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Theatre
THR 101 Introduction to Theatre 3 cr.
This course focuses on dramatic literature
and examines man’s political, social, and
psychological relationship to his environment.
It examines the basic elements of a theatrical
production and the experience of a
performance.
3/0/0 FA/SP
THR 105 Fundamentals of Acting I 3 cr.
This course focuses on the fundamentals of
acting with application of the principles and
theory of creative acting. It includes exercises
in the acting methods and practices of the
modern actor. It requires performance of
scenes and exercises from contemporary
and classic dramatic literature.
3/0/0 FA
THR 106 Fundamentals of Acting II 3 cr.
This course continues to build on the
fundamentals learned in THR 105.
Prerequisite: THR 105 or permission
3/0/0 SP
THR 110 Stagecraft I 3 cr.
This course offers practical experience in scene
design and construction, lighting, costuming,
make-up, and sound effects. It focuses on the
terminology and equipment appropriate for a
stage and investigates the visual and technical
aspects of the nature of stagecraft.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit.
2/3/0 Course fee charged
THR 111 Stagecraft II 3 cr.
This course continues the fundamentals
learned in THR 110.
Prerequisite: THR 110 or permission
2/3/0 Course fee charged
THR 113 Children’s Theatre 3 cr.
This course focuses on the theory and the
and market a children’s theatre production. By
testing and displaying skills in a practical
production situation, the student is involved in
all phases of mounting a children’s theatre
production that will be performed for
Burlington County elementary school
students.
3/0/0 FA/SP
THR 121 Musical Theatre 3 cr.
This course is the first semester of a twosemester
course which focuses on the acting,
singing and dancing (“triple threat”) skills that
are necessary to develop individual uniqueness
as a musical theatre artist. It includes a study
of the origins and history of musical theatre,
the major contributors, and the analysis of the
basic elements of the genre. At the conclusion
of the course, students are prepared to
audition for THR 130.
Prerequisite: Audition
3/0/0 FA/SP
THR 125 Voice and Diction 3 cr.
Voice and Diction is the study of vocal
mechanisms, phonetics and related exercises
to improve articulation, pronunciation and
expressive intonation. The course also covers
the International Phonetic Alphabet and its
uses in vocal performance.
3/0/0
THR 130 Musical Theatre Workshop 3 cr.
This course is the second semester of a twosemester
course which enables students to
apply the acting, singing, and dancing (“triple
threat”) skills from THR 121 to perform a fully
costumed, technically complete musical
production.
Prerequisite: THR 121
0/9/0
THR 132 Musical Theatre Workshop II 3 cr.
This course is available to students working on
their second musical production at Burlington
County College. Students will apply acting,
singing and dancing skills to perform a fully
costumed, technically complete musical
production.
Prerequisite: THR 130
0/9/0
THR 217 Theatre Laboratory I 1 cr.
THR 218 Theatre Laboratory II 2 cr.
THR 219 Theatre Laboratory III 3 cr.
These courses cover theatre production under
supervised, laboratory conditions for advanced
students.
Prerequisite: THR 105, THR 106, or THR 110
and/or permission
To access outlines for these course descriptions, please visit http://www.bcc.edu/pages/476.asp
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