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Required Drama Core (21 hours):
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Dram 1103 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE
(3 hrs)
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Dram 1303 INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC
LITERATURE (3 hrs)
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Dram 1403 STAGECRAFT (3 hrs)
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Dram 1801 THEATRE LAB (must be taken
3 times) (3 hrs)
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Dram 2113 ACTING (3 hrs)
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Dram 3203 DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEATRE
(3 hrs)
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Dram 3423 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN (3 hrs)
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Performance Concentration (Required
Drama Core (21 hrs) plus Required Concetration Courses (21 hrs):
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Dram 2103 ORAL INTERPRETATION AND READER'S
THEATRE (3 hrs)
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Dram 2213 ADVANCED ACTING (3 hrs)
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Dram 3553 DIRECTING (3 hrs)
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Dram 3533 MODERN CONTINENTAL DRAMA
(3 hrs)
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Dram 4273 MODERN AMERICAN DRAMA (3
hrs)
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+ 9 hours of recommended electives
from technical thatre, musical theatre or other supporting areas such as
art, music, or philosophy.
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Technical Theatre Concentration (Required
Drama Core (21 hrs), plus Required Concentration Courses (27 hrs):
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Dram 3533 MODERN CONTINENTAL DRAMA
(3 hrs)
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Dram 4273 MODERN AMERICAN DRAMA (3
hrs)
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Dram 4383 PROBLEMS IN TECHNICAL THEATRE
(9 hrs) (to be taken 3 times for practical experience in costume , stage
lighting, and production design)
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+15 hours of recommended electives
from performance, musical theatre or other supporting areas such as art,
music, or philosophy.
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Musical Theatre Concentration (Required
Drama Core (21 hrs), plus Required Concentration Courses (28 hrs):
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Dram 4103 AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE
(3 hrs)
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Dram 4902 WS: MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE
(2 hrs)
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Musc 1114 MATERIALS I (4 hrs)
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Musc 1203 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC LITERATURE
(3 hrs)
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Musc 1051 CONCERT CHOIR (2 hrs)
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Musc 1031 CLASS PIANO (to be taken
twice) (2 hrs)
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plus
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PRIVATE VOICE (2 hrs)
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SHOW CHOIR (2 hrs)
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+8 hours of recommended electives from
performance concentration, technical theatre concentration, or supporting
areas such as art or music.
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Recommended Electives:
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Art 1003 BEGINNING DRAWING STUDIO I
(3 hrs)
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Art 1112 DESIGN AND COMPOSITION STUDIO
I (3 hrs)
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Comm 1123 VOICE AND DICTION (3 hrs)
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Engl 3003 SHAKESPEARE (3 hrs)
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Dram 1801 THEATRE LAB (in addition
to required core) (1-3 hrs)
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Dram 3533 MODERN CONTINENTAL DRAMA
(3 hrs)
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Dram 4273 MODERN AMERICAN DRAMA (3
hrs)
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Dram 4493 SEMINAR IN DRAMATIC LITERATURE
(3 hrs)
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Dram 4900 WORKSHOP (with proper approval)
(1-6 hrs)
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Dram 4990 TUTORIAL (with proper approval)
(1-4 hrs)
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Musc 1102 MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS (2 hrs)
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Musc 1114 MATERIAL I (4 hrs)
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Musc 3313 MUSIC HISTORY II (3 hrs)
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or additional performance classes
in piano or voice
Course Listings in Drama
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1103 INTRODUCTION TO THE THATRE * A
basic survey of the arts and crafts of the thatre. Included will be lecture
and discussion of acting, directing, stagecraft, scene design, lighting,
costuming, aesthetics, thatre careers, and the basic forms, styles, and
types of drama. 3 hours.
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1303 INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC LITERATURE
* A survey of the drama from Ancient Greece to the present. Lecture and
discussion of assigned plays representative of the major types, styles,
and historical periods of drama. 3 hours.
