300
Creation of spontaneous performances, emphasizing scenes, monologues, and storytelling. Prerequisite:
TAI 182.
Credits
3(2-2)
Theory and practice of principles necessary for improving the speaking voice. Primary emphasis on individual speech improvement.
Credits
3(3-0)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of acting/performance. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of directing. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of movement. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Script creation through adaptation of nondramatic materials or creation of original dramatic material for potential use in laboratory theatre or oral interpretation activities. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of stage management. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of sound. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of properties. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of scenery construction and rigging. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of scenery design. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of lighting. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of lighting design. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of technical direction. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of costuming. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of wardrobe management. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of stage makeup. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty/staff-supervised university theatre or oralinterpretation activities in the area of box-office management. Prerequisite: written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Major participation in faculty and/or staff-supervised university theatre or oral interpretation activities in the area of dramaturgy. Prerequisite: Written permission of instructor.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
Analysis and presentation of musical theatre scenes (duets, trios, groups). Study of character development in various music theatre styles. Prerequisites:
MUS 250;
TAI 182.
Credits
3(1-2)
Scripting and directing alternative texts for performance, including narrative fiction, lyric poetry, personal narratives, and non fictional prose. Prerequisite:
TAI 170.
Credits
3(3-0)
General education approach to the art of oral interpretation as a dynamic means of experiencing literature for children and communicating it to children.
Credits
3(3-0)
Specialized study of dramatic literature with particular attention to analysis, performance, styles of drama, stage speech, and appropriate dialects. Prerequisite:
TAI 170.
Credits
3(3-0)
Survey of costume history, Egyptian to the present; introduction to design and construction techniques.
Credits
3(3-0)
Basic principles of stage combat as they apply to hand-to-hand, quarterstaff, and rapier-and-dagger techniques. Prerequisite:
TAI 182.
Credits
3(2-2)
The creative process and special technical aspects of acting for the camera. Prerequisites:
TAI 182.
Credits
3(3-0)
Examination of American Musical Theatre history and forms from 1866 to the present.
Credits
3(3-0)
Period movement patterns, pantomime techniques, and regional and cultural dialects, with individual scenes prepared for critical evaluation. Prerequisite:
TAI 182,
TAI 282.
Credits
3(3-0)
Vocal techniques for actors. Designed to provide the student with a general understanding of vocal technique and theory, as they apply to characterization and acting. Prerequisites:
TAI 182;
TAI 302.
Credits
3(3-0)
Movement techniques for actors. Designed to provide the student with a general understanding of movement technique and theory, as it applies to characterization and acting. Prerequisite:
TAI 182.
Credits
3(3-0)
Practical audition skills including monologue selection, analysis and performance, cold readings, audition etiquette and protocol. Prerequisites:
TAI 182, 282.
Credits
3(3-0)
This course examines how theatre was/is used to represent and respond to the Holocaust and Nazi culture. Historical, political, ethical, and aesthetic questions are explored. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)