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Course Descriptions

THAR 110 Introduction to Acting for Non-Theatre Majors (4).
Covers acting theory and practice. Includes scene study, movement and voice dynamics, improvisation, and ensemble work. GEFAb.

THAR 111 Individual Acting Instruction (1).
Private acting lessons. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: THAR 200 or 210 or 315. GEFAb.

THAR 115 Contemporary Dance (1).
Instruction and experience in physical recreation skills. Classes meet two hours per week and are coed unless otherwise designated. Appropriate dress is to be provided by the students. Students may apply up to eight activity courses (8 semester hours) toward graduation. A course may be repeated 3 times (4 times total) for credit toward graduation. Enrollment in the same activity course may be for more than 4 times, but without credit toward graduation beyond 4. Also MSS 043.. GEFAb.

THAR 120 Introduction to Stagecraft (2).
Covers scenic construction, painting, lighting, prop building, costume construction, and computer-aided drafting. Includes attendance at rehearsals and performances. GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 200 Theatre, Acting & Performace (4).
Covers fundamentals of theatre, acting, and performance. Culminates in a presentation or performance. . GEFAa. GEFAb.

THAR 202 Performance Art & Experimental Theatre (4).
Creates designed interactions of theatre, studio art, music, sculpture, movement, dance, and/or multimedia as site-specific events. GEFAb.

THAR 210 Acting Studio (3).
Continuation of 110. Includes theatre games, plastiques, condition / impulse, play analysis for actors, semiotics, scene work. May be taken twice. Prerequisites: THAR 110 or THAR 200. GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 211 Advanced Individual Acting Instruction (2).
Private acting lessons. May be taken multiple times for credit. Prerequisites: Undergraduate level THAR 210 Minimum Grade of C-. GEFAb.

THAR 212 Acting for the Camera I (3).
Covers techniques of acting for camera using television studio, video cameras, and review of taped monologues, scenes, and performances. May be taken 3 times for credit. GEFAb. GEHd.

THAR 215 Rehearsal and Performance (1).
Participation as actor or stagehand in main stage or studio productions. May be repeated. GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 220 Stagecraft II (2).
Continuation of 120. Emphasizes advanced techniques, project initiation and supervision, and additional production responsibility. Prerequisites: THAR 120. GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 232 Lighting Design I (2-3).
Introduces basic equipment, theory, and procedures in implementing theatrical lighting. Includes lab. Also TV 232. GEFAb.

THAR 233 Introduction to Design for Stage and Studio (4).
Includes exercises in design, drawing, drafting, model construction, painting, lighting, and computer-aided design for stage and TV. Also ART 221 and TV 233. GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 234 Costume Design I (2).
Follows theory and practice of costumer's craft, from initial concept through construction to theatre stage or film set. GEFAb.

THAR 255 Theatre and Stage Management (1-2).
Introduces arts management. Student works as stage manager or with production management team. Includes rehearsals and performances. May be repeated. GEFAb.

THAR 280 Theatre Seminar (1).
Analyzes contemporary issues in theatre. Includes preparation for senior comprehensive exam and senior project. Must be taken at least three times by all theatre majors. NCh.

THAR 300 Drama on Page and Stage (4).
Includes reading and discussion of plays at theaters, supplementary dramatic readings and criticism, and attendance at appropriate productions. May be repeated with different topics. Also ENG 344. Prerequisites: ENG 111. GEFAa. GEHa. GEHd.

THAR 310 Acting Studio III (3).
Continuation of 210. May be taken six times for credit. Prerequisites: THAR 210. GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 311 Oral Communication (2).
Practices impromptu and prepared speeches and interpretation of literature. Includes exercises in breathing, relaxation, voice projection, and articulation. Also SPCM 311. GEFAb. GESE.

THAR 312 Acting for the Camera II (3).
Continuation of THAR 212. May be taken 3 times for credit. Also TV 312. Prerequisites: THAR 212 or TV 212. GEFAb. GEHd.

THAR 315 Performance Interterm (4).
Performance work during January interterm. May be repeated twice. GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 320 Theatre Production and Stagecraft III (2).
Includes independent projects, construction, rigging, painting, and facing other technical problems related to mounting main stage and studio productions. Prerequisites: THAR 220. GEFAb.

THAR 332 Lighting Design II (3).
Continuation of 232. Emphasizes theory for a variety of theatre spaces and equipment, document design, and organization. Prerequisites: THAR 232 or TV 232. GEFAb.

THAR 333 Scene Design Studio II (4).
Continuation of 233. Includes design or design assistant work on studio and main stage productions. Prerequisites: THAR 233 or ART 221 or TV 233 . Also TV 333. GEFAb.

