Course Descriptions

TTR 255 - Acting for Stage and Screen

Same as COM 255
Every semester

The role of the actor in the interpretation of dramatic texts for the stage or screen. Acting fundamentals such as voice, body, and movement are introduced and developed. Course work culminates in preparation of individual "audition" tapes.

TTR 233 - World Drama

Same as LIT 233
Annually

Domains of Human Inquiry: Literary Arts; Civic Responsibilities: Global Perspectives

Immerses students in the study of plays from the classical to contemporary periods as literary texts. Readings, lecture, discussion, and papers also examine aspects of theatrical production, thus providing a broad background in the theory, history, structure, terminology, conventions, and subgenres of drama and theatre. Emphasis is on western drama but examples of nonwestern comedy and tragedy are included.

TTR 347 - Modern European Drama

Same as LIT 347
Occasionally

Domains of Human Inquiry: Literary Arts; Civic Responsibilities: Global Perspectives

Continental, British, and Irish drama from the late nineteenth century to the present. Critical examination of select plays within contexts of modern European movements in philosophy, the arts, and politics; theater and drama in Western civilization; and the human condition.  Study of representative works by major European playwrights such as Ibsen, Chekhov, