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TVS 4900 - Special Studies in Television Studies
This course provides an opportunity for advanced students to pursue topics of specific interest. Study contracts must be submittedto the department chair prior to registration.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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THA 1040 - Interpreting Contemporary Dramatic Literature
[Choice:AR] This study provides an interdisciplinary understanding of contemporary dramatic literature. Period plays and masterworks are looked at from the vantage point of the actor, the playwright, the technician, and the critic. The play is observed as a force within a cultural context influenced by and influencing the social, political, and economic realities of its time.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is THA 1041. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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THA 1041 - Introduction to Theatre
[Choice:AR] This course is designed as an introduction to the collaborative nature of theatre in addition to the analysis and criticism of dramatic literature. The imaginative process is stressed as history, playwriting, audience, acting, directing, producing, and designing for both theatre and film are individually examined as elements of the collaborative process.
Prerequisites & Notes
There may be a course fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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THA 2080 - Theatre Arts in The Dramatic Format
[Choice:AR] This course provides an introduction to the theatre arts and dramatic literature and explores how they apply to the theatre, television, and film mediums. Dramatic literature and historical background ranges from the classic age to the modern drama. This course includes such topics as language and terminology, how to read a script, basic script development, and the dramatic format as a collaborative art which includes the playwright, the director, the actor, the scenic designer, the costume designer, and the critic.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every other semester.
Credits: 3
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THA 2121 - Acting I
[Choice:AR] This course explores the basic nature of the actor’s creative process. It includes the study of the actor’s physical instrument, impulses, intuition and creative imagination. The evolving study of the course focuses on the fundamental elements of the acting craft: imaginary environment, character analysis and development, voice, body, relaxation and concentration is applied to work on monologues and scenes. This course emphasizs oral communication skills.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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THA 2122 - Acting II
This course continues developing basic acting skills through advanced character analysis and the development of character begun in Acting I. Emphasis is placed on the inner, emotional layers of character development through scene study, rehearsal and performance of modern, realistic dialogue scenes along with a look at film and television vs. stage acting. This course emphasizes oral communication skills.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are THA 2121 and permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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THA 2710 - Special Topics in Theatre
This course offers topics of special interest in a variety of areas that are not treated in the regular curriculum. The course may be repeated once.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission of the instructor. There may be a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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THA 2840 - Theater Practicum
Principles of acting or scene design, technical theatre, and state management are learned through problem solving and execution of demands resulting from the semester’s production. Students must be available for successful participation in a main-stage theatre-arts production.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite for the course is either a successful audition and casting by the director of the production, or permission from the instructor and assignment to a backstage position. The course may be repeated for up to a total of four credits. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1-3
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THA 2845 - Theater Production
This course introduces students to the non-performance collaborative fields involved in making a theatrical production happen. Instruction features introduction to scenic, costume, lighting, and sound design, as well as practical group-work scenarios. Topics include floor plans, collages, and public presentation skills.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is THA 1040. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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THA 3070 - Voices of the American Theatre
This course surveys the birth and development of the American Theatre. The instruction focuses on the timeline of events that shaped the modern American Theatre, from eighteenth-century melodrama through twenty-first-century modernism. Emphasis is placed on the great American voices of the first half of the twentieth century, including Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller. This course is writing-intensive.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are THA 1040 and THA 1041. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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THA 3080 - Founders of Modern Drama
This course introduces students to the landmark European playwrights who redefined dramatic writing in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Instruction focuses on the evolution of dramatic forms resulting from response and rebellion. Course material features works by Ibsen, Chekhov, Brecht, Strindberg, and Beckett among others. This course is writing-intensive.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites are THA 1040 and THA 1041. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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THA 3090 - History of Musical Theatre
This course introduces students to the history, the development, and the structure of Musical Theatre. Beginning with a brief survey of European Opera and Operetta, the course charts the birth of the Musical as a uniquely American contribution to the world of art. Instructional materials include scripts, sound recordings, and video recordings. This course is writing-intensive.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites are THA 1040 and THA 1041.
Credits: 3
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THA 3211 - Directing I
This course features the study of directing for the theatre and/or film medium. Small scene study leads the way to developing a total production concept for the one-act play or larger venue. Rehearsal techniques for the actor, communication processes for production personnel, blocking and staging preparation, as well as time, facilities and personnel management are elements of directing to be encountered. Public performance is expected.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are THA 1050 and THA 2080. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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THA 4710 - Special Topics in Theatre
This course offers topics of special interest in a variety of areas that are not treated in the regular curriculum. The course may be repeated once.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission of instructor. There may be a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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THA 4820 - Professional Theatre Internship
This course is offered in conjunction with the Internship/Apprentice Program of the Weathervane Repertory Theatre in Whitefield, NH, an A.E.A. affiliated professional theatre. Interns choose their primary field of study for specialization under the supervision of a professional mentor. Interns become exclusively responsible for developing the performances for the Patchwork Players, the youth theatre wing of the Weathervane Theatre, as well as being cast in main stage productions and assisting in production capacities. Weathervane Intern Program tuition required.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every summer.
Credits: 3
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THA 4910 - Independent Study
This course gives the advanced student an opportunity to work on a special area of interest that is not possible through the standard curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission of instructor. The independent study contract must be approved, signed and submitted before the current semester’s registration period closes.
Credits: 3
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