General Information

• Name: Introduction to Theater
• Discipline: Theatre (THTR)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Communications and Fine Arts
• Prerequisites: None

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

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.

II: Course Objectives

By the completion of the class, the students should, with 75% accuracy:

• Discuss the importance of drama to cultural values
• Recognize types of drama and their conventions
• Recognize the styles of the most influential dramatists
• Understand the basic elements of theatre: audience, performers, script, point of view, and stage environment

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Students should:
1. Know the subject matter appropriate to the musical theater degree.
2. Succeed at transfer institutions.
3. Understand the importance of cultural traitions, diversity, and ethics in the modern world.
4. Have an understanding of fine arts or performing arts.

Communication

• college-level reading skills

Analysis

• demonstrate knowledge of appropriate criticl thinking skills

Community Commitment

• Participate in a cultural or artistic event
• Appreciate the unique role of the fine arts and humanities in the development of cultural values