productions.

3911  PADP Individual Lighting Project I (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned lighting design projects to support departmental productions, mentored by PADP faculty. Course credit for completing assigned lighting design projects on departmental productions.

3912  PADP Individual Stage Management Projects I (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned stage management projects to support departmental productions, mentored by PADP faculty.Course credit for completing assigned stage management projects on departmental productions.

3913  PADP Individual Tech Project I (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned technical projects to support departmental productions, mentored by PADP faculty.Course credit for completing assigned technical projects on departmental productions.

3914  PADP Individual Costume Project I (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned costume design projects to support departmental productions, mentored by PADP faculty.Course credit for completing assigned costume design projects on departmental productions.

3915  PADP Individual Sound Project I (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned sound design projects to support departmental productions, mentored by PADP faculty.Course credit for completing assigned sound design projects on departmental productions.

3916  PADP MakeUP Project I (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned makeup design projects to support departmental productions, mentored by PADP faculty.Course credit for completing assigned makeup design projects on departmental productions.

3920  Beginning Individual Performance Projects I (1 to 3)
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Supervised performance projects.

3930  Undergraduate Research Projects (1 to 3)
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Supervised research projects.

3940  Studio Design Project (1)
   Creating a design for a play (set, costume, lights, sound, makeup, props) and realizing that design on a stage with a limited budget.

4010  Shakespeare in Performance (3) Fulfills Fine Arts or Humanities Exploration.
   Open to all students. Study Abroad Program. Lecture/Discussions on plays seen in performance in London and Stratford-upon-Avon as performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, and others. Introduces students to the life and works of William Shakespeare through a combination of lecture-discussions, play attendance, master classes with actors and artistic staffs of major theatre companies, reflective journals, and field trips to Shakespearean sites.

4020  Dramatic Genres (3) Fulfills Humanities Exploration.
   Open to all students. Study Abroad Program. Students will be immersed in London's extensive Spring production season which includes outstanding productions from all major periods of theatre history. This course also introduces students to the work of great playwrights and worldwide currents of artistic thought. Course work will include lecture-discussions, play attendance, master classes with actors and artistic staffs of leading international companies, reflective journals, and field trips.

4030  Contemporary Drama (3) Fulfills Fine Arts or Humanities Exploration.
   For Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. Study Abroad Program. More new plays premiere in London than any other city in the English-speaking world. This course focuses on new, cutting-edge drama or The English Stage. Coursework will include lecture-discussions, play attendance, master classes with actors and artistic staffs of leading international companies, reflective journals, and field trips.

4050  Pioneer Theatre Company (1) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Performance in Pioneer Theatre Company Productions

4090  Fourth-Year Voice and Speech for Actor Training Program (2) Prerequisite: THEA 3080.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. Individualized and small group study of advanced voice and speech techniques.

4100  Computer-Assisted Design (3)
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. An introduction to CADD for theatre contexts using a Macintosh platform.

4110  Acting and Directing Shakespeare (3)
   For Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. Students will study the craft of acting and directing Shakespeare through play analysis, interpretation, rehearsal, and performance. Students will craft a "director's vision" and realize that vision through the rehearsal and production of scenes.

4120  Research and Collaboration (3)
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Analysis of the complex relationship between director and designer using models of collaboration to evaluate the artistic process.

4140  Advanced Scene Study for Actor Training Program (3) Prerequisite: THEA 3180.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. An advanced acting studio concentrating on scene work.

4190  Advanced Performance for Actor Training Program (2) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   An in-depth exploration of a performance text and production process.

4220  New Play Workshop (3)
   For Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. Instructor's approval. Meets with THEA 6220. Students explore the collaborative processes which bring a new script from the page to production.

4240  Audition Technique II for ATP (2) Prerequisite: THEA 4230 and acceptance into the Actor Training Program.
   Acceptance into the Actor Training Program required. The second in a two-course sequence. In this semester, the text material is primarily classical. Each student will develop a repertory of classical audition pieces. Students also study the business as currently practiced by working theatre professionals.

4250  Fourth Year Movement of Actor Training Program (3)
   Course explores in depth the techniques of Butoh, an abstract movement form originated in Japan. Focus will be on the approaches of Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno, the two primary founders of Butoh. Work will focus on the investigation of impulse and energy through the mind/body structure of Butoh.

4270  Stage Makeup II (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1223 or instructor's approval.
   Advanced makeup techniques, including latex prosthesis and cosmetics.

4310  Scene Design II (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2110.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. An advanced design studio course emphasizing the development of the design process through period research, sketching, and script analysis.

4320  Scene Painting (3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   For Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. This is a hands-on studio course. Students will learn basic and intermediate scenic artist painting techniques that are used for both stage and film scenic production. Techniques include: texturing, marbling, wood graining, faux painting, and drop painting.

4330  Dramaturgy (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1713 or Instructor's approval.
   The members of this seminar explore the multifarious work of the production dramaturg through readings, discussion, writing, and projects, to develop the sensibility required of thoughtful and thought-provoking theatre professionals. Each student conducts individual research on the play of her choice from the Department of Theatre's current or upcoming season.

