This will explore advanced construction techniques used in theatrical scenery construction. Topics related to scenery construction that will be addressed are budgeting, structural design, construction of more complex scenic elements and metal working. May be repeated for credit.

This course is intended to give students comprehensive training in technical drafting for the theatre. Students will gain skills in hand drafting as well as various computer graphics programs such as Auto CAD, Vectorworks, and Photoshop. This course will focus on communicating through graphics utilizing drawings in the scenic, properties and lighting disciplines. Advanced projects will be given. May be repeated for credit.

The purpose of this advanced costuming course is to allow students to further explore, develop, and apply skills and techniques introduced in THTR 175. This course will focus on such advanced costuming skills as draping, cutting, pattern-making, construction, and basic tailoring. Prerequisite: 175.

This course prepares students to enter the industry with an understanding of how to make ones self a "show-business person" and addresses the practical issues of beginning an acting career. Students will develop an extensive repertoire of audition monologues and songs, learn basic stage and camera audition techniques, research career opportunities, graduate schools, hone their resumes and increase their understanding of what it takes to live and work as a professional actor. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher Restricted to music theatre and theatre (acting) majors. Prerequisite: one credit of 476 or one credit of MUTH 370.

This course is a further examination of practical and theoretical considerations in the process of stage management as it applies to both producing and presenting organizations. The student will be introduced to financial, contractual, facility, administrative, and management considerations unique to the production of performance and arts events in both professional and academic environments. The focus of this course centers on stage management for the commercial theatre with an emphasis on process and the current conditions in the industry as a whole. Topics will include associated issues in working with unions (AEA, and IATSE), interpersonal skills and the negotiation of conflict resolution. Prerequisite: 250.

Identity in Theatre explores the ethical and moral evolution of identity through the scripts and practices of our contemporary Theatre. It approaches this through the dialectic as well as class projects such as the personal diversity statement as outlined in the PowerPoint (pdf) submitted for review. In this course, we find that there are no dichotomous answers but much of our discussion examines the grey spaces in between and how there is no one right answer or structure that will solve everything. Ultimately, the course requires the students to examine pre-held belief structures and evolve their way of thinking into a more nuanced and fluid process. Prerequisites: LDW course, ENGL-104 or 105 or 195.

This course examines and applies the fundamentals of play direction: play selection, casting, blocking, movement, interpretation, and production organization. Prerequisites: 225.

The focus of this advanced-level acting class is learning the play Shakespeare. Students will explore and strengthen the actors basic tools (body, voice and imagination) as they learn to analyze text for playable clues to character and circumstance. Specific attention will be given to understanding scansion and learning to identify basic figures of speech that will increase understanding, strengthen character development, and above all, help the actor play with clarity, purpose, and humanity. Prerequisites: 107, 121, 207.

This practical performance laboratory course continues exploring the physical and vocal foundations for the actor. Students will continue learning techniques for a healthy, effective, and expressive voice and body. Particular attention to expanded range and resonance will be applied to text. Prerequisite: 121. OC

This course will provide students an opportunity to explore theatrical design with special emphasis on the collaborative development of design solutions and the support that design elements provide to the theatrical narratives. Students will build skills in visual and verbal communication, design visualization, script analysis and creative idea development. Assigned projects will include activity in a multiple traditional fields of design (scenery, costumes, lighting, properties and/or sound). Prerequisites: 230. May be repeated once for credit with permission.