Theatre Arts Performance Courses
The Theatre Arts Core - Required of all Theatre Arts Students
DAN 1101
Foundations in Movement
An introductory study of basic concepts in movement and vocal and physical performance techniques through exploration of embodied anatomy and various movement modalities geared specifically for theatre majors. Appropriate clothing required.
TA 1134
Beginning Acting for Majors
Provides beginning acting students with a fundamental approach to acting in contemporary realistic drama, rooted in the foundations of the Stanislavsky system.
TA 1421
Analy of Dramatic Literature
Same as ENGL 1421. Reading and analysis of plays using multiple lenses such as character, plot, structure, theme/idea, and conceptualization.
TA 1454
TA 1454 Lab
TA 1561
Fundamentals of Theatre Design
An introductory study of the theory and practice of design in relation to stage production. Prerequisites: TA 1421 and TA 1454.
BFA Performance Concentration
TA 2537
Business of Acting
An in-depth study of the fundamental necessities of self-management for the actor to include finding and developing your brand, creating marketing and business plans, networking, and developing strategies for auditioning for stage, film, and television. Prerequisite: TA 1134.
TA 2525
Voice and Speech
A practical study of vocal production for the stage, with emphasis on breathing, resonance, and placement. Students will learn clear vocal articulation and notation through the application of Standard American Stage Dialect and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Prerequisite: TA 1134 and DAN 1101.
TA 2534
Physical Theatre
A practical study of both historical and contemporary physical and psycho-physical approaches to the acting process with an emphasis on modalities developed in response to psychological realism. Prerequisites: DAN 1101, TA 1134 and TA 1421.
TA 3531
Period Performance
Study and practice of theatre performance styles from ancient Greece through Nineteenth-Century Romanticism. Prerequisites: TA 1134, TA 1421 and either TA 1522 or TA 3181.
TA 3530
Playing Shakespeare
Study and practice of scenes, monologues and sonnets of Shakespeare, with emphasis on Elizabethan movement, manners, customs and the practicalities of analyzing and performing Shakespeare's language.. Prerequisites: TA 1134, TA 1421 and DAN 1101.
TA 3533
Acting for the Camera
Adjusting basic techniques for film, television, and commercial industry. Prerequisites: TA 1134, TA 2534 and DAN 1101. (Offered in alternate years.)
