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.