Southwestern University
2000-2001 Catalog

†73-101, 201 THEATRE PERFORMANCE PRACTICUM. Main-stage productions are open to all University students. One hour of credit is granted for each production experience. This course may be repeated for up to four semester hours of credit. All theatre performance classes taken after the second semester count as advanced courses. Prerequisite: Must be cast in a role in a mainstage production. (POK-Aesthetic Experience: Performance)

†73-111 THEATRE LABORATORY. Required of all theatre majors during seven semesters in residence at Southwestern University. This course focuses on the different aspects of technical theatre as they apply to departmental productions. May be repeated for up to seven semester hours credit. (POK-Aesthetic Experience: Performance)

73-113 MAKEUP FOR THE THEATRE. Theory, design, and practice in the art of stage makeup. Course focuses on the development of skills necessary for the practicing theatre artist.

73-163 INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL THEATRE. A study of the basic elements of stagecraft and design. The student will study standard techniques used by stage technicians in executing theatrical designs. The majority of the course covers scenic construction techniques with a short discussion of stage electrical practices. In addition, the student will study basic drafting techniques as they are used in technical theatre and in design areas.

†73-173 INTRODUCTION TO PERFORMANCE STUDIES. This course focuses on performance as an activity which can lead to enhanced literary and cultural analysis and understanding. Topics and activities include everyday life performance, improvisation, theatrical performance, cultural performance, and the performance of non-dramatic literature. Also Communication 75-173 and Women’s Studies 04-173. (POK-Aesthetic Experience: Performance)

73-221 THEATRE PRODUCTION PRACTICUM. One hour of credit is granted for stage management and design positions for main-stage theatre productions. This course may be repeated for up to four semester hours of credit. Prerequisite: Must be chosen to a stage management or design position for a mainstage production.

†73-273 CREATIVE DRAMATICS/THEATRE FOR YOUTH. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the field of creative dramatics and theatre for youth through lecture, demonstration, classroom workshops, and attendance at theatre for youth performances. The student will learn skills necessary to work with young people on language and communication, problem solving, creativity, positive self-concept, social awareness, empathy and an understanding of the art of theatre. Elementary and junior high age groups will be emphasized. (POK-Aesthetic Experience: Performance)

†73-293 INTRODUCTION TO ACTING. Study and practice of basic acting skills including movement, voice, dynamics, exploration of the self, improvisation, character analysis, and rehearsal process. Students will also learn auditioning techniques. Substantial written and performance work is required. (POK-Aesthetic Experience: Performance)

†73-413 THEATRE DANCE. Preparation and execution of basic movement exercises, jazz, tap, and modern dance and their application to choreography for musical theatre. Also Dance 79-413. (POK-Aesthetic Experience: Performance)

73-513 CONTEMPORARY STYLES–ACTING. Study and practice of 20th century acting techniques through research, analysis work, and performance. Prerequisite: Theatre 73-293. (Alternate years)

73-713 ADVANCED PERFORMANCE STUDIES. A course which focuses on performance as a field of knowledge and a way of knowing. Topics will include cultural performance, literary performance, and performance art. Also Communication 75-713 and Women’s Studies 04-713. Prerequisite: Theatre 73-173 or 73-293.

73-723 FEMINISM AND PERFORMANCE. A course focusing on the ways culture has constructed the performance of gender on stage, in everyday life, and in the media. Also Communication 75-723 and Women’s Studies 04-723. Prerequisite: Women’s Studies 04-103.

73-793 COSTUME FOR THE THEATRE. A study of the art and practice of theatrical costume design. The course will cover both the aesthetics of costume design and the basic history of fashion from the ancient period to the modern. Special attention will be given to the application of historic fashion to costuming for the stage. Students will present design concepts in a series of renderings for selected periods and plays. Prerequisite: Theatre 73-163.

73-803 SCENERY FOR THE THEATRE. A study of the art and practice of theatrical scenic design. The focus of the course will be on the traditional approaches to scenic design and a study of the elements of composition as they apply to scenery. The students will work with different theatrical styles and settings and will present design concepts through painted renderings and/or models as well as draftings. The use of the computer as a design tool will also be studied and used as an aid in the creation of as signed designs. Prerequisite: Theatre 73-163.

73-813 PERIOD STYLES–ACTING. Focuses on presentational acting styles and the history of the art of acting. Study includes character and scene analysis and the performance of scenes and audition material from a variety of theatrical periods. Prerequisite: Theatre 73-293.

73-823 LIGHTING FOR THE THEATRE. A study of the art and practice of theatrical lighting and lighting design. The students are introduced to the technical skills necessary to handle stage lighting and to the skills necessary to develop lighting designs for the theatre and dance. Additional topics include the use of color, lighting in alternate spaces, and lighting for various styles of the theatre. Student designs are presented through visual presentations and drafted light plots. The use of the computer as a design tool also will be studied and used as an aid in the creation of the assigned designs. Prerequisite: Theatre 73-163.

73-893 DIRECTING FOR THE THEATRE. Principles and practices of directing. Includes detailed analysis of the playscript and directing of laboratory or workshop productions.

73-923 ADVANCED PRODUCTION FOR THE THEATRE. This course provides a student director, designer, or actor with a platform to exercise his/her skills in a performance situation. This course is limited to senior theatre majors and is designed to serve as the capstone project for the BA and BFA degrees.

†74-113 THEATRE ARTS IN LONDON. A theoretical and experiential survey of the art of the theatre, its past and present, with an emphasis on the role of theatre within the society and the techniques employed to achieve its purpose. Emphasis will be upon attending performances in London. This course is taught by faculty from Goldsmith College, University of London. An additional fee is levied to pay for admission to theatre performances. (POK-Aesthetic Experience: Lecture) (Fall in London Program only)

†74-233 HISTORY OF THE THEATRE I. The study of the early evolution of theatrical production and literature. Also Women’s Studies 04-313. (POK-American and Western Cultural Heritage)

†74-243 HISTORY OF THE THEATRE II. The study of the modern and contemporary evolution of theatrical production and literature. (POK-American and Western Cultural Heritage)

74-313 WRITING FOR THE THEATRE. Theory and practices of playwriting. Includes the writing of scripts for theatre reading and production. Also English 10-313.

†74-583 STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY DRAMA. The study of contemporary plays, illustrating recent developments in dramatic literature and performance. Also English 10-583. (POK-Aesthetic Experience: Lecture)

†74-593 STUDIES IN WORLD DRAMA. The study of world theatre and representative plays, illustrating the development of drama and theatre in its various forms and styles. Also English 10-593 and Women’s Studies 04-593. (POK-American and Western Cultural Heritage)

74-673 MANAGEMENT FOR THE THEATRE. Studies in all the managerial areas involved in promoting and producing theatre in the educational, community, and professional theatre.

74-703 SHAKESPEARE. Also English 10-703.

74-853 STAGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE THEATRE. An introduction to stage management for commercial and non-commercial theatre. The course will include discussion of the stage manager’s responsibilities as well as the development of the skills necessary to perform effectively as a stage manager for a theatrical production. Prerequisite: Theatre 73-163. (Alternate years)