Undergraduate Catalog - Lake Erie College

THEATRE (TH)
TH 100/200/300/400 Theatre Practicum I, II, III, IV
(1 SH each)
Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
Pre-Requisite(s): Theatre concentration students only or
permission of the instructor
Participation in main stage theatre productions in the
areas of acting, technical operations, stage management,
running crew, etc.
TH 104 Introduction to Theater (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
An overview of theatre in theory and practice including an
introduction to dramatic forms, performance and technical
theatre. Students will be involved in several short studio
productions as part of the course.
TH 106 Acting I (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall
A studio course in basic acting skills which prepares the
student for eventual work on dramatic scenes and plays.
The course introduces the student to the major principles
of Konstantin Stanislavski’s work on acting technique,
utilizing exercises in physical action, given circumstances,
imagination, attention, communion, sense of truth, scene
analysis, tempo-rhythm and emotion memory.
TH 107 Introduction to Technical Theatre (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring
This course examines working in the theatre space by
introducing students to tools, stage equipment, use of
hardware, knowledge of materials, lighting, safety and
current technology as it applies to creating a theatrical
production.
TH 108 Performance Theory and Analysis (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring odd years
An introduction to some of the major theoretical models
and tools for analysis of the theatrical event. This course
is designed to prepare the student to look at a theatrical
event from different critical perspectives and to think, speak
and write about such events within a coherent theoretical
framework. The course will include study of the writings of
Aristotle, Stanislavski and Brecht, among others and will
explore the cross-influence of anthropology, psychology, literary
theory and biology with theatrical art. The application
of theory will be studied in practical in-class performance.
TH 160/260/360/460 Individual Investigation in Theatre
(2-4 SH)
A conference course dealing with individual intensive work
in the following categories: playwriting, acting, directing,
historical research, design, speech and film. Permission of
the instructor is required. May be repeated.
186
TH 170-79/270-79/370-79/470-79 Special Topics in
Theatre (2-4 SH)
Theatrical topics of an advanced or specialized nature not
covered in the regular course program are occasionally
offered. Recent offerings have included African Theater,
History of Musical Theater and Advanced Stage Lighting.
TH 201 History of the Theatre I (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall even 4th year
This course examines theater practices from the Greeks
through the Renaissance, through the exploration of
scripts, physical structures, conventions and biographies.
The relationship between the theater and the society of
the time is discussed.
TH 202 History of the Theatre II (4 SH)
The continuation of TH 201, covering theater practices to
the early twentieth century. These two courses need not
be taken in sequence.
TH 203 Theatrical Makeup (4 SH)
Theatrical stage makeup for the performer. The course
is devoted to character analysis, application and design,
through the skills and principles of applying makeup and
adapting designs to fit the facial structure.
TH 206 Acting II (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Spring odd years
A studio course in scene study and performance. Through
rehearsal and in-class performance of scenes selected from
dramatic literature, students will learn how to apply basic
acting skills to practical performance situations. Special
emphasis is placed on practical analysis of a dramatic scene
for its acting values and the actor’s technical approach to
giving the scene creative life.
TH 207 Dramatic Literature I (4 SH)
Semester Offered: Fall even 4th year
A survey of some of the major dramatic works in world
literature, from ancient Greece through the Renaissance.
This seminar course includes reading, intensive group
discussion and critical writing about theatrical play scripts.
TH 208 Dramatic Literature II (4 SH)
A continuation of Dramatic Literature I, this course surveys
some of the major dramatic works in world literature, from
the Renaissance through the present day. This seminar
course includes reading, intensive group discussion and
critical writing about theatrical play scripts.