t h e c o l l e g e at r i n d g e These skills include mechanical and architectural drafting, scale model-building, rendering of proposed sets for the theater, computer-aided drafting, and construction and scene painting techniques. Practical experience is gained in Design and Technical Theater courses in which students play a large part in the mounting of three major faculty-directed productions per year, including the annual dance concert. A student must earn a minimum 2.00 grade point average in the chosen concentration to graduate with a Theater Arts degree.
Theater Arts Major Core Requirements (24 credits) TH101 TH272 TH211 TH375
Introduction to Theater Arts Theater History Survey Techniques of Acting I Advanced Studies in Theater/ Dance TH111 Stagecraft I or
TH112 TH251 TH321 TH450
Stagecraft II Scenography I Directing I Senior Theater Project or TH379 Studies in Design and Technology
Note: in place of TH272 Theater History Survey, students choosing the Dance Concentration will take TH344 Dance History. In addition to Theater Arts major core requirements, concentration requirements are as follows:
Acting/Directing Concentration (27 credits) TH212 Techniques of Acting II TH222 Voice and Diction TH223 Oral Interpretation
Two courses from either of the specialization groups: Acting TH311 Advanced Acting I TH312 Advanced Acting II
TH322 Directing II TH131 Dance Movement I TH132 Dance Movement II Directing TH323 Directing III TH324 Directing IV
Three credits from any of the following performance courses: TH161-163 Production Performance I-III ID 241-243 Musical Production I-III
Dance Concentration (27 credits)
TH132 Dance Movement II TH133 Dance Movement III TH137/138 Ballet Tech. I or II TH205 Dance Tech. and Composition I TH215 Dance Tech. and Composition II
One of the following four courses: TH134 Dance Movement IV TH139 Ballet Technique III TH140 Ballet Technique IV
TH305 Dance Tech. and Composition III or TH340 Teaching Dance for Children TH306 Anatomy and Movement
TH315 Dance Tech. and Composition IV
Three credits from the performance sequence TH141-143 Production Dance Performance
Design and Technical Theater Concentration (27 credits) TH112 Stagecraft II TH151 Costume Design and Construction
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TH261 Lighting Design I TH252 Scenography II