THAR 334 Costume Design II (2).
Continuation of 234. Includes research, design projects, and construction of costumes for studio and main stage productions. Prerequisites: THAR 234. GEFAb.

THAR 340 Shakespeare (4).
Representative plays selected from the histories, tragedies, comedies, and tragicomedies. Aldo ENG 340. Prerequisites: ENG 111. GEHa.

THAR 355 Directing Studio I (4).
Covers theory, practical exercises, and scenes, culminating in production of a one-act play. Prereqsuisites.: THAR 200 and THAR 210 and THAR 233. GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 360 Playwriting and Screenwriting I (4).
Produces work for performance on stage, radio, and TV. Also ENG 316; RDIO/TV 351. Prerequisites: ENG 301. GEFAa. GEFAb. GEHd. NCh.

THAR 365 Desktop Publishing for Theatre (1-2).
Covers writing and publishing programs, posters, publicity, and newsletters. May be repeated up to four times. Also ENG 315. GEFAb.

THAR 370 Theatre and Community (3).
Develops performance techniques and strategies for leading groups. Includes work with schools or other community groups and exercises in body and voice improvisation, script building, and performance. Requires projects away from ULV. GEFAb.

THAR 400 Study Trip to Ashland, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (1-4).
Includes reading and discussion of plays at Ashland and attendance at their productions. May be taken twice for credit.Also ENG 449. GEHa. NCh.

THAR 410 Conscious Acting: The Power of Story (4).
Details development of performance material from original sources. May cover performance styles, solo or group work, and story pulling. Integrates power, class, racism, and sexism. GEFAb.

THAR 440 American Stage - Mirror of Society (4).
Studies plays that reflect America regionally, ethnically, spiritually, and aesthetically. Also ENG 440. Prerequisite: ENG 111. GEFAa. GEHa. GEHd. NCh.

THAR 441 Drama: Comedy and Tragedy (4).
Readings in drama to discover how playwrights from the Greeks to the present have dealt with continuing concerns of life and theatrical presentation.. Also ENG 441. Prerequisite: ENG 111. GEFAa.GEHa. GEHd. NCh.

THAR 442 Shakespeare and His Contemporaries (4).
Major works from Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson, and others for their own merit and as a reflection of the English Renaissance. Also ENG 442. Prerequisite: ENG 111. GEHa. NCh.

THAR 443 Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Drama (4).
Playwrights since Ibsen, with special attention to Shaw, Pirandello, O'Neill, Brecht, Miller, Becket, Anouilh, Ionesco, and Albee. Also ENG 443. Prerequisite: ENG 111. GEHa. GEHd. NCh.

THAR 445 Masters of the Drama (4).
Studies one or more major playwrights such as Sophocles, Chekhov, Ibsen, or Brecht. May include staged production of a major work. May be repeated three times for credit. Also ENG 447. Prerequisite: Undergraduate level ENG 111 Minimum Grade of C-. GEFAa. GEHa. GEHd. NCh.

THAR 455 Directing Studio II (4).
Analyzes, rehearses, and performs a full-length play for an audience. Prerequisites: THAR 355 and instructor's approval. GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 460 Playwriting and Screenwriting II (4).
Produces work for performance on stage or video. Prerequisites: THAR 360 or ENG 316 or RDIO/TV 351 . GEFAb. NCh.

THAR 470 Creative Drama for Teachers (2).
Develops skill in integrating curriculum through storytelling, movement, voice, improvisation, and playbuilding. Includes strategies for leading and evaluating progress. Also EDUC 433. GEFAb.

THAR 480 Cultural History of WorldTheatre I (4).
Analyzes development of world theatre, dramatic literature, criticism, and theory from ancient Greece to the 17th century. Prerequisites: ENG 111. GEC2b. GEFAa. GEHa. NCh.

THAR 481 Cultural History of World Theatre II (4).
Analyzes background of world theatre, dramatic literature, criticism, and theory from the 18th century to the present. Prerequisites: ENG 111. GEC2b. GEFAa. GEHa. NCh.

THAR 498 Theatre Internship (2-4).
Internship with professional theatre or producing organization. NCh.

THAR 199, 299, 399 Independent Studies (1-4).
Qualified students may design and engage in special individual classwork tailored to their particular interests.Student-designed courses are approved by a faculty member. Prior approval of goals, objectives, procedures, and assessment plan as directed in the Independent Study Manual is required. May be taken multiple times with a different topic for credit.

THAR 499 Senior Seminar (1-2).
Internship with professional theatre or producing organization. NCh.


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