MWCC College Catalog — Theatre

THE101 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING

3 credits
This is a study in the fundamentals of acting with emphasis on the principles of observation, concentration, sense-memory, and dramatic action. These skills will be developed through voice exercise, pantomimes, improvisations, monologues, short skits, and plays. Students will be required to rehearse and perform several scenes in order to develop skills in serious and comic characterizations. Prerequisites: RDG100, ENG100 or placement. Fall.

THE103 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE

3 credits
This is an overview of the art of theatre and drama beginning with an inquiry into the nature of the dramatic experience. Dramatic expression, tragedy, comedy, melodrama, and tragicomedy will be examined. Students will analyze the roles of the artists of theatre: actor and director, designer and architect, playwright and critic. Prerequisites: RDG100, ENG100 or placement. Spring.

THE106 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING II

3 credits
Building on the skills learned in Acting I, this course focuses on script analysis and its application to scene study. Through scene work, students take a script from ‘page to stage’ culminating in class projects presented for the public. Prerequisites: ENG101.

THE113 SPEECH

3 credits
This course introduces students to basic skills of extemporaneous speaking through directed practice. Emphasis is placed upon selection and organization of material, diction, and methods of delivery. Students deliver, evaluate, and participate in several basic types of talks: speeches to inform, to persuade, and to demonstrate; panel discussions; symposia, and others. Prerequisite: ENG101. Fall and spring.

THE207 STYLES OF DRAMA

3 credits
This course is an examination of the major world playwrights of every important theatrical period from the Greeks to today from a literary, historical, and theatrical point of view. Prerequisites: ENG102.

THE281-283 SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEATRE

1-3 credits
Specific course content will vary from semester to semester. Details will be included in pre-registration materials. Prerequisite: ENG102. Fall and spring.

THE284 TECHNICAL THEATRE PRACTICUM I

3 credits
This practicum is designed to allow students to receive hands-on experience in theatrical production by working on Theatre at the Mount productions. Students will be exposed to scenic design, construction, painting, lighting, sound, and props techniques. Maintenance of the physical theatre and its machinery, as well as theatre safety, will be addressed. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, MAT092, or placement. Fall and spring.

THE285 TECHNICAL THEATRE PRACTICUM II

3 credits
This is a continuation of THE284 Technical Theatre Practicum I. Prerequisite: THE284. Fall and spring.