Theatre

Department of Theatre and Dance
College of Arts and Sciences
285 Alumni Arena
North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260-5030
(716) 645-6898
Fax: (716) 645-6992
Web: Theatre and Dance
Vincent O'Neill, Chair
G. Casarella, Associate Chair
J. Finnegan, Director of Theatre Performance
C. Norgren, Director of Theatrical Design and Production
M. Casarella, Assistant to the Chair; Director, Undergraduate Advising

The Program
The Department of Theatre and Dance offers B.A. and B.F.A. degrees and a minor in theatre. Prospective majors or minors should meet with the director of theatre and the undergraduate advisor as early as possible. For students with prior training, course requirements may be adjusted. If lower-level courses are waived, additional courses may be assigned. This policy applies to all majors and minors. For information about the Department of Theatre and Dance, see theatre, dance, music theatre entry on page 240.

Theatre (TH)

101 Introduction to Theatre-Majors/Intended (3)
Introduces reading a play as an imaging of action. Exploration of structuring plot, character, and other elements of a play. Texts are compared with interpretations in live and video productions. TH 101 is required of all majors and minors. LEC

105 Introduction to Theatre-Nonmajors (3) (F; Sp)
Central theatrical and literary elements of dramatic art; readings in selected plays and criticism. Students attend several productions. For nonmajors. LEC

106 Introduction to Technical Theatre (3) (F; Sp)
Corequisite: TH 135 or TH 136
Production elements: materials, equipment and construction of scenery, costumes, lighting and sound; production organization: run crews, stage management. Required of all majors. LEC

107 Costume Construction I (3)
Prerequisite: TH 106
Introduces materials, tools, and techniques; may include patterning; fabric identification, dyeing, and painting; projects on departmental productions. LEC/LAB

108 Basic Acting I (3)
Prerequisites: freshman/sophomore standing or permission of instructor
Nature and elements of behavior-based acting; practical investigation and involvement; physical games; imaginative exercises; improvisations; preliminary introduction to scene work. Required of all majors and minors. LAB

109 Basic Acting II (3)
Prerequisites: TH 108 and permission of instructor
Introduces scene study: how to decode a script; how to prepare an actor's prompt book; primary terms outlined and explained; a precise and exacting rehearsal method; how to make simple character choices; how to uncover the character's dramatic intentions. Emphasizes working together, sharing space, playing objectives. Students must be willing to explore their emotional life as a means to living truthfully on stage. LAB

126 Topics in Arts and Culture (3)
Provides students with the ability to discover, distinguish, recognize, and analyze the elements of theatre in contemporary American culture. Areas of the culture to be examined: other branches of the arts; family celebrations; social and political events; annual feasts and holidays; mass media, including commercials and advertisements; sports events; paratheatre activities; and others. In each of these phenomena, examine elements of theatre, such as script, acting, staging, costumes, lighting, and musical score. SEM

135-136 Production Practicum (1-1) (F; Sp)
Corequisite: TH 106
Practical experience on productions based on lectures in TH 106. LAB

203 Visual Imagination (3)
Prerequisites: TH 101 or TH 105, TH 106
Introduces and explores visual vocabulary; looking and seeing as learned skills; translation of idea to image. Required of all majors. LEC

205 Technical Drafting (3)
Prerequisite: TH 106
Transfer of designer's ideas to ground plans and working drawings. LEC

207 Stage Makeup (3)
Prerequisites: TH 101 or TH 105, TH 106, and TH 203
Analysis, research, and design as essential elements in realizing makeup for a character; exploration of basic materials and techniques. LAB

208 Method Acting I (3)
Prerequisites: TH 108, TH 101, TH 106 and TH 135, and permission of instructor
The study and practice of the Strasberg Method of relaxation and sensory exercises and its application to an actor in scene work and monologues. Concentrates on exercises that constitute Lee Strasberg's Method and also scene and monologue work. LEC

209 Method Acting II (3)
Prerequisites: TH 203, TH 208, TH 301 and permission of instructor
Continuation of principles and techniques studied in TH 208. Advanced acting exercises based on the method developed by the late Lee Strasberg. Further develops exploration and application of advanced sensory exercises, in-depth scene analysis, and private moment work to scenes and monologues. LEC

227 Voice Training I (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor
Exercises to consciously relax body tension, align the body, and deepen the awareness of breathing. Text work, such as Haiku poetry, connects words to breathing. LAB

