This is a studio course which focuses upon identifying style, improving visual memory, using varied drawing materials, and portraiture. FINE ARTS 321. The topic of this course may rotate from semester to semester. The major fields covered are acting and directing. Acting provides students with basic proficiency in movements and vocal techniques.
Students develop an approach to character through scene work.
In the directing course, students learn to utilize methods and approaches that culminate in the presentation of a one-act play. FINE ARTS 407. A study of the history and evolution of design and technology from the Renaissance to the present. Students work in conjunction with the department's theatre productions to create a working knowledge in such areas as set and light design and stage craft. Each student also devises his own set designs for prominent plays from the history of theatre.