Effective with the Class of 2016, requirements modified by the Faculty, 23 May 2013.
Ended effective immediately by the Faculty, 4 December 2012.
(renumbered and new description)
Renumbered from ENG 227. Same as THTR 107. Renumbering approved by the Faculty, 5 October 2010. New description (see THTR 107 below). New description approved by the Faculty, 2 November 2010.
Renumbered from ENG 253, spring 2013.
(new description and newly cross-listed)
This course will focus on how theatrical forms have changed from time to time and culture to culture, considering historical context, periodicity, genre, conventions, style, theatrical spaces, acting style, and technical effects. Approved by the Faculty, 7 December 2010.
(new course; subsequently renumbered 202)
Writing seminars are courses that make writing and language their explicit subject. Examples include seminars in writing genres (memoir and travel writing), in rhetoric and argument, or in the way language and discourse constitute particular cultural constructions (“the animal” or “race”). While each seminar has a specific focus (to be announced in its subtitle), all seminars emphasize the process of academic reading and writing and use student writing as a primary text. [W]
Prerequisite: First Year Seminar. Approved by the Faculty, 4 December 2012.
(prerequisites deleted)
Prerequisites, listed in the Catalog in error, were deleted, 28 October 2010.
(new course)
Focuses on literary works (fiction, poetry, journalism, etc.) that take the marine environment as a focus, written on a range of land masses from 1800 to the present. Examples include Moby-Dick and Rachel Carson’s Under the Sea-Wind. Major themes include cultural contact, science and literature, the environment as concept, and the social worlds of seagoing. [H, GM1, W] Approved by the Faculty, 23 May 2013.
Counts toward the writing concentration and the writing minor. Approved by the Faculty, 4 May 2011.
(prerequisites changed; asterisk deleted; then course deleted)
ENG 205, erroneously listed as a prerequisite, deleted from the list of prerequisites, 19 October 2010. The Catalog description of the requirements for the writing minor erroneously asterisks this course as one that may be repeated for credit when it is offered with a different focus. Students wishing to repeat this course for credit should submit a petition to the Registrar. Asterisk deleted, 4 April 2011 as never having been approved by the Faculty. Replaced by ENG 361-362, 6 December 2011.
(new course)
The course expands upon the writing skills in poetry that students developed in introductory courses in imaginative writing. Students engage in regular intensive workshops in which their poetry is critiqued. The course requires completion of advanced exercises in structure and style and the composition of a final portfolio of poetry. [W]
Prerequisites: ENG 250 or ENG 251 or ENG 255, and permission of instructor. Approved by the Faculty, 6 December 2011.
(new course)
This course expands upon the writing skills in short fiction that students developed in introductory courses in imaginative writing. Students engage in regular intensive workshops in which their fiction is criqued. The course requires completion of advanced exercises in structure and style and the composition of a final portfolio of short fiction. [W]
Prerequisites: ENG 250, 251, or 255, and permission of instructor Approved by the Faculty, 6 December 2011.
Counts toward the writing minor. Approved by the Faculty, 4 May 2011.
(new description)
Through lectures, discussions, hands-on experiences, master classes with visiting theater professionals, and performances outside of class, this course introduces students to significant texts, ideas, and crafts essential to the study of theater. Projects involve acting, directing, design, and theater criticism. Writing assignments familiarize students with the analytic tools and accepted vocabulary of theater scholarship. Approved by the Faculty, 2 November 2010.
(new course)
A survey of plays from different eras and performance traditions in diverse cultures. This course introduces students to evaluating, discussing, and writing about theater from a global perspective. Approved by the Faculty, 5 October 2010.
(new course)
Available to designated crew and staff of a faculty-directed College Theater production. 0.25 credits Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of Theater. Approved by the Faculty, 2 November 2010.
(new description)
This workshop extends beyond basic acting and training to offer a more in-depth study of the craft of acting. Students will utilize exercises, improvisation, and detailed script analysis as they build and develop characters. Students will perform in a range of scenes from modern American realism and from Ibsen, Strindberg, and Chekhov.
Prerequisite: THTR 130 or permission of the instructor. Approved by the Faculty ,2 November 2010.
(new course)
This study of musical theater combines a survey of the history and literature of this uniquely American art form with introductory training in its practice and performance techniques. Students will investigate the structure, terminology, practitioners, organization, and conventions of the musical while they explore its repertoire through either preparing scenes and songs for performance or doing dramaturgically based research for presentation.
Prerequisite: THTR 107, THTR 130 or permission of the instructor. Approved by the Faculty, 5 October 2010.
(new number; formerly THTR 290/291). Approved by the Faculty, 6 December 2012).
(new description)
This course explores the director’s art and responsibility in the theatrical process, including casting, rehearsal, and organizational procedures from script analysis to performance. Discussion and practice in the principles of composition, picturization, movement, and blocking, with attention to issues of style, concept, and stage spaces. Students direct scenes in the laboratory and a short play for public performance.
Prerequisite: THTR 207 or permission of the instructor. Approved by the Faculty, 7 December 2010.
(new description)
This workshop offers advanced study of acting, with special emphasis on exploring and enacting the theatrical styles and performance conventions from a wide range of periods, genres, and cultures. Students will perform in projects drawn from diverse pieces in a variety of contrasting styles. Emphasis on particular styles is subject to change by semester. May be repeated for credit when offered with different emphasis.
Prerequisite: THTR 230 or permission of the instructor. Approved by the Faculty, 2 November 2010.
(new course)
Students explore the practices of theater for young audiences and methodologies of theater in education through readings and research combined with a lab experience in which they either rehearse and perform or provide technical or design support for a play created for young audiences. Students develop educational materials for the production and lead post-performance workshops with area school children who attend the production. Rehearsal and performances are scheduled during required laboratory hours. Prerequisite: THTR 207 or permission of the instructor. Approved by the Faculty, 5 October 2010.
(new course)
An in-depth study of one or two theater artists, usually in conjunction with a College Theater production showcasing their work. The theater artists selected vary from semester to semester, and the focus will be announced during the registration period. May be repeated when offered with a different focus.
Prerequisite: THTR 207 or permission of the instructor. Approved by the Faculty, 5 October 2010.
(new description)
Tutorial study in theater practice, initiated by the student and pursued independently under the guidance of an instructor from whom the student has gained approval and acceptance. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: THTR 107 or THTR 221, and permission of the instructor. Approved by the Faculty, 2 November 2010.
(new course)
Under the guidance of theater faculty and normally during the senior year, the student will undertake an advanced project in one or more specialized areas of theater (e.g., acting, directing, design, criticism). The project will serve to assess the student’s theater education and demonstrate the student’s potential as a theater artist and/or practitioner.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Director of Theater. Approved by the Faculty, 5 October 2010.
(new course)
Tutorial sessions related to the student’s investigation of the area chosen for his or her honors essay. Open only to candidates for honors in theater, who take THTR 495 instead of THTR 400.
Prerequisite: THTR 207 and permission of the Director of Theater. Approved by the Faculty, 2 November 2010.