228 Voice Training II (3)
Prerequisite: TH 227 or permission of instructor
Continuation of TH 227; focus on the development of vocal range, power, capacity, flexibility, and sensitivity. Text work-including poetry, monologues, sonnets, and scene work, along with exercises-continues the breathing/word connection. LAB

230 Theatre Crafts (3)
Prerequisites: TH 101 or TH 105, TH 106
Research, materials, and techniques of properties for scenery and costume construction. May include paints and finishes, casting and sculpting, sewing, leatherwork, upholstery, fabric dyeing, painting techniques, and millinery and wigs. LEC

235 Production Practicum (1) (F)
Prerequisite: TH 106
Practical run crew experience on productions. LAB

236 Production Practicum (1) (Sp)
Prerequisite: TH 106
Practical run crew experience on departmental productions. LAB

301 Theatre History and Literature I (3)
Prerequisite: TH 101
Early theatrical rituals: European theatre from antiquity (Greece and Rome), through the middle ages and Renaissance (including English Elizabethan theatre and Spanish Golden Age theatre), to seventeenth-century Baroque theatre in Italy and France, and Oriental theatre (India, China, Japan, Indonesia). Combines the study of theatre forms with reading and analysis of dramas. Required of all majors. Should be taken sophomore year. LEC

302 Theatre History and Literature II (3)
Prerequisite: TH 301 or permission of instructor
American theatre from the sixteenth century until the present; European theatre from the eighteenth century until the present; international theatre exchange. Combines the study of theatre forms with reading and analysis of dramas. Required of all majors. Should be taken sophomore year. LEC

303 Scene Design I (3)
Prerequisite: TH 203
Analysis, research, style as translation from text to image; visual communication through spacial arrangement as it applies to theatre. Tools and techniques of presentation: ground plans, models, etc. LEC

305 Costume Drafting and Draping (3)
Prerequisites: TH 107 and TH 203 or permission of instructor
Basic techniques of pattern development for stage costume; projects in patterning from designer's sketches. LEC/LAB

306 Costume Design I (3)
Prerequisites: TH 203
Analysis, research, style as translation from text to image; visual communication of character through clothes. Tools and techniques of presentation: organization, etc.; minimal drawing. LEC

308 Poetic Text (3)
Prerequisites: TH 203, TH 209, TH 227, TH 302, major or minor status, permission of instructor
Actors' use of language, especially poetic and heightened language. Material is selected from a progression of styles beginning with naturalism and evolving to classical poetic texts. Stresses techniques of imaging, textual analysis, and full use of breath and voice to support the demands of non-naturalistic language. LEC

309 Mime/Movement for Actors (3)
Prerequisites: TH 228, TH 308, TH 411 and/or literature course, major or minor in theatre, permission of instructor
Involves the actor's use of specific movement techniques as a tool to add awareness, flexibility, and suppleness to body movement so that the actor becomes free to concentrate on the task of creating a role. This intensive training leads to a more elaborate physical building of the character, which unites the actor's body and mind with the script. LEC

315 Modern Theatre I (3)
Deals in some detail with the development of a dominant realistic tradition in the theatre at the end of the nineteenth century and then examines the modification of that tradition because of the attacks that set in almost at once. Emphasizes understanding individual plays, together with some appreciation of relevant developments in acting and scenic design. Figures include Zola, Ibsen, Strindberg, Hauptmann, Maeterlink, Jarry, Chekhov, Synge, Kokoshka, Wedekind, Cocteau, as well as Antoine, Stanislavsky, and Lugne-Poe. LEC

316 Modern Theatre II (3)
Significant developments in theatre art and the writing of plays since World War I; selected readings in British and continental plays and criticism. LEC

320 American Drama (3)
Explores the contemporary American drama and theatre with special emphasis on the plays of Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, William Inge, Clifford Odets, Sam Shepard, David Mamet, and the emerging playwrights of the '80s and early '90s. LEC

325 Performance and the Critic (3)
Surveys the performing arts (theatre, dance, music, etc.) to increase background knowledge and develop critical awareness. Reading includes criticism, material on the performing arts, and texts of plays. Students attend live performances and write critiques. Discussion of performances and assigned reading; guest speakers; screening of films and videotapes; workshops on critique writing. SEM

327 Advanced Voice Training (3)
Prerequisite: TH 227, TH 228, or permission of instructor
Continuation of TH 228. Speaking and singing on the stage. Emphasizes radical expansion of the student's vocal capabilities through advanced exercise work and application of the technique to a variety of in-class performance challenges. LAB

