Theatre Arts

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The theatre arts program develops creative artists and technicians, theatre educators and scholars, who are well prepared for applied professional work or study, graduate-level academic pursuits, and for vital, informed teaching. Through multidisciplinary study and artistic collaboration, students will deepen their aesthetic sensibility, engage in rigorous intellectual and creative activity, and develop greater social awareness and responsibility. “Theatre brings life to learning.”

Programs

• Theatre Arts - B.A.

• Theatre Arts Minor

Courses

• THEA 140 - Theatre Practicum
• THEA 150 - Introduction to Theatre
• THEA 170 - History of Theatre
• THEA 180 - Acting Fundamentals
• THEA 230 - Theatre Production I
• THEA 305 - Costuming for Theatre
• THEA 330 - Theatre Production II
• THEA 375 - Dramaturgy
• THEA 415 - Directing Workshop I
• THEA 456 - Senior Project

• THEA 160 - Voice and Diction
• THEA 161 - Voice and Movement I

• THEA 142 - Dance
• THEA 143 - A Survey of American Concert Dance
• THEA 253 - Improvisation
• THEA 254 - Theatre for Young Audiences
• THEA 255 - Creative Dramatics
• THEA 257 - Group Performance of Literature
• THEA 284 - Solo Performance
• THEA 285 - Advanced Acting
• THEA 308 - On-Camera Acting
• THEA 362 - Voice and Movement II
• THEA 382 - Musical Theatre
• THEA 387 - Acting Styles
• THEA 388 - Stage Makeup
• THEA 398 - Auditions
• THEA 400 - Computer-Aided Draft and Design
• THEA 451 - Special Topics in Technical Theatre

• THEA 228 - Classical Drama
• THEA 240 - Forms of Drama
• THEA 260 - The English Drama
• THEA 261 - Shakespeare’s Romantic Couples
• THEA 262 - Shakespeare’s Tragic Families
• THEA 263 - Introduction to Shakespeare
• THEA 270 - Theatre: The American Scene
• THEA 292 - Modern Drama
• THEA 340 - Scriptwriting
• THEA 350 - Images of Woman in Drama
• THEA 359 - Shakespeare

• THEA 450 - Independent Study
• THEA 455 - Internship

Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, Senior Thesis Independent Research or Creative Investigation is a course in which students collaborate with faculty mentors on an ongoing faculty research project or conduct an independent project under the guidance of a faculty member. This directed undergraduate research or creative investigation culminates in a conference presentation, journal article, or other creative/scholarly project.

• THEA 495 - Independent Undergraduate Research or Creative Investigation

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