Theatre Major Information

Total credit hours to complete major: 43

No audition is necessary.

Basic Requirements

Total credit hours to complete basic requirements: 31

  • THEA 129 - Stagecraft (1 Credit)
  • THEA 130 - F/Introduction to Technical Theatre (3 Credits)
  • THEA 140 - F/Play Analysis for the Theatre (3 Credits)
  • THEA 202 - F/History of Theatre to the 17th Century (3 Credits)
  • THEA 203 - F/History of Theatre Since the 17th Century (3 Credits)
     
  • one of:
  • THEA 204 - F/M/Asian Theatre Survey (3 Credits) OR
  • DANC 211 - F/M/Asian Dance Survey (3 Credits)
     
  • THEA 221 - Acting I (3 Credits)
  • THEA 241 - Fundamentals of Design for the Theatre (3 Credits)
  • THEA 260 - Theatre Practicum* (3 Credits: *1 credit in acting and 2 credits in technical/costume assistance, or 3 credits in technical/costume assistance)
  • THEA 305 - Topics in Theatre History: (subtitle) (3 Credits)
  • THEA 311 - Directing I (3 Credits)

Elective Requirements

Total credit hours to complete elective requirements: 12

Select four from the following list:

  • DANC 211 - F/M/Asian Dance Survey (if not used to satisfy Basic Requirement)
  • THEA 204 - F/M/Asian Theatre Survey (if not used to satisfy Basic Requirement)
  • THEA 224 - Acting Techniques (May be repeated for a total of 4 hours)
  • THEA 225 - Production Stage Management
  • THEA 233 - Stage Make-up
  • THEA 234 - F/History of Western Costume Through the 18th Century
  • THEA 235 - Costume Construction
  • THEA 236 - Scene Painting for the Theatre
  • THEA 290 - F/London Theatre Seminar
  • THEA 310 - Playwriting
  • THEA 320 - Acting II
  • THEA 321 - Directing II
  • THEA 330 - Monologue Workshop: (subtitle) (May be repeated for a total of 6 hours)
  • THEA 333 - Technical Direction
  • THEA 342 - Scene Design I
  • THEA 343 - Scene Design II
  • THEA 344 - Stage Lighting Design I
  • THEA 345 - Stage Lighting Design II
  • THEA 346 - Costume Design
  • THEA 347 - Sound Design
  • THEA 390 - Theatre Seminar
  • THEA 399 - Directed Study

Minimum Competence Requirement

A grade of C- or better is required for each of the following courses: all required courses, whether basic, elective, or focus.

Department Writing Requirement

All theatre majors write in all theatre courses, but the style and content of the writing varies widely based upon the course topic.  Examples include journals, concept statements, dramatic fiction, production analyses, character analyses, and traditional research papers, such as one might find in any other course in the humanities.  In the required theatre history sequence of four courses (THEA 202, 203, 204, 305), students write traditional research papers combining theatrical history with the study of dramatic literature and criticism.  In the process, students learn to read primary and secondary sources closely, to conduct academic research, and to write essays with a well-argued thesis and properly documented sources.