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2022-2023 General Catalog

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2022-2023 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Theatre Arts with Concentration in Theatre Studies, B.A.

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The Theatre Studies concentration in the Theatre Arts & Dance program provides equal parts professional theatre training and liberal arts education. Students prepare to pursue theatre careers in directing, playwriting, criticism, teaching, scholarship, arts management, dramaturgy, and other careers that may not have performance or theatre technology at their centers. Regardless of eventual profession, the concentration provides the intellectual rigor and imaginative excitement necessary to any liberal arts degree. Students learn to make theatre as a fundamentally collaborative story told among artists and community. We believe that this kind of training prepares the student to become the ideal global good citizen, engaged with theatre as a means of ritual and democratic conversation focused on full inclusion of all cultures and identities.

Admission Requirements

The Department of Theatre Arts & Dance requires all prospective Theatre majors to complete an audition.

Program Learning Outcomes

Analytical and Communication Skills

The student is expected to demonstrate the ability to be collaborative, creative, resourceful, and persistent in problem solving.
The student should be able to analyze and synthesize the diverse elements of theatre and dance practice that contribute to creating a unified whole.
The student is expected to view and respond to theatre and dance from analytical, critical, cultural, production and historical perspectives.
The student should be able to communicate effectively with an audience through mediums of acting, dance, choreography, design, and other contributing functions such as stage management, and dramaturgy.

Relating Values with the Art of Theatre

The student should be able to work productively and cooperatively in collective and group efforts both in and out of theatre.
The student should be cognizant of the power of theatre to transform and communicate.
The student will be expected to demonstrate broad understanding of the contributions to world culture of non-Eurocentric and diverse American theatre and dance traditions as well as those derived from European origins.
The student should be prepared to take artistic risks and embrace innovation.
The student should be prepared to move to the next phase of life and career, whether in theatre or another field, with confidence in his or her analytic, critical, and communication skills.
The student should be prepared to become an active, effective, and responsible member of society.

Degree Requirements

See the “Degree Requirements ” in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements.

General Education Requirements (48 units)

See the “General Education Program ” requirements in the University Catalog for information on General Education requirements. Some major requirements may double count for GE requirements.

Theatre Arts Common Core

History and Literature (20 units)

THAR 160A - Performance, the Artistic Process, and You Unit(s): 4
THAR 160B - Performance, the Artistic Process, and You Unit(s): 4
THAR 202 - Introduction to the History of Drama and Dance: Origins to 1800 Unit(s): 4
THAR 203 - Introduction to the History of Drama and Dance: 1800 to Present Unit(s): 4
THAR 300 - Theatre in Action Unit(s): 3
THAR 375 - Race, Gender, and Performance Unit(s): 3

Acting (11 units)

THAR 125 - Intro to Acting Unit(s): 3
THAR 302 - Drama Ensemble Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 350 - Directing Workshop Unit(s): 2

Technical Theatre (4 units)

THAR 143 - Stagecraft Unit(s): 2
THAR 144L - Lighting Unit(s): 2
THAR 144C - Costumes Unit(s): 2
THAR 144S - Scenery Unit(s): 2

Theatre Studies (4 units)

THAR 379 - Dramaturgy and Research Unit(s): 4
THAR 400 - Theatre of Today Unit(s): 1

Theatre Studies Concentration Requirements

THAR 230 - Stage Management Unit(s): 2
THAR 231 - Stage Management Lab Unit(s): 1
DANC 271 - Global Perspectives in Dance Unit(s): 3
THAR 376 - Playwriting I Unit(s): 3
THAR 392 - Performing Arts for Children Unit(s): 2
ENGL 339 - Introduction to Shakespeare Unit(s): 3-4

Theatre Studies Concentration Electives (Choose 6)

