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Theatre Arts Program Year by Year
The Theatre Arts program has a wide range of courses for students looking for a major, minor or concentration in Theatre Arts. Below is a year-by-year breakdown of courses you would typically take to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Theatre Arts component.
First year
- THTR 1100 & 1200 Intro to Theatre I & II, the past and practice of
- THTR 1110 & 1210 Intro to Acting I & II, fundamental performance
Potential elective courses (some offered in rotation)
- THTR 1000 Theatre Appreciation: From Page to Stage
- THTR 1500 Play Production 1, performance in season production (audition required)
Second year
- THTR 2120 & 2220 Intro to Technical Theatre I & II, backstage practice
- THTR 2110 & 2210 Acting & Character Portrayal I & II, intermediate performance
Potential elective courses (some offered in rotation)
- THTR 2310 Acting for the Camera
- THTR 2500 Play Production 2, performance in season production (audition required)
Third year
- THTR 3600 The Role: Interpretation & Characterization I
- THTR 3610 The Role: Interpretation & Characterization II
Potential elective courses (some offered in rotation)
- THTR 3230 Advanced Theatre Production 1
- THTR 3240 Advanced Theatre Production 2
- THTR 3410 Design for the Theatre 1
- THTR 3420 Design for the Theatre 2
- THTR 3500 Play Production 3, performance in season production (audition required)
- THTR 3700 Effective Public Speaking
- THTR 3800 Voice for the Stage
- THTR 3990 Selected Topics in Theatre
Fourth year
- THTR 4000 Directing & Staging I
- THTR 4010 Directing and Staging II
- THTR 4600 Styles of Acting I
- THTR 4610 Styles of Acting II
Potential elective courses (some offered in rotation)
- THTR 4500 Play Production 4, performance in season production (audition required)
- THTR 4900 Directed Studies – Special Topics in Theatre Arts