This course explores the practical "nuts and bolts" of acting. Students will be challenged to expand their expressive potential as they exercise body, voice and imagination through improvisation, physical and vocal work and acting exercises.Restricted to theatre and music theatre majors and minors.

This general course includes an examination of all aspects of theatre for the purpose of achieving a greater understanding of play production and an appreciation of the work of theatre artists. AE

The course is comprised of a regularly scheduled vocal coaching session with a faculty coach-accompanist and scheduled collaborative work in the students MUTR-371 applied voice sessions. Vocal coaching will address the style, musical markings, tempo, language, phrasing, and interpretation of the applied lesson repertoire.

Private voice instruction. Permission of instructor required. Restricted to music theatre majors. Restricted to students with junior or senior standing. May be repeated for credit.

The course is comprised of a regularly scheduled vocal coaching session with a faculty coach-accompanist and scheduled collaborative work in the students MUTR-171 applied voice sessions. Vocal coaching will address the style, musical markings, tempo, language, phrasing, and interpretation of the applied lesson repertoire.

Private voice instruction. Permission of instructor required. Restricted to music theatre majors. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit.

Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a music theatre faculty member. Refer to Academic Policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.

Non-classroom experiences in music theatre. Placements are generally off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. A maximum of 15 credit of 287/487 can be used to meet graduation requirements. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for details. Restricted to students with junior or senior standing. May be repeated for credit. Graded CR/NC.

Courses on topics of interest to students on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisite as determined by instructor. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.

This course focuses on performance requirements and techniques for the singing, dancing actor, including the process of preparation to performance and the stylistic differences between genres. The course utilizes material from existing music theatre literature in a variety of musical styles. Solo and ensemble participation is expected of students. Music theatre majors. May be repeated for credit.