328 Voice Workshop (3)
Prerequisite: TH 327 or permission of instructor
Develops skills to act with principal dialects and dialect technique for actors. LAB

331 Problems in Technical Theatre (3)
Prerequisites: TH 203, TH 205
Techniques employed in resolving problems in technical theatre. Lab work required. LEC

332 Lighting Design I (3)
Prerequisite: TH 203 or permission of instructor
Equipment, materials, methods of lighting the stage. Crew work required. Should be taken sophomore year. LEC

333 Lighting Design II (3)
Prerequisites: TH 205, TH 332
Methods of lighting and theatrical production. Crew work and projects required. LEC

335 Production Practicum (1) (F)
Prerequisite: TH 101 and TH 106
Practical experience building departmental productions. LAB

336 Production Practicum (1) (Sp)
Prerequisite: TH 101 and TH 106
Practical experience building productions. LAB

340-350 Theatre Studio (1 credit hour each)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203 for declared major/minor or permission of instructor
Significant participation in the performance, design, technical, and management phases of departmental productions. Credit hours for a specific project must be arranged with instructor. LAB

340 Makeup Studio (1)
Prerequisite: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203, TH 207 for declared major/minor or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

341 Theatre Studio I (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

342 Theatre Studio II (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

343 Theatre Studio III (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

344 Theatre Studio IV (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

345 Costume Construction Studio (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

346 Costume Design Studio (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203, TH 306 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

347 Scene Design Studio (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203, TH 205, TH 303, TH 306 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

348 Lighting Design Studio (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203, TH 205, TH 303, TH 306, TH 332 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

349 Technical Studio (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203, TH 205, TH 303, TH 306, TH 331, TH 332 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

350 Properties Studio (1)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108, TH 203, TH 205, TH 230, TH 303, TH 306, TH 331, TH 332 or permission of instructor
Participation in departmental productions. LAB

370 Age of Shakespeare (3)
Dramatic works of Shakespeare's contemporaries-Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, etc.; theatre and theatrical practices of the period. LEC

401 Directing I (3)
Prerequisites: TH 101 or TH 105, TH 108, or permission of instructor
A practical course in directing. Provides students with the consciousness of theatre and creative directing: basic techniques in preparing the script for rehearsals, creating the space, collaborating with a designer, using tempo/rhythm, working with actors, preparing and conducting rehearsals. LAB

402 Directing II (3)
Prerequisite: TH 401 or permission of instructor
Continuation of TH 401. Includes work on a play, script, or other material for a production: analysis of the text, preparation of lists of characters, settings, props, music/sound effects. Creation of a space: its character, dimensions, relationships between actors and audience, the role of light, use of objects within space, and shape of the space for the spectators. Explores the speed/tempo/rhythm of a production. Methods of casting, auditioning, rehearsing; methods of collaborating with authors, translators, literary advisors, designers, composers, stage managers, technical staff, administrative staff. LAB

403 Scene Design 2 (3)
Prerequisites: TH 205, TH 303, permission of instructor
Further studies in scene design; individual projects. LEC

406 Costume Design II (3)
Prerequisites: TH 306
Further studies in costume design. SEM

407 Stage Makeup 2 (3)
Further studies in stage makeup. LAB

408 Audition Techniques (3)
Prerequisites: TH 408, permission of instructor
Techniques and methods of preparation essential for successful auditions at the college, graduate school, or professional levels. LEC

409 Acting in Shakespeare (3)
Prerequisites: TH 309, TH 228, TH 411, and/or literature course, and concurrent registration in TH 352, permission of instructor
Deciphers rhythm and image codes in Shakespearean verse and incorporation of these elements into scene and character preparation. General social, historical, and theatrical orientation to Elizabethan England. Examines at least one tragedy and one comedy. LAB

410 Theatre of the Oppressed (3)
Prerequisites: junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
A senior seminar exploring the "politics" of oppression as subject matter in modern and contemporary European and American dramatists from Ibsen to Athol Fugard, Amiri Baraka and Eve Ensler. SEM

411, 412, 413, 414 Theatre Workshop (1-4)
Prerequisites: TH 351 or TH 309 or other 300-level acting course, permission of instructor
Historical, artistic, practical aspects of a specific play or dramatic problem (audition), works of a specific playwright. Workshop performance produced entirely with the resources of class members. LAB

