Current version - Indiana University South Bend

IU SOUTH BEND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 4401
THTR-T 405
THTR-T 420
THTR-T 423
THTR-T 424
THTR-T 425
THTR-T 426
THTR-T 427
THTR-T 430
stage management (3 cr.)
P: Consent of instructor. Explores the
role and function of the stage manager in
theatrical production. Provide the basic
skills to begin work in the field of stage
management. Emphasis on organization,
documentation, and dissemination of
information. Offered annually.
Acting IV: Realism (3 cr.)
P: THTR-T 220, THTR-T 223, THTR-T
224, THTR-T 320, or consent of
instructor. Advanced problems in acting.
Advanced scene study.
Acting V: Period Comedy (3 cr.)
P: THTR-T 223, THTR-T 224, THTR-T
420 or consent of instructor. Continued
advanced problems in acting. Advanced
scene study.
Stagecraft 2 (3 cr.)
P: THTR-T 225. History of stagecraft;
stage mechanics and perspective
drawings. Laboratory required.
Stagecraft III (3 cr.)
P: THTR-T 225 or consent of instructor.
Topics may include (but not limited to)
advanced rigging techniques, electronic
controls, pneumatics, hydraulics,
structural design for the stage, CAD,
and other state-of-the-art technologies.
Laboratory required.
FUNDAMENTALS OF Scene Design II (3 cr.)
P: THTR-T 326. Work in line, color, and
composition using historical conventions
as basis for contemporary scenic
statements. Emphasis on period style and
presentational forms.
design studio (3 cr.)
P: Consent of instructor. Principles
and techniques of various performance
methods involved in acting on the camera.
Work to include directed exercises and
scenes. I, II, S
Costume Technology II (3 cr.)
P: THTR-T 230. Advanced studies in stage
costuming, pattern drafting, and special
construction problems. Laboratory required.
THTR-T 433
THTR-T 434
THTR-T 438
THTR-T 439
THTR-T 442
THTR-T 453
THTR-T 470
THTR-T 471
Costume Design II (3 cr.)
P: THTR-T 228. An introduction to
costume design and sketch rendering
with an emphasis on the relationship
of costume to character. Includes an
introduction to production styles.
Historic Costumes for the Stage (3 cr.)
Survey of representative dress from
Egyptian to modern times in context
of the political, social, economic, and
aesthetic concerns of each period.
Advanced Stage Lighting Design (3 cr.)
P: THTR-T 228, THTR-T 335. Stage
lighting design, advanced techniques
in lighting, styles of production, and
equipment and materials. Laboratory
required.
technical drawing (3 cr.)
P: Consent of instructor. Studies in
drafting and perspective drawing. Offered
annually.
Directing II: Advanced Directing (3 cr.)
P: THTR-T 340. Problems and functions
of director, from selection of script
through performance. Lecture and
practical projects.
playwriting i (3 cr.)
P: Consent of instructor. Introduction
to principles of dramatic structure.
Conferences and peer evaluations. Focus
is on the creation and revision of a oneact
play. Offered annually.
History of the Theatre 1 (3 cr.)
P: Junior/senior standing. Significant
factors in primary periods of theatre
history and their effect on contemporary
theatre. Review of representative plays of
each period to illustrate theatrical use of
dramatic literature.
History of the Theatre 2 (3 cr.)
P: Junior/senior standing. Significant
factors in primary periods of theatre
history and their effect on contemporary
theatre. Review of representative plays of
each period to illustrate theatrical use of
dramatic literature.
THTR-T 431
on-camera techniques (3 cr.)
P: Consent of instructor. Principles
and techniques of various performance
methods involved in acting on the camera.
Work to include directed exercises and
scenes. Offered annually.
THTR-T 479
Problems in Performance (3 cr.)
P: Consent of instructor. Designed
to address, in greater detail, specific
performance problems that confront the
contemporary actor. Subjects to include:
speaking Shakespeare, Mamet, and
Pinter; the Greeks; farce; etc. Offered
annually.