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1403 STAGECRAFT * The basics of scenery
construction, planning and handling; working with tools; painting techniquies;
form and styles of scenery; architectural trim, and the functions and relationships
of scenery to the theatrical production. 3 hours
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1801 THEATRE LAB * Laboratory work
with USAO Drama productions in any of the technical or non-technical areas.
1 hour (may be repeated for total of 6 hours credit toward the major).
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2103 ORAL INTERPRETATION AND READER'S
THEATRE * The study of literature through the medium of oral performance,
designed to develop interpretive skills - voice, facial expression, gesture
- in order ot communicate the student's intellectual and emotional perceptions
of literary material. This course also serves as an introduction to Reader's
Theatre, a communal medium wherein two or more interpreters communicate
directly to an audience. 3 hours.
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2113 ACTING * Application of the basic
principles of acting and the development of basic acting techniques. Training
through lectures, class improvisations, scene work, and play analysis.
3 hours.
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2213 ADVANCED ACTING * Advanced characterization
work with more diffuclt styles and types of plays; and the study of period
styles in acting through scene work form period plays. 3 hours. Prerequisite:
DRAM 2113.
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2880 SPECIAL TOPICS * Special topics
in the area of drama. 1-4 hours (may be repeated for total of 6 hours).
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2900 WORKSHOP * A guided study in drama
under faculty supervision. Topics and methods of instruction may vary.
Course may be repeated for a total of six hours of credit with a change
in topic and enrollment. 1-4 hours.
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2990 TUTORIAL * An independent study
in drama under faculty supervsion. 1-4 hours ( may be repeated for total
of 9 hours with change in title and content).
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3203 DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEATRE * A
survey of the growth and development of the thatre from its beginnings
to its current state with consideration of dramatic literature, the physical
theatre, style of presentation, and social significance of the theatre.
3 hours.
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3423 PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN: SCENERY,
COSTUMES, MAKEUP, LIGHTING * A study of the principles inherent in the
varous visual arts that are employed in translating a play from the printed
page into a live production. Included are electrical and design principles
of the modern stage and operation of sound effects. 2 hours of lecture
and 3 hours of lab. 3 hours.
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3533 MODERN CONTINENTAL DRAMA * A study
in the rise of realism and the resulting developments of naturalism, symbolism,
expressionism, impressionism, and other theatre styles. 3 hours.
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3553 DIRECTING * Exploration of the
rise of the director as a central creative force in contemporary thatre,
plus direct and practical experience in the art and craft of directing.
3 hours. Prerequisite: DRAM 2113.
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4103 THE AMERICAN MUSICAL THATRE *
A study of the nature of the American musical designed primarily for the
music-thatre specialist; includes the evolution of the American musical,
the principal works written for the musical theatre, and a familiarization
with the unique musical and dramatic techniques involved in staging a work
in this medium. 3 hours.
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4273 MODERN AMERICAN DRAMA * A study
of the development of American theate and drama form 1700-1950. 3 hours.
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4383 PROBLEMS IN TECHNICAL THATRE *
A course designed to allow the student to study in greater depth one or
more of the areas covered in DRAM 3423. 3 hours ( may be repeated for total
of 9 hours with different title and content).
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4453 SEMINAR IN MUSIC-THATRE REPERTORY
* Selected areas of American and foreign music-thatre, including operettas,
operas, film musicals, traditional musical comedies, plus current Broadway,
Off-Broadway, and West End musical productions. Areas of concentration
will vary. 3 hours (may be repeated for total of 6 hours with change in
title and content).
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4493 SEMINAR IN DRAMATIC LITERATURE
* 3 hours ( may be repeated for total of 9 hours with change in title and
content).
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4880 SPECIAL TOPICS * Special topics
in drama. 1-4 hours ( may be repeated for total of 6 hours).
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4900 WORKSHOP * Principles of adminestering
professional and nonprofessional theatre production; organizational as
well as creative talent in technical areas; advanced technical supervision
and production design. 1-6 hours.
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4990 TUTORIAL * An independent study
in Drama and/or Technical Theatre under faculty supervision. 1-4 hours
(may be repeated for total of 9 hours with change in title and content).