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Theatre ArtsCredits

Serve as Dramaturg for a mainstage or approved production. May be repeated.

Prerequisites:
Consent

Advanced studies in script analysis, actor psychology and staging techniques culminating in performance projects with critical analysis.

Prerequisites:
THEA 235 and consent
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Development of techniques and skills in the creation of scenery.

Prerequisites:
THEA 240 or consent
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Refinement of model building and drawing skills in theatrical design.

Prerequisites:
THEA 440
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A visual appreciation of assorted cultures through the study of their architecture, decoration, furniture, utensils, etc.

Prerequisites:
Consent
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Provides information on materials and techniques of scenic painting with a large amount of lab time for experimentation with technique.

Prerequisites:
THEA 252 or consent

Exploring compositional organization of the two-dimensional surface by experimenting with a variety of media, materials, forms, approaches and subjects as a means for theatrical communication.

Prerequisites:
THEA 240

Enhances the advanced theatre student's ability to show complex elements of a theatrical design in a clear manner using accepted theatrical drafting methods.

Prerequisites:
Consent
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Explores all facets of technical direction, construction techniques, and project management.

Prerequisites:
THEA 255
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Explores advanced facets of technical direction including entertainment engineering and technology currently in use in the field.

Prerequisites:
THEA 455

Theory and techniques in costume design and execution.

Prerequisites:
THEA 240 or consent
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Advanced costume design theory and techniques.

Prerequisites:
THEA 460
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Survey of costume history from ancient Egypt to 1900.

Prerequisites:
Consent
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Practical application of advanced makeup techniques.

Prerequisites:
THEA 265

The study of lighting equipment, usage, techniques and stage lighting design.

Prerequisites:
THEA 270
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Solving particular lighting design challenges.

Prerequisites:
THEA 470
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Computer realization for virtual lighting design to enhance practical production quality.

Prerequisites:
THEA 470. Permission of Instructor

A study of the concepts behind digital audio and an exploration of their practical uses.

Prerequisites:
THEA 275

Production and sound effects, electronic sound reinforcement of live performance, choice and operation of sound equipment, as well as basic music styles and terminology.

Prerequisites:
consent
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Integrated sound design to support and enhance theatrical production.

Prerequisites:
THEA 475
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This course examines how all global performance styles and techniques influence each other. Focusing on the last 250 years, students will examine how performance practices from all around the world have merged (sometimes in a celebratory way, sometimes due to appropriation) to become the performing arts of today.

Prerequisites:
THEA 100
Graduation Requirements:
Diverse Cultures - Purple
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Survey of the history of the American Musical Theatre from its origins to the present.

Prerequisites:
THEA 100 and consent
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This class teaches how to access historical information and present it to directors, actors, or designers in a way that will help them make informed and practical artistic choices.

Prerequisites:
THEA 100 and consent
Graduation Requirements:
Writing Intensive
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Writing the short and long play.

Prerequisites:
THEA 100. Permission of instructor.
Graduation Requirements:
Writing Intensive
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