416 Mask (3)
Prerequisites: TH 101, 106, 108 or permission of instructor
The study of mask traditions and practical exploration of mask technique, using neutral masks, full-face masks and half-masks. Develops skill in using sound, gesture and movement to create mask characters. Creation and performance of solo or ensemble scenes, using mask characters. LEC

418 Theatrical Clowning (3)
Prerequisites: TH 101, 106, 108 or permission of instructor
The history of clowning in Western theatre, with some reference to non-Western cultures. Students learn clowning techniques-charter work, transformation of objects, slapstick, and simple acrobatics. Each student develops an individual clown character and presents that character in performance before an audience. LEC

419 Street Theatre (3)
Prerequisites: TH 101, 106, 108 or permission of instructor
Introduces the nature and practice of street theatre. Students look at forms of street theatre in Western tradition and other cultures. They explore the theatrical potential of non-theatrical spaces and examine the relationship of performers to audience in such spaces. Examines non-naturalistic theatre forms and techniques appropriate to the medium of street theatre. Students develop ensemble pieces for public performance in found spaces. LEC

422-424 Advanced Acting: Special Topics (3)
Prerequisites: TH 208, 209 or permission of instructor
Advanced acting students explore a particular technique or method of acting, focusing on the work of a major theoretician, practitioner or teacher of acting, such as Stanislavski, Michael Chekhov, Sanford Meisner, or Lee Strasberg. Builds on previous work in the core acting sequence. LEC

427 Voice and Movement (3)
Prerequisites: TH 227 or permission of instructor
Provides advanced students in Theatre and Music Theatre the opportunity to explore the connection between voice, movement and language. Students learn to release habitual patterns of tension, to use their voices and bodies more spontaneously and expressively, and to communicate more effectively through sound, gesture and movement. LEC

439-440 Studies in Design (3-3)
Prerequisites: TH 303, TH 306 or TH 332, permission of instructor
Intensive study of a particular movement, designer, problem, or area in theatrical design or technology. LEC/LAB

457 Comedy of Manners (3)
Prerequisites: TH 351 or TH 352, permission of instructor
Social and historical background that in 1660 led to the rise of Restoration comedy in England. Development of comedy of manners in works of four English playwrights; practical exploration and involvement; work on scenes to develop understanding of dramatic nature and interpretive problems of material. LAB

TH 460 Asian Performing Arts (3)
Prerequisites: TH 101, TH 106, TH 108 and TH 135, junior/ senior standing, or permission of instructor
Comprehensive study of a wide range of Asian performing arts, from theatre and dance to ritual and popular entertainment. This advanced course is both intercultural and interdisciplinary, drawing on the arts, humanities and social sciences. LEC

464 Black Theatre-Past and Present (3)
Prerequisites: TH 302, junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
A survey of the roots and development of Black Theatre from its mythic traditions in Africa to the contemporary works of Ed Bullins, Amiri Baraka and August Wilson. LEC

465 Iberoamerican Theatre (3)
Prerequisites: TH 302, junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
Comprehensive study of a wide range of Latin American performing arts, from theatre and dance to ritual and popular entertainment. This advanced course is both intercultural and interdisciplinary, drawing on the arts, humanities and social sciences. SEM

466 Women in Theatre (3)
Prerequisites: junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
The study of works of women in theatre from Krotsvitha of Gandersheim to the women playwrights, actors, directors and designers of the present day. SEM

467 Life of the Drama (3)
Prerequisites: TH 302, junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
With Eric Bentley's groundbreaking two-volume survey of the development of drama in the Western World as text, a broad overview of theatre is from the perspective of one of the twentieth century's most important theatre critics. SEM

468 Sources of Modern Theatre (3)
Prerequisite: TH302, junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
Examines, in-depth, selected figures, movements, artists, and events that have had a seminal influence on the development of modern theatre. Focuses on reading important texts, discussion, and individual research, but may include workshop activities when appropriate. LEC

478 Arthur Miller (3)
Prerequisite: TH 301, 302 or permission of instructor
Comprehensive study of Arthur Miller's dramatic work in its historical and theatrical context, with a particular focus on one of the major plays, such as Death of a Salesman or The Crucible. LEC

480-484 Major Figures (3)
Prerequisites: junior or senior, or permission of instructor
Major dramatists or theatre artists; variable subjects announced. Examples: Beckett, Brecht, Ibsen, Chekhov, Miller, Hellman, Hansberry, Wilson, Shepard. SEM

