Films shown during Monday evenings class. Students must also attend a performance of the Theater Department's mainstage musical production. Four multiple choice tests with final exam in essay form. Lectures and discussions on technical elements that make a theater production. Classes and labs delve into introductory material on designers and their functions, simple drafting, scenic and costume construction techniques, stage riggings, hardware and material, sound, stage procedures and safety.
Labs require hands-on construction and use of power tools.
Section quizzes, projects, final projects, cumulative final exam. Required for majors. No prerequisites, open to all students. Students in this course will develop a basic understanding of the dramatic experience and become familiar with the diversity of theatrical literature from ancient times to the present. Development of student's awareness of self and the means of focusing that awareness into stage characterizations.