Instruments, color media, electricity, intensity control, optics, drafting, hookups, safety and methods for lighting in the theatre. Participating in production work is required. Prerequisites, TH 107 and nine hours of TH 269 or the equivalent number of basic or intermediate acting courses, or permission of instructor. Student should enroll concurrently in TH 242 and TH 342. Character interpretation and scene study through script analysis and scene work on realistic twentieth century scripts.
Courses are to be taken in sequence.
Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite, TH 270 or permission of instructor. Life masks, latex pieces, prosthetics, bald caps, ventilating and other three dimensional makeup effects. Prerequisite, TH 107 or permission of instructor. Major playwrights and plays related to historical and social trends.