480 Shakespeare on Stage (3)
Prerequisites: junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
A exploration of Shakespeare in performance in the twentieth and twenty-first century. Film and video of the plays as produced by the BBC, the Royal Shakespeare Company and directors such as Orson Welles, Roman Polanski, Laurence Olivier, Peter Brook and Kenneth Branagh are viewed and analyzed. SEM

481 Irish Dramatists (3)
Prerequisites: junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
An overview of traditional, classical and contemporary playwrights from Cosgrove to Beckett and Friel. Explores common themes of identity, nationalism and revolt, with a particular emphasis on the tradition of tragi-comedy in the work of Irish playwrights. SEM

482 Chekhov (3)
Prerequisites: junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
A comprehensive study of the major works of Anton Chekhov and the contribution they make to the development of theatrical realism as we know it today. Also studies the importance of Chekhov's collaborations with Konstantine Stanislavsky to the birth of realistic theatre production. SEM

483 Ibsen (3)
Prerequisites: junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
A comprehensive study of the major works of Henrik Ibsen with particular emphasis on A Doll's House, The Wild Duck, Ghosts' and An Enemy of the People and the contribution these plays made to the birth of realistic drama. SEM

484 Theatre of Molière (3)
Prerequisites: junior/senior standing or permission of instructor
Explores the comic genius of Moliere by a study both of his roots in the Commedia Dell'arte and through a careful reading of his major works: The Misanthrope, The Miser, Tartuffe and the Would-be Gentleman (in translation). SEM

485 Playwriting Workshop (3)
Prerequisite: TH 101 or TH 105 or TH 108 or permission of instructor
Explores basic tools of the playwright's craft; writing exercises to release imagination and spontaneity; guided development of characters, dialogue, scenes, plot structure; writing of a ten-minute or short one-act play, which receives a staged reading at the end of the semester. Analysis of published plays and professional productions. May be repeated for credit. SEM

486 Playwriting Seminar (3)
Prerequisites: TH 485 and permission of instructor
Continuation of TH 485, for advanced students. Writing of a full-length one-act play, which receives a staged reading at the end of the semester. Analysis of published plays and professional productions. May be repeated for credit. SEM

493 Advanced Directing (3)
Prerequisites: TH 402, permission of instructor
Continuation of TH 402, for advanced students. LAB

498 Arts Management Internship (1-4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor
Practical, hands-on experience. Includes work in the areas of promotion, public relations, theatre management, box office, ushering, etc. TUT

499 Independent Study (1-4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor
Substantial independent research or applied project under the supervision of a faculty member. TUT

Theatre - B.A.

Acceptance Criteria
Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall
Minimum grade of "C" in all required courses
Minimum GPA of 2.5 in prerequisite courses

Required Courses

Prerequisite Courses
TH 101 Introduction to Theatre-Majors/Intended
TH 106 Introduction to Technical Theatre
TH 135 or TH 136 Practicum
TH 108 Basic Acting I
TH 203 Visual Imagination

Major Requirements
TH 301 Theatre History and Literature I
TH 302 Theatre History and Literature II
TH electives: A minimum of 9 credit hours from one area, such as literature, acting, design/technology, or playwriting
One design course (choose from TH 303 Scene Design, TH 306 Costume Design, or TH 332 Lighting Design I)
Two 200/300-level TH practicums
Two dramatic literature courses
Foreign language courses, as necessary*

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (page 254) for general education and remaining university requirements.

Recommended Sequence of Major Requirements
Placement in dance and performance courses is based on auditions. Performance is an option each semester. Please note that schedule does not include performance credits.

First Year
Fall-TH 101, TH 108
Spring-One 200/300-level TH practicum
Fall or Spring-TH 106 with TH 135 or TH 136, TH 203

Second Year
Fall-One foreign language course*, TH 301, TH electives, one 200/300-level TH practicum
Spring-One foreign language course*, TH 302, TH electives
Fall or Spring-One design course (TH 303 in the fall or TH 306 or TH 332 in the spring)

Third Year
Fall-One foreign language course*, one dramatic literature course, TH electives
Spring-One foreign language course*, one dramatic literature course, TH electives

Fourth Year
Fall-TH electives
Spring-TH electives

Dramatic Literature Courses
TH 315 Modern Theatre I
TH 316 Modern Theatre II
TH 320 American Drama
TH 325 Performance and the Critic II
TH 370 Age of Shakespeare
TH 410 Theatre of the Oppressed
TH 460 Asian Performing Arts
TH 464 Black Theatre
TH 465 Iberoamerican Theatre
TH 466 Women in Theatre
TH 467 Life of the Drama
TH 468 Sources of Modern Theatre
TH 478 Arthur Miller
TH 480 Shakespeare on Stage
TH 481 Irish Dramatists
TH 482-489 Major Figures

*Foreign Language Requirement 0-16
Proficiency in a foreign language through the second semester of the second year or its equivalent is required, to be demonstrated through classroom courses or through alternatives outlined on page 255. S/U grading may not be selected for courses taken to fulfill this requirement.

