| THTR | 410 | Movement for Stage III | 3 OR 4 hours. | Specialized topics in performance skills and physical theatre - incorporates clown, circus techniques, and mask work. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in THTR 310 and advanced physical performance experience; or consent of the instructor. |
| THTR | 423 | Playwriting | 3 OR 4 hours. | The development of scripts for stage performance. Same as ENGL 495. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above; and approval of the department and submission and approval of a playwriting sample or dialog-centered fiction prior to registration. |
| THTR | 444 | Drama in Its Cultural Context I | 3 OR 4 hours. | Drama in its social and cultural context, through the seventeenth century. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. |
| THTR | 445 | Drama in Its Cultural Context II | 3 OR 4 hours. | Drama in its social and cultural context, eighteenth to twentieth centuries. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. |
| THTR | 451 | Advanced Acting: American Drama | 3 OR 4 hours. | Techniques of performing classical and modern American drama. Focus on character development and interpreting dramatic action. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in THTR 210 and Grade of B or better in THTR 260; and Grade of B or better in THTR 262 or Grade of B or better in THTR 263; and sophomore standing or above. |
| THTR | 452 | Advanced Acting: Shakespeare | 3 OR 4 hours. | Techniques of performing monologues and scenes from Shakespeare's plays. Focus on Magical Realism and techniques of performing in verse. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in THTR 210 and Grade of B or better in THTR 261; and Grade of B or better in THTR 262 or Grade of B or better in THTR 263; and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| THTR | 455 | Acting: Comedy | 3 OR 4 hours. | Techniques of performing classic comedy. Emphasis on the "Commedia dell'arte" and improvisational comedy. Topics vary. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in THTR 262 or graduate standing in theatre. |
| THTR | 458 | Advanced Acting: Chekhov | 3 OR 4 hours. | Techniques of performing scenes from Chekhov's plays and short stories. Focus on Naturalistic theater, Psychological Realism and craft of transforming into the character. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in THTR 452; or consent of the instructor or graduate standing in theatre. |
| THTR | 459 | Advanced Acting: Ensemble | 3 OR 4 hours. | Process and scoring of character development in a full-length twentieth-century play. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 1 time(s). Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in THTR 451 and Grade of B or better in THTR 452 and Grade of B or better in THTR 458; and junior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| THTR | 462 | Voice for the Stage III | 3 OR 4 hours. | Advanced techniques in the integration of voice, speech, dialects, and other text-related vocal performance skills. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in THTR 452; and junior standing or above or graduate standing in theatre. |
| THTR | 464 | Special Projects in Theatrical Design | 3 OR 4 hours. | Twentieth-century styles: design for the contemporary stage. Problems in conceptualization, realization, and execution. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 time(s). Prerequisite(s): THTR 250 or THTR 256; or THTR 257 and THTR 259; or graduate standing in theatre. |
| THTR | 465 | Stage Direction | 3 OR 4 hours. | Exploration of conceptual planning and implementation skills for the stage director ranging from script interpretation to rehearsal and performance. Performance projects required. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in THTR 210 and Grade of B or better in THTR 250; and Grade of B or better in THTR 256 or Grade of B or better in THTR 257; or graduate standing in theatre. |
| THTR | 466 | Special Projects in Performance Training | 3 OR 4 hours. | Training in varying advanced techniques of performance. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 2 time(s). Prerequisite(s): THTR 262; or for graduate students, consent of the instructor. |
| THTR | 467 | Advanced Acting: Brecht, Beckett, Pinter | 3 OR 4 hours. | Techniques of performing styles in the theatre of alienation and the theatre of the absurd. Focus on interpreting characters from plays by Brecht, Beckett and Pinter. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): THTR 459; and senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| THTR | 470 | Contemporary Performance Techniques | 3 OR 4 hours. | The relationship of contemporary theory and performance techniques with attention to both text and non-text based forms. Topics vary. Performance projects required. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 1 time(s). |
| THTR | 472 | Investigative Collaboration | 3 OR 4 hours. | Collaboration as the primary means for theatrical creation. Production teams assigned to joint-production projects. Topics vary. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated up to 1 time(s). |
| THTR | 474 | Internship | 1 TO 8 hours. | Students work in an approved professional setting. Individual projects developed through conferences with a faculty member and a field supervisor. May be repeated for a maximum of 1-6 hours for undergraduate students; or 1-8 hours for graduate students. Undergraduate credit should be in multiples of 3. Only three hours may be applied toward theatre major requirements. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above and 12 hours of upper-division courses in theatre, with a 3.00 grade point average in those courses. |
| THTR | 475 | Advanced Acting: Audition | 3 OR 4 hours. | Selection and performing of audition pieces from theater, film, and television. Professional seminars and discussions with actors, directors, agents and casting directors. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or above; or consent of the instructor. |
| THTR | 491 | Study Abroad in Theatre | 0 TO 16 hours. | Study abroad within an approved foreign exchange program or departmentsponsored program. May be repeated with approval. Approval to repeat course granted by the department. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the department. |
| THTR | 498 | Independent Study | 1 TO 4 hours. | Individual investigation of special problems that may be student-initiated or related to faculty research. May also be used for special University-sponsored projects, such as interdisciplinary seminars. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Senior or graduate standing and approval of the department. |
| THTR | 502 | Introduction to Research in Theatre | 4 hours. | Focuses on the research directors and scholars need to do to make informed choices. |
| THTR | 522 | Theories of Theatre | 4 hours. | Nature of the theatrical experience. Emphasis on topics varies, for example theory of comedy; semiotics of theatre; dada, surrealism, expressionism, futurism. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): At least three of the following: THTR 209; THTR 245; THTR 262; THTR 284, THTR 425; or consent of the instructor. |
| THTR | 523 | Special Topics in Dramatic Criticism | 4 hours. | Intensive analysis of an individual critic or school, or critical history of an important play. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. |
| THTR | 596 | Independent Research | 1 TO 4 hours. | Department approved research projects not included in thesis research. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the director of graduate studies. |
| THTR | 597 | Thesis Production | 0 TO 8 hours. | Under the guidance of an advisor and committee, the student creates a theatre or video production, together with a written explanation of the work's intended significance. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Prerequisite(s): Approval of faculty thesis production committee. |
| THTR | 598 | Thesis Research | 0 TO 16 hours. | Under the guidance of an advisor and committee, the student develops and conducts a research project addressing a theatre problem of a basic or applied nature. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Approval of faculty thesis research committee. |