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1999-2000 Catalog

Degrees and Programs


Theatre

College of Liberal Arts
Department of Theatre
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www.uaf.edu/theatre/

Degrees: B.A., B.F.A.*

Minimum Requirements for Degrees: B.A.: 130 credits; B.F.A.: 130 credits

The theatre department teaches basic and advanced courses in theatre arts, technology and appreciation.

The department recognizes the importance of the role of the fine arts within the humanities program of a liberal arts education. Courses in theatre help develop a student's sense of self worth while encouraging independent, original and creative thinking.

Classes and productions are open to theatre majors and minors and students in other fields. These experiences provide unique opportunities for creative expression and development when coupled with other programs.

*Pending approval by the Board of Regents

Undergraduate Program

Major

Theatre -- B.A. Degree

Concentrations: Design/Technical Theatre, Directing, Film, Performance

  1. Complete the general university requirements.
  2. Complete the B.A. degree requirements.
  3. Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
    THR 101 -- Theatre Practicum (3)
         or THR 201 -- Theatre Practicum (3)
         or THR 301 -- Theatre Practicum (3)
         or THR 401 -- Theatre Practicum (3) (3 credits)
    THR 121 -- Fundamentals of Acting (3 credits)
    THR 190 -- Audition or Portfolio Review Participation (0 credit)
    THR 191 -- Musical Audition or Portfolio Review Participation (0 credit)
    THR 241 -- Basic Stagecraft (4 credits)
    THR 247 -- Introduction to Theatrical Design (3 credits)
    THR 254 -- Beginning Costume Design and Construction (3 credits)
    THR 290 -- Audition or Portfolio Review Participation II (0 credit)
    THR 291 -- Musical Audition or Portfolio Review Participation II (0 credit)
    THR 331 -- Fundamentals of Film and Stage Direction (3 credits)
    THR 411W -- Theatre History I (3 credits)
    THR 412W -- Theatre History II (3 credits)
  4. Complete 1 of the following concentrations:*

    Design/Technical Theatre

    1. Complete 1 of the following:
      THR 221 -- Intermediate Acting (3 credits)
      THR 225 -- Movement for the Actor (3 credits)
      THR 351 -- Makeup for Theatre (3 credits)
    2. Complete 3 of the following:
      THR 341 -- Intermediate Stagecraft (3 credits)
      THR 343 -- Scene Design (3 credits)
      THR 347 -- Lighting Design (3 credits)
      THR 355 -- History of Fashion and Dress (3 credits)
    3. Complete 4 of the following:
      THR 245 -- Stage Management (3 credits)
      THR 348 -- Sound Design in the Theatre (3 credits)
      THR 447 -- Lighting Design II (3 credits)
      THR 456 -- Advanced Costume Design and Construction (3 credits)
      THR 499 -- Thesis Project (3 credits)
    4. Minimum credits required (130 credits)

    Directing

    1. Complete 2 of the following:
      THR 221 -- Intermediate Acting (3 credits)
      THR 225 -- Movement for the Actor (3 credits)
      THR 321O -- Advanced Acting I (3 credits)
      THR 351 -- Makeup for Theatre (3 credits)
    2. Complete 2 of the following:
      THR 341 -- Intermediate Stagecraft (3 credits)
      THR 343 -- Scene Design (3 credits)
      THR 347 -- Lighting Design (3 credits)
      THR 355 -- History of Fashion and Dress (3 credits)
    3. Complete 4 of the following:
      THR 215 -- Dramatic Literature (3 credits)
      THR 245 -- Stage Management (3 credits)
      THR 413W -- Playscript Analysis (3 credits)
      THR 435 -- Advanced Stage Direction (3 credits)
      THR 470 -- Film and Video Directing (3 credits)
      THR 499 -- Thesis Project (3 credits)
    4. Minimum credits required (130 credits)

    Film

    1. Complete the following:
      ENGL 217 -- Introduction to the Study of Film (3 credits)
      JB 105 -- History of the Cinema (3 credits)
      JB 308 -- Film and TV Criticism (3 credits)
      THR 215 -- Dramatic Literature (3 credits)
      THR 334W -- Film and Drama (3 credits)
      THR 347 -- Lighting Design (3 credits)
      THR 413W -- Playscript Analysis (3 credits)
      THR 470 -- Film and Video Directing (3 credits)
    2. Minimum credits required (130 credits)

    Performance

    1. Complete the following:
      THR 215 -- Dramatic Literature (3 credits)
      THR 221 -- Intermediate Acting (3 credits)
      THR 225 -- Movement for the Actor (3 credits)
      THR 321O -- Advanced Acting I (3 credits)
      THR 351 -- Makeup for Theatre (3 credits)
    2. Complete 1 of the following:
      THR 341 -- Intermediate Stagecraft (3 credits)
      THR 343 -- Scene Design (3 credits)
      THR 347 -- Lighting Design (3 credits)
      THR 355 -- History of Fashion and Dress (3 credits)
    3. Complete 2 of the following:
      THR 161 -- Introduction to Alaska Native Performance (3 credits)
      THR 220 -- Voice and Diction for the Theatre (3 credits)
      THR 361 -- Advanced Alaska Native Performance (3 credits)
      THR 413W -- Playscript Analysis (3 credits)
      THR 435 -- Advanced Stage Direction (3 credits)
    4. Minimum credits required (130 credits)

