50:203:123. MODERN DANCE I (2)
May be repeated for credit up to 8 credits or with permission of instructor.
Movement experience designed to develop aesthetic and movement concepts, skills,
and sensitivities as a basis for performance and
appreciation of modern dance.
50:203:124. MODERN DANCE II (2)
May be repeated for credit up to 8 credits or with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: 50:203:123.
A continuation of Modern Dance I-a closer look at the styles and techniques
created by Jose Limón, Martha Graham, and Thelma Hill.
50:203:227. JAZZ DANCE (2)
May be repeated for credit up to 8 credits or with permission of instructor.
Designed for students seeking an introduction to the mechanics of stylized jazz
dance concepts with emphasis on placement, coordination, isolations, and rhythms.
50:203:249. BALLET I (2)
May be repeated for credit up to 8 credits or with permission of instructor.
For beginning and intermediate students.
Concentration on developing and strengthening technique, awareness of body alignment,
and ballet vocabulary.
50:203:250. BALLET II (2)
May be repeated for credit up to 8 credits or with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite: 50:203:249.
A continuation of Ballet I.
50:203:350. SPECIAL TOPICS IN DANCE (2)
May be repeated for credit up to 8 credits or with permission of instructor.
Focus on styles and techniques of various dance forms not offered in the regular
curriculum.
Courses (Speech 950)
50:950:231. INTERVIEWING (3)
Interviewing is an introduction to various types of interviews and techniques
of interviewing. All participating students required to act as interviewers
and interviewees in all situations. Employment, evaluative, journalistic, and
probing interviews stressed.
50:950:261. FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH (R) (3)
Effective oral communication developed through analysis and practice of basic
speech skills. Control of vocal and articulatory mechanisms; study of sounds
and acceptable pronunciation of standard American English; principles of delivery
applied to informal public speaking, group discussion, and interpretive reading.
50:950:265. SPECIAL STUDIES IN SPEECH (3)
A course in a selected topic not offered in the regular curriculum.
May be repeated for credit, assuming the subject matter is different.
Further information, including prerequisites, if any, is contained in the schedule
of classes.
50:950:281. PUBLIC SPEAKING (3)
Principles of public speaking. Practice in preparation, composition, and delivery
of various types of speeches.
Courses (Theater Arts 965)
50:965:201. INTRODUCTION TO THEATER ARTS (R) (3)
Introduction to all aspects of theater: its practice (acting, directing, playwriting,
designing); its rich heritage (brief history of Western and Eastern influences);
and its performance (reading, discussing and producing scenes from various plays.)
Students will be required to attend performances on and off campus.
50:965:205. THEATER ON FILM (R) (3)
An examination of acting, directing, and designing techniques through productions
of established theater pieces that have been recorded on film and videotape.
50:965:211. LIVING THEATER (R) (3)
May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
A "backstage view" of the theater and a brief survey of forms, history,
and theories. Designed to develop an independent and individual level of criticism
and analysis. Class attends a number of diverse theater productions, locally
and in New York.
50:965:215. BLACK THEATER I (3)
The black person as a dramatic character and creative artist: examination of
social, cultural, and economic backgrounds; concepts and attitudes among contemporary
black playwrights; producing organizations from 1600 until 1950.
50:965:216. BLACK THEATER II (3)
Continuation of 50:965:215 with an emphasis on the time period of 1950 until
the present.
50:965:241. INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL THEATER (3)
May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
Taken concurrently with 50:965:243.
An understanding of behind-the-scenes elements of a theater production developed
through theory and stage crew experiences. Subjects covered include scenery
construction and painting, stage drafting, sound, digital electronics, stage
management, and production organization. Course content may vary from term to
term.
50:965:243. LABORATORY IN TECHNICAL THEATER (1)
May be repeated for credit up to 2 credits.
Taken concurrently with 50:965:241.
50:965:265. SPECIAL STUDIES IN THEATER ARTS (3)
May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
A course in a selected topic not offered in the regular curriculum.
May be repeated for credit, assuming the subject matter is different.
Further information, including prerequisites, if any, is contained in the Schedule
of Classes.
50:965:270. STAGE MAKEUP (2)
A practicum in the theory and techniques of theatrical makeup.
Includes lecture/demonstrations and hands-on practice in all the basic techniques
of character makeup.
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50:965:271. ACTING I (3)
Foundational course using theater games, exercises, and improvisations to develop
fundamental skills of observation, concentration, imagination, and relationship
as well as vocal and physical awareness. Character work and beginning scene
study introduce students to acting terms and practices of well-known practitioners
such as Stanislavski, Boleslavsky, and Meisner.
50:965:272. ACTING II (3)
Prerequisites: 50:965:271
Building upon the techniques learned in Acting I, with an emphasis on character
analysis through scene study.
50:965:279. HISTORY OF THE THEATER I (3)
The three courses in this series need not be taken in sequence.
