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Department of Speech * 73
Theatre
354. Directing: Principles and Practices. Open to students of advanced
undergraduate and graduate standing who have taken the prerequisites
of Speech 220 and 327. Basic principles governing play structure,
choice and casting are discussed along with the four major steps
in the rehearsal of a production. Each student is required to demonstrate
his direction through two play projects. Regular reports are
submitted on methods of directing in the contemporary theatre.
255. Acting. Advanced Study of Roles. Open to the student of advanced
undergraduate and graduate standing who demonstrated ability to
act in Speech 226. Techniques of playing various types of characters
and performing different styles of acting will be stressed.
366. Stage Design. A study of scene design during the various periods
from the Greek period to the present; the theory of scene design and
its relation to the production. Competitive designs will be submitted,
and the best designs will be used in the major productions of the
semester. The student whose designs are used will supervise their construction
and painting.
267. Theatre Lighting. A historical survey of lighting and its effect on
designing, directing, and acting; the properties of lighting and their
control; practical experience with various types of instruments in
actual productions.
268. Stage Costuming. The history of costuming is studied, along with
practical projects in design, pattern drafting, and the actual making
of costumes for the major productions. The student in the course
will be expected to work an average of four hours per week on costumes.
This time may be accumulated on the crews of the major productions.169. Stage Makeup. Practical application of all processes and types in
stage makeup.
370. Advanced Directing: Principles and Practice. Open to the student who
has demonstrated ability to direct in Speech 354. Special focus in
this course is on as a director of period plays. Basic differences between
staging the Greek, Roman, Medieval, Neo-Classic, Commedia
dell'arte, Elizabethan, Restoration, 19th Century Melodrama, and
Early Realistic Play will be studied.
395. History of the Theatre. The history of the world theatre through
periods of great dramatic productions, plays produced, and methods
of producing them in school and college theatres.
60G3. Seminar in Theatre Problems. Open to especially qualified graduate
students who have a sound background in theatre and who have demonstrated
their ability to engage in independent research and projects
in a particular area in theatre. This course may be scheduled
only after advanced approval of the student's plan of study and research.
The areas of theatre covered are: direction, acting, history,
and management. Regular reports are submitted by the student who
is also required to submit a definitive report or evaluation or project.
62G3. Problems in Technical Theatre. A comprehensive study involving all
phases of technical work, culminating in the designing and techni
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