Introduction to Acting
THTR 100
M/W/F: 10:35 – 11:25 AM | 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM |
G. Przybylak
A course designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of acting and performance. Fundamentals in improvisation, technique, and scene study are stressed. At the end of the course, the student will demonstrate their knowledge of acting technique by presenting a monologue from a play. This course is required for, but not limited to, students who intend to major or minor in theater.

Introduction to Stagecraft
THTR 105
T/Th: 10:00 – 11:15 AM
H. Farr
An introduction to theater terminology and technology with an emphasis on scenic construction, lighting, stage rigging, painting, and production. A practicum in wood shop and stage construction.

Introduction to Design
THTR 111
T/Th: 1:00 – 2:15 AM
A. Herin
This course offers the opportunity to learn, develop, and practice the art of set, costume, and lighting design by concentrates specifically on the processes, skills, and disciplines of design for performance. Furthermore, students will read several plays and examine ways in which theater design can suggest meaning and interpretation of the script. Students will learn basic design elements and principles of composition through interactive, collaborative projects and exercises in addition to critically analyzing other designers’ works from a broad spectrum of design styles. Emphasis will be placed on creativity, discovery, analysis, and collaboration.

Theater Practicum
THTR 185
H. Farr
This Practicum is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in a variety of positions, both on stage and behind the scenes. Students will register for one credit-hour per semester unless directed otherwise by the Director of Undergraduate Theater Studies. Each student will meet with the Director of Undergraduate Theater Studies to determine his/her position for the semester. Credit will be awarded on a P/NP basis.

Acting: Scene Study
THTR 203
T/Th: 10:00 – 11:15 AM, M/W/F: 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
C. Bohan | H. Jannielli
This course continues the work begun in THTR 100 with emphasis on action, emotional life, and text analysis as the essential elements of the actor’s work.

Lighting Design
THTR 224
T/Th: 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
N. Drashner
This course introduces lighting design techniques and approaches by combining theory with practical application. The basics of lighting instruments and control consoles are used for practical projects examining light on the stage. The design process is explored through script analysis, visual research, and choice of instrumentation, and communicated with the drafted light plot.

Acting: Advanced Scene Study
THTR 231
T/Th: 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
C. Bohan
This course is an advanced exploration of contemporary acting technique emphasizing complex character relationships and heightened partner awareness to achieve greater specificity, spontaneity and emotional resonance in performance. Scene work will focus on contemporary playwrights. Counts as SAGES Departmental Seminar.

Sketch Comedy Writing and Performing
THTR 235
M/W/F: 2:15 – 3:05 PM
G. Przybylak
This course will introduce the basics and fundamentals of Improvisation and Sketch Comedy writing, producing, and performing. Students will learn to think on their feet, sharpen their character development skills, practice creative writing, and learn how to apply all of these skills to comedic productions. Students will end the semester with fully revised and polished sketch scripts they can use to build their portfolio. They will learn strong cold read skills, and learn how to positively collaborate in a group writing setting. Students will learn how to produce their own work, and leave class with an understanding of a fun and fascinating avenue to a career in the arts.

Video Production
THTR 240
T/Th: 10:00 – 11:15 AM
M. Suglio
Video Production presents a hands-on introduction to video creation. Students are introduced to visual storytelling through concepts of single-camera production. The course will explore all areas of pre-production, followed by production with the use of a camcorder and accompanying aids, and finished in post-production through the use of nonlinear editing software. Students will learn the necessary skills to create short videos from paper to finished product.

Scene Painting
THTR 260
Th: 4:00 – 6:30 PM
J. Davis
This introductory course teaches fundamental skills necessary for painting scenery for the stage, including color mixing and matching; preparing wood and fabric surfaces for painting; base-painting techniques (wet blend scumble, wet blend gradation, etc.); faux finish techniques (wood, marble, stone) utilizing glaze layers, brushes and alternative tools; drawing and geometry for cartooning a drop; and trompe l’oeil (the illusion of dimension with highlight and shadow). Students will work with paint in class daily, and appropriate dress is necessary.

Screenwriting
THTR 316
M: 3:20 – 6:05 PM
G. Vovos
A critical exploration of the craft of writing for film, in which reading and practicum assignments will culminate in the student submitting an original full-length screenplay. Offered as ENGL 316, THTR 316 and THTR 416.

