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Recent theatre arts graduates have gone--some directly and some with
additional training--into jobs in acting, technical theatre and theatre
management. Others have used their theatre training as part of their
preparation for work in film, television and teaching. Equally important,
however, are those students who left Hartwick with majors in biology,
computer science and English but who carried with them an informed
love of the theatre gained on Hartwick’s stages.
Faculty
Kenneth Golden, program director; Johanna Campbell; Duncan B. Smith
Part-Time Faculty
Janet Bresee, Richard Gary
Courses
100 Theatre Practicum (1-2 credits) Available to students working on
faculty-supervised shows as designers, technicians, actors, or stage
managers. One credit will be awarded for 40 to 79 hours and two credits
for 80 hours or more of work overseen and evaluated by an appropriate
faculty member. May be repeated as often as necessary, but no more than
five credits of Theatre Practicum will count toward graduation.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
105 Musical Theatre Production (4 credits) (same as Musi 105)
Study, rehearsal, and performance of a musical theatre piece. Students
will be cast in a role or assigned a production responsibility and will be
coached and directed by the staff. An emphasis will be placed on the
development through practice of skills in singing, acting, dancing and in
the designing, lighting and running of a production. Significant time will
also be given to looking at literary, thematic and historical aspects of the
piece to be produced with the intent of developing a sensitivity to the
special qualities of musical theatre. Whether Musi or Thea, this course
may be taken only twice for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of the
instructor. (CPA)
109 Off-Campus Production (1 credit) Designed to give credit for
significant participation, on or off stage, in an off-campus theatrical
production. The work must be approved by a member of the Hartwick
theatre faculty and a system of evaluation established with the
appropriate member of the production staff. May not be repeated for the
same kind of experience, and only one unit may count toward graduation.
Permission required. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
110 Introduction to Movement and Dance for the Theatre (1
credit) Body training in movement technique using rhythm dynamics,
space and gesture. Learning basic dance skills including jazz, tap, ballet,
and modern. Foundation for dance classes.
111 Modern Dance (1 credit) An introduction to modern dance
technique and the use of the body as an instrument of expression.
112 Ballet I (1 credit) Introduction to the fundamentals of classical ballet
consisting of basic barre, center work and movement through space.
115 Dance Rehearsal and Performance (1 credit) Open to members
of Orchesis, the College dance club, the course requires a significant
number of hours in rehearsal to be determined by the Orchesis club
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