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Nov 21, 2024
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2015-2016 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Theatre, A.B.
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Major Requirements
All students will take 13 courses, 10 in the theatre department and 3 in cognate disciplines. Students in the theatre major must opt for one of five concentrations: Acting, Directing, Design and Technical Theatre, Stage Management, and Performance Studies. Students majoring in theatre may double major or minor in dance. Students with a strong interest in musical theatre are encouraged to double major or minor in music or major in theatre and minor in music and dance.
All theatre students must enroll in the following two courses:
In addition, all majors will take either:
Theatre Scholarship:
(5 courses) These courses give students a substantive encounter with important movements and traditions in theatre and introduce influential methods of analyzing theatre. All majors take five courses selected from three categories: Dramatic Literature, Theatrical and Aesthetic Theory, and Theatre History. Dramatic Literature courses emphasize the study of playtexts. Courses in Theatrical and Aesthetic Theory study theories of the nature and function of theatre and art. Courses in Theatre History analyze embodied performances in historical context.
Three of these courses must be Cognates, taken outside the theatre department; one course must address primarily pre-modern* material.
Dramatic Literature:
(At least one course)
Theatrical & Aesthetic Theory:
(At least one course)
Theatre History:
(At least one course)
Area of Concentration:
(5 courses) Students select one concentration. These courses allow students to pursue their artistic scholarly interests at an advanced level.
One directing course selected from:
Two courses in directing selected from:
Design and Technical Theatre Concentration:
Two (2) Intermediate Design Courses chosen from:
One (1) Advanced Design Course chosen from:
One (1) Course chosen from:
Stage Management Concentration:
Two additional courses selected from:
Performance Studies Concentration:
One directing course selected from:
Three more courses:
Three more courses in Theatrical & Aesthetic Theory or Theatre History to be chosen from those listed in the basic categories above OR from additional cognates listed below specifically (and only) for Performance Studies Concentrators:
Note:
Performance Studies Concentrators must take THR 212 - Performance Studies to fulfill their basic requirement in Theatrical and Aesthetic Theory.
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