In this first course in the MA in Theatre Education program, students will learn the fundamentals of writing expectations for graduate level work.
Students will gain a solid working overview in design, including but not limited to the following: costuming, stage make-up, scenery, sound, and lighting.
This course is a continuation of the ideals and concepts offered in
THED 530 with emphasis placed upon those areas not addressed in Technical Production I.
This course will include advanced studies in the approaches and techniques of directing and acting in realism, as well as explore the styles and theatrical periods of non-realism.
This course will explore the tasks of acting in, directing, choreographing, and mounting a musical theatre production.
Students will research theatre education strategies practiced in the US and internationally. Focus will be paid to investigating methods which break the mold of traditional practices in most secondary school settings.
This course is designed to provide an advanced working knowledge of the voice using fundamental through advanced exercises. The movement section of this course will provide working knowledge of the actor's body and its connection to vocal work.
Students learn effective research strategies for the field of theatre arts. Students will produce a dramaturgical protocol, requiring detailed preparatory research, testing of ideas, and public presentation of theory and concepts in practice.
This course will explore the history and philosophy of theatre education in the U.S. Participants will investigate the guiding question: why is theatre education essential for every school?
The purpose of this course is for students to apply the techniques and strategies acquired from previous courses into creating actual curriculum for their classrooms. Students will conduct interviews with experienced teachers in the field, research national theatre curriculum, and analyze and
develop new curriculum.
In this course, students will prepare a prospectus proposal and a portion of the prompt book for their Master's thesis project.
In this course, students will begin an action research plan developed and approved in
THED 680: Theatre Education Curriculum Development.
In this course, students will complete an action research project begun in
THED 696 by drawing conclusions and discussing implications. They will submit final reports to graduate committees.
In this course, students will finish the dramaturgical protocol and promptbook for their Master's thesis project and produce the show that accompanies them both. S/U graded.