THAR 145A - Voice for the Actor Unit(s): 1
THAR 145B - Speech for the Actor Unit(s): 1
THAR 220A - Acting: Text and Scene Study Unit(s): 2
THAR 311 - Actor / Dancer Collaboration I: Core Technique & Practice Unit(s): 1
THAR 312 - Actor / Dancer Collaboration II: Movement & Improvisation Unit(s): 1
THAR 316 - 25 Elements of Comedy: Its All in the Surprise Unit(s): 1
THAR 320A - Shakespeare I: Verse Scansion & Paraphrase Unit(s): 2
THAR 320B - Shakespeare II: Scene Study Unit(s): 2
THAR 320C - Physical Theatre Workshop Unit(s): 2
THAR 320D - Commedia dell `Arte & Masks Unit(s): 2
THAR 326 - Circus Technique Unit(s): 1
THAR 327 - Stage Combat Unit(s): 1
THAR 328 - Accents & Dialects Unit(s): 1
THAR 371 - Contemporary Dance History Unit(s): 3.00
THAR 377 - Playwriting II Unit(s): 3
THAR 420A - Approaches to Anti-Realism Unit(s): 2
THAR 420B - Comedy of Manners Unit(s): 2
THAR 420C - Chekhov Workshop Unit(s): 2
THAR 420D - Devised Project Workshop Unit(s): 2
COMS 324 - Scriptwriting for TV Unit(s): 4
ENGL 439 - Studies in Shakespeare Unit(s): 4

Units

Total GE Units: 48

Total Major Core Units: 39

Total Concentration Units: 20

Total Elective Units: 13

Total Units Required to Graduate: 120

Program Road Maps

Sample Four-Year Program

Theatre Arts, B.A., Concentration in Theatre Studies

Freshman Year: 31 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

THAR 125 - Intro to Acting Unit(s): 3
THAR 143 - Stagecraft Unit(s): 2
THAR 160A - Performance, the Artistic Process, and You Unit(s): 4
THAR 230 - Stage Management Unit(s): 2
THAR 231 - Stage Management Lab Unit(s): 1
Credits / Units: 3

Spring Semester (16 Units)

THAR 144L - Lighting Unit(s): 2
THAR 160B - Performance, the Artistic Process, and You Unit(s): 4
DANC 301 - Dance Ensemble Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 302 - Drama Ensemble Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 303 - Technical Theatre Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 304 - Production Dramaturgy Unit(s): 1-3

Sophomore Year: 31 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

THAR 202 - Introduction to the History of Drama and Dance: Origins to 1800 Unit(s): 4
THAR 220A - Acting: Text and Scene Study Unit(s): 2
THAR 376 - Playwriting I Unit(s): 3

Spring Semester (16 Units)

THAR 203 - Introduction to the History of Drama and Dance: 1800 to Present Unit(s): 4
THAR 275 - Contemporary Plays and Playwrights Unit(s): 3

Junior Year: 29 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

THAR 350 - Directing Workshop Unit(s): 2
THAR 370A - Early Plays: Evolution and Innovation Unit(s): 3
THAR 379 - Dramaturgy and Research Unit(s): 4
ENGL 339 - Introduction to Shakespeare Unit(s): 3-4

Spring Semester (14 Units)

THAR 370B - Modern Plays: Evolution and Innovation Unit(s): 3
THAR 375 - Race, Gender, and Performance Unit(s): 3
DANC 301 - Dance Ensemble Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 302 - Drama Ensemble Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 303 - Technical Theatre Workshop Unit(s): 1-3
THAR 304 - Production Dramaturgy Unit(s): 1-3

Senior Year: 29 Units

Fall Semester (15 Units)

THAR 300 - Theatre in Action Unit(s): 3
THAR 400 - Theatre of Today Unit(s): 1

Spring Semester (14 Units)

THAR 374 - Theatre of the World Unit(s): 4
THAR 460 - Drama for Children Unit(s): 2
THAR 470 - Dance for Children Unit(s): 2

Total Units: 120

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