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Stage Lighting I teaches the application of lighting design, color principles, and equipment for stage and natural environments through production labs.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleIntroduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature covers reading plays, attending productions, and developing critical writing and analytic skills.
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Historical reviews of Scott Campbell: Scott Campbell's section required significant reading of ten plays, yet weekly quizzes allowed summaries for full credit. Exams were online, open-note, and considered easy to score perfectly on.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026A survey of major critical and theoretical sources in drama from Aristotle to the present, examining their influence on playwriting and theatrical production.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sampleIntroduction to the history, literature and theory of feminist theatre and feminist criticism of mainstream US theatre from 1960 to the present.
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Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleEXPERIENCING THEATRE explores how theatre is made and develops appreciation for performative events through live performances and professional colloquiums.
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The workload is minimal, consisting of weekly attendance, watching plays, and submitting short discussion posts or quizzes. Lectures are mandatory but content is considered unimportant, and make-up assignments are available.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026THEATRE 130 introduces the fundamentals of theatrical design, focusing on translating text into visual and aural content through script analysis and research.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026VOICE 1: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION introduces the fundamentals and discipline of voice and speech.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026THEATRE 150: ACTING I: INTRODUCTION TO ACTING provides a basic introduction to the craft of acting.
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The course involves few assignments, focusing primarily on participation and acting, with tests and essays offering extra credit opportunities.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026THEATRE 160 teaches students how to mount theatrical productions by exploring scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, and stage management through lectures and practical experience.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026THEATRE 200: ACTING SKILLS FOR LIFE teaches students to apply acting techniques to professional presentations, interviews, and interpersonal interactions.
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Reviewers describe the course as easy with minimal work, noting short readings and informal writing assignments that are easy to meet.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026THEATRE 219 covers current topics in theatre and drama, including design, performance, technology, history, theory, criticism, and education.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026SCENIC STUDIO PRACTICUM hones technical theater skills through practical work on University Theatre productions alongside designers and technicians.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Costume Studio Practicum hones technical theatre skills by working with designers and technicians on University Theatre productions.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleTHEATRE 222 is a Lighting & Sound Studio Practicum that hones technical skills through hands-on work with designers and technicians on University Theatre productions.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleBuilds collaborative and creative problem-solving skills to generate innovative solutions to complex problems.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleFUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING develops voice, characterization, and physicality techniques for individual performance and scene study.
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Historical reviews of Audrey Standish, Patricia Boyette: Standish challenges students to raise their acting standards, while Patricia Boyette is described as vague and demanding, with one reviewer noting it is not an easy class.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026VIDEO GAMES AS PERFORMANCE: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE explores video game history, business, and technology through a theatrical performance framework.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleTHEATRE 262 is a backstage practicum where students serve as run crew members for a University Theatre production.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleTHEATRE 341 teaches the central principles of stage improvisation and performance skills for personal and professional applications.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleFUNDAMENTALS OF MOVEMENT FOR THE STAGE develops actor awareness of tension and movement elements, introducing improvisation skills.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleACTING REALISM covers intensive scene study from modern playwrights, concentrating on realism.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleIntroduction to theatre for cultural and social awareness, analyzing sensitive subjects in workplace and community settings.
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Historical reviews of Mark Hairston: Mark Hairston's section involves lots of reading and interpretations where only his answers are considered correct, creating a difficult environment.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026THEATRE 360: PERFORMANCE IN PRACTICE provides practical theatrical experience through work on University Theatre productions in various performance and production roles.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026THEATRE 361 is a backstage laboratory course emphasizing student involvement in specific theatrical production responsibilities.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCOSTUME DESIGN I introduces costume design theory, script analysis, and rendering techniques for performance.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleTHEATRE 367: SCRIPT ANALYSIS studies dramatic structure and theatrical text elements through applied script analysis methods.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026THEATRE 368 teaches the fundamentals of play direction, including motivational analysis, composition, movement, and rehearsal techniques, culminating in a student-directed final project.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleCovers theatre architecture, scenery, costume, acting, directing, and staging modes in Europe from 500 B.C.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleCovers acting for the camera, auditioning techniques, and performance for film, television, and commercials.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleSCENIC PAINTING teaches painting scenery for the stage, including techniques for drops, flats, and props.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleNo released grades for this term.
Offering snapshots currently cover Fall 2026. Earlier grade records do not provide a complete offering history.