Topics in Design
THTR 323
T: 4:00 – 6:30 PM
A. Herin | J. Davis | N. Drashner
This course will examine various topics relating to theatre design and technology not covered in other design courses. Students will be provided with practical and theoretical knowledge on a specific topic in order to increase their design and/or technical skills. In addition, each course offering will have its own stated objectives. This course may be repeated by students with each new topic.

Development of Theater: Renaissance to Romanticism
THTR 326
M/W/F: 11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
R. Ullom
This course explores the many developments in playwriting, design, acting, and theater architecture across the world. Students read a wide variety of plays in order to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the history of the art form, but also learn how theater has played an integral societal function as a medium of political, economic, and cultural commentary. Development of Theater II not only explores the development of theatrical conventions in Spain, England, Italy, France and other European countries that lead to the creation of modern drama, but the course also offers an in-depth look at the history and conventions of theater in India, Korea, China, and Japan. Offered as THTR 326, WLIT 361, and THTR 426.

Play Directing II
THTR 331
T/Th: 2:30 – 3:45 PM
D. Vegh
This course continues with the basic concepts learned in THTR 330 and expands them in regard to the mechanics of production. Topics covered include ground planning and staging, working with actors, the casting process and communicating effectively with a design team. The course will culminate in a faculty-supervised directing project for public performance. Offered as THTR 331 and THTR 431.

Concepts of Race within African American Plays
THTR 336
T: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
H. Burton
This course provides an interdisciplinary study of race and African Americans within the context of African American plays. It will use the basic principles of African and African American history, urban studies, theater, sociology, economics and family life, etc. to identify aspects of race and racism. The course will provide an overview of race and racism in America through the lens of African American plays. The semester long course will analyze and discuss a conceptual understanding of how aspects of race serve as central themes within African American plays. The course will engage in various theories, discussions and debates about the African American experience and the relationship to race and racism displayed within the context of plays.

Live Sound Action: Learning at the Crossroads of Theatrical Training and Spiritual Practice
THTR 351
M/W: 12:45 – 2:00 PM
E. Schwarz
This course is designed to give the student an experiential introduction to communal practices of sound and movement that exist in both theatrical training and spiritual traditions. A physically-based studio class comprising an intellectual engagement as well as a more personal heart-based investigation, students will ultimately become meaning makers and create an original theatrical/spiritual practice rooted in embodied research. Emphasis will be placed on creative, collaborative, and reflective skills as well as an exploration of the potential health and spirit benefits of such communal creative practices.

Advanced Costume Design and Technology Practices
THTR 352
A. Herin
This course examines advanced costume design principles and costume patterning techniques, including flat patterning and draping. This course will integrate the process of theatrical design with implementation through a series of projects. Emphasis will be placed on imagination, research, organization, problem solving and growth in costume renderings, presentation of work, and costume construction techniques.

Advanced Topics in Design/Technology – Scenic Design
THTR 390
J. Davis
This course provides an opportunity for Theater Undergraduates concentrating in design to do advanced projects in scenic, costume, sound or lighting design, building upon the skills learned in the 200-level design course. The course will better prepare students to create and execute designs for realized productions by emphasizing the tools used to communicate the design to director, other designers and the technicians who execute the design. It is offered in four sections and taught by the appropriate instructor. This course is a prerequisite for a Theater Capstone in Design.

Senior Capstone: Dramaturgy
THTR 393
R. Ullom
This course introduces students to theories of textual analysis and contextual research within the framework of theatrical performance. Students will investigate the history and methodologies of dramaturgy, and then apply the best practices of the profession to the study and production of contemporary plays. Because dramaturgy is a collaborative endeavor, students will participate with others in the production of a theoretical adaptation from a non-dramatic source, as well as the creation of an interdisciplinary theatre event and a multi-media performance project. By course end, students will be able to support their theatrical interests with dramaturgical insights and to work collaboratively to create productions that reflect the cultural and aesthetic diversity of the 21st century.

Honors Studies II
THTR 398
R. Ullom
Individual projects in acting, design, playwriting, and directing.

Independent Study in Theater Arts
THTR 399
Independent research and project work in areas of acting, design, voice, theater history, playwriting, directing, or theater management.