WNC Catalog 2008-2009: Theatre
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TheatreTheatre students study plays and other dramatic works and their production. Classes cover such topics as theatre history, playwriting, and acting and directing, as well as lighting, scenery and costume design. Courses in Theatre as listed in the 2008-2009 WNC catalog. Back to the Theatre main page. | Courses |
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100 |
Introduction to Theater |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Studies plays of the classic and modern periods, of genres such as tragedy, comedy, farce, and melodrama, and of the art and craft of theatre. |
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105 |
Introduction to Acting I |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Examines fundamentals of stage acting with special emphasis on improvisation. Introduces the principles that govern the performing environment. Speech and vocal skills as well as theatrical movement will be stressed. Emphasis is on the preparation aspect of acting rather than on performance. |
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116 |
Musical Theatre Dance |
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Credits: 1. Prerequisites: none
Introduces beginning techniques of tap dance. |
| THTR |
123 |
Creative Drama |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Examines the rules of improvisation in the theatre. |
| THTR |
176 |
Musical Theatre Workshop I |
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Credits: 2–3. Prerequisites: none
Performance of musical theatre productions. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits. Same as MUS 176. |
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180 |
Cinema as Art & Communication |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Surveys cinema in its diverse forms. Course uses films to show historical and stylistic influences on the aesthetic values and social implications of cinema. |
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198 |
Special Topics in Theater |
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Credits: 1–3. Prerequisites: none
Focuses in depth on a special topic in theater. |
| THTR |
199 |
Play Structure & Analysis I |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Introduces major figures, events and ideas in theatre and dramatic literature from its origins to the present. Read, analyze and discuss representative plays. |
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204 |
Theatre Technology I |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Introduces the backstage world of the theatre by the study of lighting and sound systems and of technical stage riggings. Students will gain practical experience by serving as the crew for a college theatrical production. |
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205 |
Introduction to Acting II |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
Continues acting principles presented in Introduction to Acting I with an emphasis on the classics. |
| THTR |
209 |
Theatre Practicum |
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Credits: 2–3. Prerequisites: none
Offers practical experience in stage productions. |
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219 |
Projects in Technical Theater |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: none
In-depth study of some technical aspect of theater. Through lecture and practical application students can explore lighting, set art, set construction, sound, set design or rigging. |
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276 |
Musical Theatre Workshop II |
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Credits: 3. Prerequisites: MUS 176 or THTR 176
Continues skills learned in THTR 176 or MUS 176. Offers a workshop in the techniques of musical theatre. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits. Same as MUS 176. |
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