Theatre Arts Minor

The Theatre Arts minor challenges students to understand the basics of how theatre is created and how it functions in contemporary society in hopes of creating more enlightened avocational participants, audience members, and patrons.

Upon completion of the Theatre Arts minor, students should be knowledgeable about theatrical performance and production, and be able to communicate their understanding and appreciation for theatre through writing.

Minor Requirements

Select one of the following: 4 sh

DTS 1101Introduction to Theatre

4 sh

DTS 1001Drama, Theatre and Theory

4 sh

Select one of the following: 4sh

ACT 1125Acting for Non-Majors

4 sh

DTS 1015Acting I

4 sh

Required course: 4 sh

TDT 2150TECHNICAL PRODUCTION IN THEATRE

4 sh

Electives from selected ACT, DTS, TDT, or ENG courses: 8 sh

Electives must be at the 3000-4000 level.

Course may require prerequisites or the instructor's approval.

ACT 3320Acting IV: Special Topics

2-4 sh

ACT 3321Acting for the Camera

4 sh

ACT 3331Playscript Analysis

4 sh

ACT 3332Play Direction

4 sh

ACT 3363Winterstock Theatre

4 sh

DTS 3100Special Topics

4 sh

DTS 3330Playwriting

4 sh

DTS 3600Topics in Theatre History

4 sh

DTS 3610Race on the American Stage

4 sh

DTS 3620Class, Power, and Revolution in World Theatre

4 sh

DTS 3630Drag and Gender in World Theatre

4 sh

ENG 3600Postmodernism: Printer, Stoppard, Churchill

4 sh

ENG 3610Psychoanalytical Theory: Albee O'Neill

4 sh

ENG 3620Race Theory: Wilson, Parks, Lee

4 sh

ENG 3630Cultural Materialism: Baker & Chekhov

4 sh

TDT 3100ADVANCED PROJECTS IN THEATRE

2-4 sh

TDT 3250STAGE MANAGEMENT

4 sh

TDT 3300LIGHTING DESIGN AND STAGE ELECTRICS

4 sh

TDT 3400SOUND DESIGNS FOR LIVE EVENTS

4 sh

TDT 3305LIGHTING DESIGN FOR DANCE

4 sh

TDT 3500COSTUME DESIGN

4 sh

TDT 3505COSTUME DESIGN FOR DANCE

4 sh

TDT 3600SCENIC DESIGN

4 sh

TDT 3650SCENIC PAINTING

4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 20

Program Outcomes

· Have a basic understanding of how theatrical performances are created.
· Have basic competency in technical theatre practice.
· Have a basic understanding and appreciation for the working methods of the actor.
· Have a basic knowledge of a variety of theatrical styles and genres of dramatic literature.
· Understand and communicate the importance and significance of theatrical performances through writing.
· Have intermediate understanding of individual aspects of the art form.

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