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Course Descriptions/Theatre Arts 365
4314. Acting and Directing Studio 3 hours
Prerequisite: THA 3302 and 6 hours of acting class at the 3000-level
Analysis of texts, directing and performance theories from a variety of periods and styles. Students will undertake projects emphasizing translation/adaptation, production conceptualization, rehearsal collaboration and self-evaluation.
4316. Business Aspects of Professional Acting 3 hours
Prerequisite: 6 hours of acting class at the 3000-level
Audition preparation of monologues and cold readings for the stage and on- camera media. Basic business skills for the professional performer including marketing practices, developing relationships with talent agents and casting directors, contracts and payment systems, and the performer's unions.
4341. History of the Theatre I 3 hours
Prerequisite: THA 1301 or consent of instructor
The study of the development of theatre from the Egyptians to the French Neoclassicists, with emphasis on the particular periods, plays, and theatrical styles which have influenced contemporary stage productions. Theatre fee applies.
4342. History of the Theatre II 3 hours
Prerequisite: THA 1300 and THA 4341; or consent of instructor
A continuation of THA 3341, involving the theatre from the Renaissance to the present. Theatre fee applies.
4352. Theatre Internship II 3 hours
Prerequisite: Consent of theatre department chair
A continuation of Theatre Internship I or a different assignment with the same requirements as stated in Theatre Internship I.
4370. Scene Design II 3 hours
Prerequisite: THA 3306
Advanced studies in scene design with practical application in University theatre productions.
4371. Costume Design II 3 hours
Prerequisite: THA 3311
Advanced studies in costume design with practical application in University theatre productions.
4372. Stage Lighting II 3 hours
Prerequisite: THA 3321
Advanced studies in stage lighting with practical application in University theatre productions.
4373. Theatrical Makeup II 3 hours
Prerequisite: THA 3312
Advanced studies in theatrical makeup with practical application in University theatre productions.
4376. Properties Design and Construction 3 hours
Prerequisite: THA 2310 and 1312
Study of the techniques and skills needed to analyze, research, and construct various stage properties and special effects with practical application in University theatre productions.