The Theatre Arts minor is designed to encourage students to explore both the theoretical and the practical aspects of the theatrical form. They have the responsibility to write about theatre in several formats, and have regular opportunities to participate in performance projects and productions. Students are encouraged to enroll in dramatic literature courses offered by both the English and the Foreign Languages and Literatures departments to broaden their theatrical vocabulary, and to create their own interdisciplinary programs in consultation with program faculty. Theatre 11 is recommended. A survey course designed to provide the general student with an exposure to the basic elements intrinsic to the theatrical event.
Credit varies according to student's charge.
By audition or appointment by the director only. Material is presented and explored through the activities of the production studio. Students engage in set and costume construction projects, learn to hang and focus lights and to run basic light and sound equipment, all in support of the concurrent theatre production. May be repeated for credit. An introduction to the general area of design for the theatre.