A survey, from earliest times to Elizabethan England, with emphasis on the major
periods, typical plays, important personages, and major playhouses and forms
of production.
50:965:280. HISTORY OF THE THEATER II (3)
A survey, from seventeenth-century France to the rise of Russian realism, with
emphasis on the major periods, typical plays, important personages, and major
playhouses and forms of production.
50:965:281. HISTORY OF THE THEATER III (3)
A survey, from Ibsen to the present, with emphasis on the major periods, typical
plays, important personages, and major playhouses and forms of production.
50:965:301. PERFORMANCE (BA)
Prerequisites: 50:965:271 and permission of instructor. May be repeated for
credit
up to a maximum of 6 credits.
The creation and performance of a role in a departmental major production. Credits
awarded determined by complexity and size of role. A major paper required.
50:965:302. PRACTICUM IN DESIGN AND TECHNICAL THEATER (BA)
Prerequisites: 50:965:241 and/or other departmental courses relevant to the
practicum.
May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 credits.
The performance of design and/or technical duties of major significance and
responsibility. Credits awarded determined by the complexity and size of job
assignment. A paper required.
50:965:305. SUMMER THEATER (3)
May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
A very intensive workshop in the running of a summer theater involving all aspects
of the operation, such as performance, backstage functions, box office, and
publicity. Each student has opportunities to work in a variety of positions.
Several plays prepared and publicly performed each session. Course content may
vary from term to term.
50:965:307. AMERICAN POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT (3)
Focuses on the major performance elements of American popular entertainment
and traces the development of those elements through the major performance forms.
Particular emphasis placed on the minstrel show, vaudeville, burlesque, the
revues of the 1920s and 1930s, radio, silent and early sound film, and early
television, as well as the popular forms of nineteenth- and twentieth-century
literary drama.
50:965:308. AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER (3)
A survey of the history and development of America's only native legitimate
theatrical form. Focuses on the evolution of the musical form from its roots
in nineteenth-century extravaganza and minstrel shows to the mature musicals
of the 1950s and 1960s and the modern musicals of the 1970s and 1980s. Recordings,
films and/or videotapes, and possible field trips supplement lectures and discussions.
50:965:313. SCENIC DESIGN (3)
May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
Prerequisites: 50:965:241
Introduction to various aspects of theatrical design. Practical assignments
relating to works in progress, as well as history and theory of stage design.
Course content may vary from term to term.
50:965:318. PLAYWRITING (3)
A workshop program to develop the writer's ability to use theater as an effective
and creative medium.
50:965:321. PRINCIPLES OF PLAY DIRECTING (3)
Prerequisites: 50:965:271,272. May be repeated for credit
Introduction to and analysis of the director's role: casting; interpreting;
creating stage action; composing stage mood, rhythm, and picturization; guiding
characterization; preparing a working script in conjunction with supervised
direction of scenes of increasing length and complexity. Course content may
vary from term to term.
50:965:357. SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEATER ARTS (3)
A course in a selected topic not offered in the regular curriculum.
May be repeated for credit, assuming the subject matter is different. For further
information, including prerequisites, if any, see the schedule of classes.
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50:965:359. INDEPENDENT STUDY (BA)
May be repeated for credit.
Individual work with close guidance by a faculty member, on a project or in
an area of research not included in the regular curriculum.
50:965:361. SURVEY OF COSTUME HISTORY (3)
A historical survey of clothing from ancient Greece to the twentieth century,
concentrating on the application of fashion styles and their correlation to
stage costuming, providing a background in period clothing silhouettes, the
evolution of fashion, and the influence of society on clothing trends.
50:965:362. COSTUME DESIGN (3)
Introduction to the various aspects of theatrical costuming.
Subjects covered are costume history, design, and construction.
50:965:363. EDUCATIONAL THEATER (3)
Practical course in using theater games and exercises as a means of teaching
subject matter in the elementary and secondary classroom and as a means of discussing
social/political issues. Plays written for and by children will be read and
discussed. Course will include some form of presentation for a young audience.
50:965:372. SCENE STUDY (3)
Prerequisite: 50:965:272 or permission of instructor.
An intensive workshop where students explore and develop one to several scenes.
Course may culminate in public performance.
50:965:382. LIGHTING DESIGN (3)
Prerequisite: 50:965:241.
The use of light as a basic tool of contemporary scenic design. A survey of
current electronic technology and practical experience in the design and operation
of stage lighting.
50:965:471. ADVANCED ACTING (3)
Prerequisite: 50:965:372 or permission of instructor.
A workshop that focuses on a major playwright, acting practitioner or acting
style(s). Course will culminate in public performance.
50:965:491. THEATER INTERNSHIP (BA)
Prerequiste: Permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit with permission
of instructor.
An internship with an outside local theater or acting company in any area of
theater design, production or management. Requires supervised work in the theater
(40 hours per credit) and sponsorship by a faculty advisor.