Theatre - B.F.A.

Acceptance Criteria
Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall
Minimum grade of "C" in all required courses
Minimum GPA of 2.5 in prerequisite courses
Audition
Letter of intent (for continuing students)
Interview with program director at the end of the first year

Required Courses

Prerequisite Courses
TH 101 Introduction to Theatre-Majors/Intended
TH 106 Introduction to Technical Theatre
TH 135 or TH 136 Practicum
TH 108 Basic Acting I
TH 109 Basic Acting II
TH 203 Visual Imagination

Major Requirements
MTR220 Beginning Musical Theatre Dance
TH 200/300 Practicum
TH 208 Method Acting I
TH 209 Method Acting II
TH 227 Voice Training I
TH 228 Voice Training II
TH 301 Theatre History and Literature I
TH 302 Theatre History and Literature II
TH 308 Poetic Text
TH 309 Mime/Movement for Actors
TH 409 Audition Techniques
TH 451 Acting in Shakespeare
TH 468 Sources of Modern Theatre
THD201 Modern Dance 1
THD415 Mind-Body Integration
One design course (choose from TH 303 Scene Design I, TH 306 Costume Design I, or TH 332 Lighting Design I)
Two THD electives
Three 200/300-level TH practicums
Four dramatic literature courses
Two studio-performance courses

See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (page 254) for general education and remaining university requirements.

Recommended Sequence of Major Requirements
Placement in dance and performance courses is based on auditions.
Performance is an option each semester.

First Year
Fall-TH 101, TH 108
Spring-TH 109, one 200/300-level TH practicum, THD201
Fall or Spring-TH 106 and TH 135 or TH 136, TH 203

Second Year
Fall-One 200/300-level TH practicum, TH 208, TH 227, TH 301, MTR220, one studio-performance course
Spring-One 200/300-level TH practicum, TH 209, TH 228, TH 302
Fall or Spring-One design course (TH 303 in the fall or TH 306 or TH 332 in the spring)

Third Year
Fall-TH 200/300 practicum, TH 308, one dramatic literature course, one THD elective, one studio-performance course
Spring-TH 309, TH 451, one dramatic literature elective, one THD elective, one studio-performance course (optional)

Fourth Year
Fall-TH 409, TH 468, THD415, one dramatic literature elective, one studio-performance course (optional)
Spring-one dramatic literature course, one studio-performance course (optional)

Dramatic Literature Courses
TH 315 Modern Theatre I
TH 316 Modern Theatre II
TH 320 American Drama
TH 325 Performance and the Critic II
TH 370 Age of Shakespeare
TH 410 Theatre of the Oppressed
TH 460 Asian Performing Arts
TH 464 Black Theatre
TH 465 Iberoamerican Theatre
TH 466 Women in Theatre
TH 467 Life of the Drama
TH 468 Sources of Modern Theatre
TH 478 Arthur Miller
TH 480 Shakespeare on Stage
TH 481 Irish Dramatists
TH 482-489 Major Figures
THD Electives
THD202 Modern Dance 2
THD213-214 Ballet 1-2
THD263-264 Jazz Dance 1-2
THD400 Creative Movement
TH 401-402 Directing 1-2
TH 485 Playwriting Workshop
TH 486 Playwriting Seminar

Theatre - Minor

TH 101 Introduction to Theatre-Majors/Intended
TH 106 Introduction to Technical Theatre and TH 135 or TH 136 Practicum
TH 108 Basic Acting I
One 300/400-level theatre history and/or literature course
Minimum of 9 further credit hours at the 200/300 level, none of which may be studios or independent studies.
Total required credit hours - 22

Theatre and Dance - Minor

TH 101 Introduction to Theatre-Majors/Intended
TH 106 Introduction to Technical Theatre and TH 135 or TH 136 Practicum
TH 108 Basic Acting I
THD430 Dance History or one 300/400-level theatre history or literature course
Minimum of 9 further credit hours with at least one each of the following at the appropriate level: contemporary dance, jazz, tap, and ballet
Total required credit hours - 24

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