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THE 115 Make-Up
1 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lab)
Principles and practice of straight and character make-up under various conditions. Includes special effects, clown makeup
and principles of mask-making.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
THE 118 Basic Theater Graphics
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Principles and practice of graphic skills necessary in the planning of theatrical productions. Includes techniques of pencil
sketching, study of theatrical drafting conventions, techniques of mechanical drawing, study of mechanical perspective,
color rendering techniques, study of color theories, and study of computer design applications for theatrical drafting.
Offered: Spring.
THE 125 Theater Production
2 cr. hrs. 6 periods (6 lab)
The practical application of exploratory learning within an ensemble setting. Includes the relating of ideas and possibilities
to practical methods, skills and structure of theatrical production.
Information:
May be taken four times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Consent of instructor required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
THE 135 Stage Combat
2 cr. hrs. 4 periods (1 lec., 3 lab)
A basic study in the execution of staged violence for practical use in theater productions. Includes unarmed fighting,
armed combat, and skills.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
THE 140 History of Theater to the 18th Century
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of theater, drama and audiences from their origins to the late 18th century. Includes origins of theater, physical
theater, tragic and comic theories and genres, Greek and Roman tragedies and comedies, neo-classical drama, and major
styles and specific plays.
Offered: Fall.
THE 141 History of Theater Since the 18th Century
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of theater, drama, and audiences from the 18th century to the present. Includes physical theater in the 19th and
20th centuries; styles, forms, and genres; and new styles of performance and types of dramas.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
THE 149 Introduction to Acting I
3 cr. hrs. 4 periods (2 lec., 2 lab)
Introduction to performance techniques and the development of physical skills for effective performance. Includes
theatrical codes of behavior, exercise and structured improvisations, control of emotions and body, verbal and non-verbal
intentions, emotional recall techniques and exercises, concentration and centering exercises, and physical investment
exercises. Also includes physical projection of emotional states, imagery, auditioning, critiques of two productions,
maintaining spontaneity, character analysis, playing a character, and monologues and scenes.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
THE 151 Introduction to Acting II
3 cr. hrs. 4 periods (2 lec., 2 lab)
Continuation of THE 149. Includes character analysis and development exercises, analysis of scenes and plays, critiques of
two productions, acting vocabulary and its application, sub-texts to a scene, exercises in emotional investment; and
analyzing, playing intentions, and super objectives in a script.
Prerequisite(s): THE 104 or concurrent enrollment and THE 149.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
THE 210 Screen Acting
2 cr. hrs. 3 periods (1 lec., 2 lab)
Introduction to film and television acting techniques. Includes special technical aspects of acting before a camera,
performance preparation, and conduct of performance.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
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