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COURSE DESCRIPTIONSTHEATRE (TH)TH 100/200/300/400 Theatre Practicum I, II, III, IV (1 SH each)Pre-Requisite(s): Theatre concentration students only orpermission of the instructorParticipation in main stage theatre productions in the areas ofacting, technical operations, stage management, running crew,etc.TH 104 Introduction to Theater (4 SH)An overview of theatre in theory and practice including anintroduction to dramatic forms, performance and technicaltheatre. Students will be involved in several short studioproductions as part of the course.TH 106 Acting I (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): TH 104A studio course in basic acting skills which prepares the studentfor eventual work on dramatic scenes and plays. The courseintroduces the student to the major principles of KonstantinStanislavski’s work on acting technique, utilizing exercises inphysical action, given circumstances, imagination, attention,communion, sense of truth, scene analysis, tempo-rhythm andemotion memory.TH 107 Introduction to Technical Theatre (4 SH)This course examines working in the theatre space by introducingstudents to tools, stage equipment, use of hardware, knowledgeof materials, lighting, safety and current technology as it appliesto creating a theatrical production.TH 108 Performance Theory and Analysis (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): TH 104An introduction to some of the major theoretical models andtools for analysis of the theatrical event. This course is designedto prepare the student to look at a theatrical event fromdifferent critical perspectives and to think, speak and write aboutsuch events within a coherent theoretical framework. The coursewill include study of the writings of Aristotle, Stanislavski andBrecht, among others and will explore the cross-influence ofanthropology, psychology, literary theory and biology withtheatrical art. The application of theory will be studied inpractical in-class performance.TH 160/260/360 Individual Investigation in Theatre (2-4 SH)A conference course dealing with individual intensive work in thefollowing categories: playwriting, acting, directing, historicalresearch, design, speech and film. Permission of the instructor isrequired. May be repeated.TH 170-79/270-79/370-79 Special Topics in Theatre (2-4 SH)Theatrical topics of an advanced or specialized nature notcovered in the regular course program are occasionally offered.Recent offerings have included African Theater, History ofMusical Theater and Advanced Stage Lighting.TH 201 History of the Theatre I (4 SH)This course examines theater practices from the Greeks throughthe Renaissance, through the exploration of scripts, physicalstructures, conventions and biographies. The relationshipbetween 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 theearly twentieth century. These two courses need not be taken insequence.TH 203 Theatrical Makeup (4 SH)Theatrical stage makeup for the performer. The course isdevoted to character analysis, application and design, throughthe skills and principles of applying makeup and adapting designsto fit the facial structure.TH 206 Acting II (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): TH 106A studio course in scene study and performance. Throughrehearsal and in-class performance of scenes selected fromdramatic literature, students will learn how to apply basic actingskills to practical performance situations. Special emphasis isplaced on practical analysis of a dramatic scene for its actingvalues and the actor’s technical approach to giving the scenecreative life.TH 207 Dramatic Literature I (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): TH 108 or EN 140.A survey of some of the major dramatic works in world literature,from ancient Greece through the Renaissance. This seminarcourse includes reading, intensive group discussion and criticalwriting about theatrical play scripts.TH 208 Dramatic Literature II (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): TH 207A continuation of Dramatic Literature I, this course surveys someof the major dramatic works in world literature, from theRenaissance through the present day. This seminar courseincludes reading, intensive group discussion and critical writingabout theatrical play scripts.TH 210 Physical Training and Performance Techniques (4 SH)Pre-Requisite(s): TH 108A studio course in preparing the performer’s body for work in thetheatre. The course will introduce the student to the tools ofamplification, equilibrium, opposition and physicalcharacterization. The student will learn a variety of exercisesfrom different training methods, such as Michael Chekhovtechnique, Meyerhold’s biomechanics and the Polish LaboratoryTheatre’s plastique exercises, as well as a variety of performancetechniques, such as clowning and tumbling.Page | 123Lake Erie College | 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Catalog | Student Handbook | Student Athlete Handbook