Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions
DRAMA
(DRAM)
DRAM 1120.
Rehearsal and Performance.
1:0:9
A
laboratory course for the production of plays.
May be repeated for a total of four semester hours. Prerequisite:
None. [Offered fall and spring semesters.]
DRAM
1162 (or MUSI 1159). Musical
Theatre.
1:0:3
Study
of and practical experience in the integration of music, acting, and staging
through the production of a full-length musical theater presentation.
Course serves as an opera workshop.
May be counted as Music or Drama but not both. May be repeated for a
total of two semester hours. Prerequisite:
None. [Offered periodically.]
DRAM
1310. Introduction to Theatre.
(Core D Course)
3:3:0
Introduction to the fundamentals of dramatic literature, acting, technical production, design, theater management, and directing. Designed to benefit all students in appreciating and understanding the dramatic art. Prerequisite: THEA reading and writing requirements met. [Offered at fall and spring semesters.]
DRAM
1322. Stage Movement.
3:3:0
A
study of rhythmic form, stage movement, and basic postural alignment techniques
to increase the range, flexibility, and strength of the actor’s body.
Prerequisite: None.
DRAM
1330. Stagecraft I.
3:0:6
Introduction
to the aspects of play production including lighting, make‑up, sound,
costuming, acting, and scenery construction. Prerequisite:
THEA reading and writing requirements met.
[Offered Fall Semester.]
DRAM
1342 Introduction to Costume.
3:2:3
Cutting
and construction techniques for stage costumes and underpropping (bodices,
skirts, etc.). Techniques of
flat-patterning, drafting and draping of patterns.
Students must work on at least one costume crew for a theatrical
production in addition to lab hours. Prerequisites: DRAM 1330 and DRAM
2331 or concurrent enrollment in either course.
DRAM
1351. Acting I.
3:3:0
Introduction
to the theories, styles, and methods of acting.
Students are required to participate in a series of acting exercises and
performances. Prerequisite: THEA reading requirement
met or concurrent enrollment in READ 0307.
DRAM 1310 or concurrent enrollment in DRAM 1310 recommended.
DRAM
1352. Acting II.
3:3:0
Continuation
of DRAM 1351. Emphasis on intermediate exercises in the development of
characterization. Development of
character through study of theory, styles and methods of acting. Students are
required to participate in a series of acting exercises and performances.
Prerequisite: THEA reading and
writing requirements met. DRAM 1351
recommended.
DRAM
2331. Stagecraft II.
3:0:6
Continuation
of DRAM 1330. Emphasis on techniques in lighting, make‑up, sound,
costuming, acting, and scenery construction. Prerequisite: None. DRAM 1330
recommended. [Offered spring semester.]
DRAM
2336 (or SPCH 1342).Voice and Articulation.
3:3:0
Study
of and practice in the use of voice. Includes
the component parts of the voice mechanism and an introduction to the
International Phonetic Alphabet. The
course may be counted as Drama or Speech but not both. Prerequisite:
THEA reading and writing requirements met. [Offered as demand requires.]
DRAM
2351. Acting III.
3:3:0
A
detailed, practical study of acting techniques and characterization.
Extensive scene work with student and instructor critique and evaluation
of individual work. Prerequisites: DRAM 1351, and
DRAM 1352. [Offered as demand requires.]
DRAM
2366. The Development of the Motion Picture. (Core 050) 3:3:0
The art of film including the historical development of the medium and the sociological impact of film as art. Prerequisite: THEA Reading and Writing requirements met.