Theatre -- B.F.A. Degree (Pending approval by the Board of Regents)

Concentrations: Design, Performance

  1. Complete the general university requirements.
  2. Complete the B.F.A. degree requirements.
  3. Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
    THR 121 -- Fundamentals of Acting (3 credits)
    THR 190 -- Audition or Portfolio Review Participation (0 credit)
    THR 191 -- Musical Audition or Portfolio Review Participation (0 credit)
    THR 215 -- Dramatic Literature (3 credits)
    THR 241 -- Basic Stagecraft (4 credits)
    THR 247 -- Introduction to Theatrical Design (3 credits)
    THR 254 -- Beginning Costume Design and Construction (3 credits)
    THR 290 -- Audition or Portfolio Review Participation II (0 credit)
    THR 291 -- Musical Audition or Portfolio Review Participation II (0 credit)
    THR 331 -- Fundamentals of Film and Stage Direction (3 credits)
    THR 411W -- Theatre History I (3 credits)
    THR 412W -- Theatre History II (3 credits)
  4. Complete 1 of the following concentrations:*

    Design

    1. Complete the following:
      ART 105 -- Beginning Drawing (3 credits)
      ART 162 -- Color and Design (3 credits)
      ART 205 -- Intermediate Drawing (3 credits)
      ART 261 -- History of World Art (3 credits)
      ART 262 -- History of World Art (3 credits)
    2. Complete 3 of the following:
      THR 341 -- Intermediate Stagecraft (3 credits)
      THR 343 -- Scene Design (3 credits)
      THR 347 -- Lighting Design (3 credits)
      THR 355 -- History of Fashion and Dress (3 credits)
    3. Complete 7 of the following:
      THR independent study up to 6
      THR 101, 201, 301, 401 -- Theatre Practicum up to 6
      THR Special Topics up to 6
      THR 245 -- Stage Management (3 credits)
      THR 334W -- Film and Drama (3 credits)
      THR 348 -- Sound Design in the Theatre (3 credits)
      THR 351 -- Makeup for Theatre (3 credits)
      THR 413W -- Playscript Analysis (3 credits)
      THR 416W -- Performance Studies Abroad (3 credits)
      THR 456 -- Advanced Costume Design and Construction (3 credits)
      THR 447 -- Lighting Design II (3 credits)
      THR 499 -- Thesis Project (3 credits)
    4. Minimum credits required (130 credits)

    Performance

    1. Complete the following:
      THR 220 -- Voice and Diction for the Theatre (3 credits)
      THR 221 -- Intermediate Acting (3 credits)
      THR 225 -- Movement for the Actor (3 credits)
      THR 245 -- Stage Management (3 credits)
      THR 321O -- Advanced Acting I (3 credits)
      THR 351 -- Makeup for Theatre (3 credits)
      THR 413W -- Playscript Analysis (3 credits)
      THR 421 -- Advanced Acting II (3 credits)
    2. Complete the following:
      ENGL 422W,O/2 -- Shakespeare: History Plays and Tragedies (3 credits)
      ENGL 425W,O/2 -- Shakespeare: Comedies and Non-Dramatic Poetry (3 credits)
      ENGL 445 -- 20th Century Drama: From Chekhov to Ionesco (3 credits)
    3. Complete 2 of the following:
      THR 341 -- Intermediate Stagecraft (3 credits)
      THR 343 -- Scene Design (3 credits)
      THR 347 -- Lighting Design (3 credits)
      THR 355 -- History of Fashion and Dress (3 credits)
    4. Complete 2 of the following:
      THR independent study up to 6
      THR 101, 201, 301, 401 -- Theatre Practicum up to 6
      THR special topics up to 6
      THR 161 -- Introduction to Alaska Native Performance (3 credits)
      THR 334W -- Film and Drama (3 credits)
      THR 361 -- Advanced Alaska Native Performance (3 credits)
      THR 416W -- Performance Studies Abroad (3 credits)
      THR 435 -- Advanced Stage Direction (3 credits)
      THR 470 -- Film and Video Directing (3 credits)
      THR 499 -- Thesis Project (3 credits)
    5. Minimum credits required (130 credits)

* Student must earn a "C" grade or better in each course.

Minor

Theatre

  1. Complete the following:
    THR 121 -- Fundamentals of Acting (3 credits)
    THR 215 -- Dramatic Literature (3 credits)
    THR 241 -- Basic Stagecraft (4 credits)
    THR electives* (8 credits)
  2. Minimum credits required (18 credits)

* No more than 5 credits in theatre practicum may be applied to the minor. The minor program requires the approval of a member of the theatre faculty in advance of formally declaring the minor, preferably no later than the first semester of the junior year.

Note: Production participation requirement -- Theatre, being a collaborative art, is dependent on the participation of people in all aspects of theatrical production: acting, designing, crew work, box-office, publicity, directing, etc. For this reason, students majoring or minoring in theatre are expected to participate actively and continuously in the production activities of the theatre department throughout their academic career at UAF. Theatre majors are required to take three credits of theatre practicum and are encouraged to take it for elective credits 3 well. Theatre majors and minors are expected to attend all theatre department "Town Meetings" and to talk regularly with a theatre department faculty member (an advisor) regarding their participation so that they may plan a working course of action to fulfill this requirement.

See Film Studies.