Theatre Arts, B.A.

Required Foundation Courses for All Concentrations:

• THEA 140 - Theatre Practicum (seven semesters)
• THEA 150 - Introduction to Theatre
• THEA 170 - History of Theatre
• THEA 180 - Fundamentals of Acting
• THEA 230 - Theatre Production I
• THEA 305 - Costuming for Theatre
• THEA 375 - Dramaturgy
• THEA 456 - Senior Performance/production Project

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• Complete two of the following courses:

• LAS 163 - Shadows of the Self
• LAS 254 - Multicultural Theater
• THEA 270 - Theatre: the American Scene
• THEA 292 - Modern Drama
• THEA 340 - Scriptwriting
• THEA 350 - Images of Woman in Drama
• THEA 358 - Shakespeare

Required Core Courses for Specific Concentrations:

Students majoring in theatre arts must complete a concentration in one of the following areas: performance, design/technical, dramaturgy, theatre in education, or theatre studies.

Additional Requirements:

In addition to the required foundation and core courses, a major in theatre arts requires:

Reading of 100 plays over a four-year period, beginning with ancient Greek classics through contemporary theatre; most plays will be covered in theatre courses;

Completion of an interdisciplinary minor, such as art, business administration, rhetoric and communication, fashion design, English, or music.

All majors and minors with a concentration in performance, theatre in education, or theatre studies are required to participate in the following:

• Annual audition: students will present two audition pieces, specific requirements to be determined annually;
• Audition workshop: majors will participate in a total of two workshops, minors in one; or students may elect to take THEA 398  to fulfill the workshop requirement;
• Arts management workshop: majors and minors will participate in one workshop over a four-year period.
• Some of the above requirements, determined by the faculty, may be waived for transfer students.

Additional Information

Theatre arts majors and minors should seriously consider the Dominican-in-London fall semester in their junior or senior year. An eight-credit tutorial in any aspect of British theatre provides the opportunity to study in one of the great theatre capitals of Europe. Options include working with members of the Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC personnel, as well as other British theatre/media professionals. The semester practicum requirement is waived for London participants.