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 - Acting Fundamentals
• THEA 305 - Costuming for Theatre
• THEA 375 - Dramaturgy
• THEA 415 - Directing Workshop I
• THEA 456 - Senior Project

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• Complete one of the following two courses: 

• THEA 230 - Theatre Production I
• THEA 330 - Theatre Production II

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• Complete two of the following courses:

• LAS 163 - Transforming the Self
• LAS 254 - Multicultural Theatre: Communities in Conflict
• THEA 228 - Classical Drama
• THEA 240 - Forms of Drama
• THEA 260 - The English Drama
• THEA 263 - Introduction to Shakespeare
• THEA 270 - Theatre: The American Scene
• THEA 292 - Modern Drama
• Either  THEA 340 - Scriptwriting or
  ENGL 340 - Writing Drama
   
• THEA 350 - Images of Woman in Drama
• THEA 359 - 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, or general 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;
• All majors and minors with a concentration in performance or general theatre studies are required to participate in four annual group auditions: specific requirements to be determined annually;
• Portfolio reviews are required for technical theatre and dramaturgy concentrations.

Some of the above requirements, determined by the faculty, may be waived for transfer students.

Recommendations:

It is strongly recommended that theatre majors complete an interdisciplinary minor or second major, such as art, art history, business administration, rhetoric and communication, English, fashion design, graphic design, history, music, psychology, or sociology.

Additional Information

Theatre arts majors and minors should seriously consider the Dominican-in-London fall semester in their junior or senior year. An 8-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.

Teacher Licensure: Elementary Education

Students who wish to teach grades K-9 may major in theatre arts and complete the School of Education’s Teacher Education Program. In addition to an elementary license, students would be eligible for a middle school endorsement in theatre arts. Students complete the major in theatre arts and the following:

• Professional education courses as outlined in the School of Education  section of this bulletin

• One life science and one physical science course; one of these must have a lab (one of the courses will count toward the natural science areas studies requirement)

• Three state tests: the Test of Academic Proficiency, the Elementary/Middle Grades content test, and the grades K-9 Assessment of Professional Teaching

• 100 hours of field experience

• Professional portfolio

• Clinical practice (one full semester) in an elementary or middle school classroom.

For more information about the elementary licensure program, see the School of Education  section of this bulletin.