THR 101 Introduction to Theatre 3 s.h.
The course is intended as a survey to introduce students to theatre as a technique apart from, though closely related to, literature. Students study acting techniques, stage devices, set design, costuming, and make-up. The student reads significant plays to consider drama as art, audience reactions and needs, methods of expression, and interpretation. The course requires textbooks and provides laboratory experience. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: A.
THR 102 Theatre History 3 s.h.
The interactions of dramatic art with cultural, political, economic and scientific forces, and the implications for modern movements in dramatic theory and practice. Students trace the development of the theatre, from its beginnings to the present. The course focuses on European and American theatre, with some attention to non-Western traditions. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: A.
THR 110 Fundamentals of Acting SP 3 s.h.
The course studies movement and speech as aspects of dramatic art and provides exercises to enrich and discipline the imagination and to develop and control the responses of the body and speech to the imagination. It also entails some preliminary application of the elements of acting to the study of scenes, including analysis of the script for structure, objectives, and style. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: A.
THR 120 Stagecraft FA 4 s.h.
The course provides students with theory and practice in the visual, aural, and construction facets of theatre through attention to scenery, sound, and lighting equipment. Workshop is required. Hours of class per week: 4. General Education: A.
THR 201 Theatre Practicum 4 s.h.
Rehearsal and participation in an FMCC theatrical production, under the direction and instruction of a faculty member. Course registration occurs after casting, and all cast members are required to register. May be repeated for credit. Hours of class per week: 4. General Education: A.
THR 202 Theatre Seminar SP 3 s.h.
The application of theatre study to the challenges of theatre practice. The course provides an intensive study of the components of theatre in relation to actual productions; plays are produced and directed by seminar students. Prerequisite: THR 201 or permission of Instructor. Hours of class per week: 3.
THR 210 Acting II 3 s.h.
A course designed for students who have completed Acting I or have substantial prior acting experience in productions and/or classes. The course focuses on techniques and theories of acting. Students concentrate on the role of the actor in relation to the play as a whole, as well as fundamentals of stage speech, movement, projection, characterization, and interpretation. Prerequisite: THR 110 or audition. Hours of class per week: 3.
THR 220 Principles of Theatrical Design and Production 3 s.h.
An introduction to the study of the major elements of theatrical production. This is a project-oriented course that introduces an understanding of the relationship between text and visual representation. Students explore the various mediums and methods of artistic presentation that are used by professional designers. Topics range from scenic, costume and lighting design to production organization, management, and procedures. Prerequisite: THR 120. Hours of class per week: 3.
THR 230 Directing 3 s.h.
An introduction to all aspects of translating a play from script to stage. Students experiment with analysis and interpretation, director’s concept, visual composition and the history and theories of directing. The class consists of the rehearsal and presentation of scenes of varying dramatic styles, in association with some reading and writing assignments about specific direct challenges. The final project is the public performance of a twenty-minute one-act play. Prerequisite: THR 220, or permission of Instructor; THR 102 recommended. Hours of class per week: 3.
THR 250 Introduction to Film Studies 3 s.h.
This course will introduce students to the history and theory of cinema as an art form, examining formative directors, styles of filmmaking, and artistic movements in world cinema. Students will concentrate on close textual analysis of films and, through readings, lectures, class discussion and written assignments, will learn to recognize and analyze film language (editing, cinematography, sound, special effects, etc.) and will be introduced to recent theoretical approaches to cinema. Prerequisite: ENG 104. Hours of class per week: 3.
