Theatre and Dance
Chairman and Associate Professor of Theatre: CHRISTOPHER MATSOS
Professor of Theatre: JAMES M. BRANDON
Assistant Professor and Director of Dance: HOLLY HOBBS
Production Manager and Lighting Designer: MICHAEL J. BEYER
Costume Designer and Theatre Lecturer: CORINNE LANGFORD
Scenic Designer and Technical Director: KIMBERLY BRITT
Lecturers in Theatre: GEORGE ANGELL, TORY MATSOS
Lecturers in Dance: SEAN HOSKINS, ALISON PLEMMONS, DOUGLAS SPANGLER
The Theatre discipline requires successful completion of at least 31 hours of the departmental offerings with a grade of “C-” or better in order to graduate.
Field of Concentration in Theatre
The art of theatre is unique in its manner of focusing and reflecting the concerns of the society in which it exists. At the same time, it is composite in its materials and means: bringing together speech and acting skills, literature, dance, music, and visual and plastic arts, as well as the technologies of lighting, recorded sound, mechanics, electronic communications media, computer technology, and acoustics. It is, in fact, a builder of bridges among many arts and crafts, and likewise between the fine arts generally and the humanities and behavioral sciences: critical and historical studies, social studies, rhetoric, and psychology. For students concentrating in theatre, the discipline is thus a flexible “home base” for a true liberal arts education. For undergraduates in general, it is a productive training field in creative and practical rhetoric, image-making, and cooperative action—useful preparation not merely for the stage but also for the law court, the legislature, the classroom, and the marketing or sales office.
Degrees
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Dance, Minor -
Theatre, Major -
Theatre, Minor
Courses of Instruction
DNC 150: Social Dance
Credits 1DNC 160: Ballet I
Credits 1DNC 170: Pilates I
Credits 1DNC 180: Folk Dance
Credits 1DNC 190: Modern Dance I
Credits 1DNC 210: Dance Repertoire
Credits 1DNC 215: History of Dance
Credits 3DNC 220: Choreography and Improvisation I
Credits 2DNC 250: Intermediate Social Dance
Credits 1DNC 260: Ballet II
Credits 1DNC 270: Pilates II
Credits 1DNC 290: Modern Dance II
Credits 1DNC 320: Choreography and Improvisation II
Credits 2DNC 360: Ballet III
Credits 1DNC 370: Pilates III
Credits 1DNC 390: Modern Dance III
Credits 1DNC 492: Methods of Teaching Dance
Credits 3THE 200: Understanding Theatre
Credits 3THE 205: Theatre Production
Credits 1THE 210: The Theatre in History I: Dramatic Literature, History, Theory and Criticism of the Ancient World
Credits 3THE 215: The Theatre in History II: Dramatic Literature, History, Theory and Criticism; Renaissance to Revolution (1500-1800)
Credits 3The history of drama and theatre in Europe from approximately 1500 to approximately 1800. Renaissance, Neoclassical, Elizabethan, Spanish Golden Age, English Restoration, and early German Romantic periods are considered with particular emphasis on the relationship between dramatic literature and the social, political, religious, and theoretical thinking that is reflected in the plays. This course satisfies the general college core requirement for a second-tier literature course.
THE 225: Basic Theatre Technology
Credits 3THE 235: Acting I: Basic Performance Techniques
Credits 3THE 236: Design for the Theatre I
Credits 3THE 301: The Theatre in History III: Dramatic Literature, History, Theory and Criticism; Early Modern Drama (1800-1918)
Credits 3THE 302: The Theatre in History IV: Dramatic Literature, History, Theory and Criticism; Contemporary Drama (1918-present)
Credits 3THE 310: Playwriting: Sources and Methods
Credits 3THE 312: Advanced Projects in Playwriting
Credits 3THE 335: Acting II: Characterization for the Stage
Credits 3THE 336: Design for the Theatre II
Credits 3THE 339: Makeup Design
Credits 3THE 340: Basic Directing for the Theatre
Credits 3THE 350: Voice for the Stage
Credits 3THE 355: Acting for the Camera
Credits 3THE 393: Topics in Theatre
Credits 1 Max Credits 3THE 404: Musical Theatre
Credits 3THE 408: History of American Theatre
Credits 3THE 410: Dramaturgy
Credits 3This course will directly involve students in the research, conceptualization, and production of a main-stage play. Students will embark on a rigorous study of the author, the author's other works, the theatre history and the cultural history of the time period of the play. Students will be expected to incorporate their research into all aspects of the production and produce a substantial essay on some aspect of the play. This essay will be included in a dramaturgical pamphlet presented to each audience member. Prerequisites: THE 210 and 215.