4335  Honors Dramturgy (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1713 or Instructor's approval.
   Meets with THEA 4330. The members of this seminar explore the multifarious work of the production dramaturg through readings, discussion, writing, and projects, to develop the sensibility required of thoughtful and thought-provoking theatre professionals. Each student conducts individual research on the play of her choice. Honors students create program notes and a lobby display for a production in the Theatre Department?s current or upcoming season.

4390  Survey of Historic Costume (3) Prerequisite: THEA 1550 or instructor's approval.
   For Theatre Majors and Non-majors. A survey of key periods in costume history. Through visually supported lectures and period clothing research projects students are immersed in the history of clothing throughout the world. This course is for all students who are interested about the history of clothing and the social and historical influences of each period.

4420  Advanced Playwriting (3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   This course is intended fro talented playwriting students. With instructor's approval, students write full length plays. The course will also teach students how to submit their finished plays to contests and theatres which produce new work.

4460  Costume Design II (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2140 or instructor's approval.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Advanced costume design and rendering techniques. This course provides students with a methodology that enables them to realize their costume designs for a play, including how to read a play for information about costumes, how to convey character through costumes, how to use costumes to help to tell the story of the play, how to make a design presentation, and how to organize design portfolios.

4490  Lighting Design II (3) Prerequisite: THEA 2170.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Advanced design concepts, script analysis, and composition. Students will gain professional experience in theatrical lighting design contexts.

4500  Sound Design II (3) Prerequisite: THEA 3500 Sound Design I or Instructor's approval.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Advanced design concepts, script analysis, and audio amplification. Students will gain professional knowledge and experience in theatrical sound design.

4600  Advanced Stage Management (3) Prerequisite: THEA 3880 or Instructor's Approval.
   For theatre Majors and Minors. Advanced problem-solving techniques and group organizational dynamics.

4610  Advanced Youth Theatre Techniques (3)
   For Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. An examination of age appropriate teaching methods, strategies, and curriculum planning for elementary school learners.

4615  Young Theatre (3)
   Open to all students. A survey of the field of Young People's Theatre. Students will explore the work of outstanding contemporary playwrights who are writing for young audiences, and develop techniques in writing, acting, and directing for and with young people.

4620  Teaching Theatre in Secondary Schools (3)
   Acceptance into the Theatre Education Program required. An examination of age appropriate teaching methods, strategies, and curriculum planning for secondary school learners. Additional emphases include planning a production season, using national and state content and performance standards, assessing student growth, and developing community advocacy plans.

4630  Theatre for Social Action (3)
   Open to all students. Students will learn and demonstrate specific teaching methods for applying theater to service-learning situations outside the traditional theatre classroom (e.g., drama/theatre-in-education, social-issue-focused-theatre (SIFT), theatre with special populations, crisis prevention, drama therapy). A service-learning scholar course co-listed with the Bennion Center.

4660  Survey of Period Style and Decor (3) Prerequisite: THEA 3730.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. An examination of styles and forms of architecture and decoration as these have evolved from ancient Greece to modern times. Students will explore the social, economic, and political history of each period as a way of illuminating the reasoning behind the visual nature of discrete styles.

4800  PADP Internship (3 to 12) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Acceptance into the PADP. Mentored design internship with a professional theatre company, or a film or television producing company.

4910  PADP Individual Set Project II (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned set design projects to support departmental productions mentored by PADP faculty.

4911  PADP Individual Lighting Project II (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned lighting design projects to support departmental productions mentored by PADP faculty.

4912  PADP Indiv Stage Management Project II (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned stage management projects to support departmental productions mentored by PADP faculty.

4913  PADP Individual Tech Project II (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned technical projects to support departmental productions mentored by PADP faculty.

4914  PADP Individual Costume Project II (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned costume design projects to support departmental productions mentored by PADP faculty.

4915  PADP Individual Sound Projects II (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned sound design projects to support departmental productions mentored by PADP faculty.

4916  PADP Individual MakeUP Project II (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's permission required.
   Acceptance into the PADP Program required. Assigned makeup design projects to support departmental productions mentored by PADP faculty.

4919  Individual Performance Projects (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Supervised performance projects.

4950  Individual Stage Management Projects (1 to 5) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Supervised experience in stage managing a production.

4960  Portfolio Preparation (3) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   For Theatre Majors and Minors. Students design and produce individual professional portfolios under the mentorship of PADP faculty.

4999  Honors Thesis/Project (3)
   Restricted to students in the Honors Program. Students will complete individualized projects under the supervision of a faculty mentor.

5640  Musical Theatre Directing (2)
   Open to all students. An introduction to the fundamentals of directing musical theatre including beginning music theory, choreography, analysis of a musical theatre work, and production techniques.

5890  Individual Projects in Elementary School Play Directing (2) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Acceptance into the Theatre Education Program required. Students will direct new or published works in an elementary-school setting under the supervision of theatre education faculty.

5900  Individual Projects in Secondary School Play Directing (2) Prerequisite: Instructor's consent.
   Acceptance into the Theatre Education Program required. Students will direct new or published works in a secondary-school setting under the supervision of theatre education faculty.

6950  Graduate Research Projects I (1 to 8) Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
   Independent research projects.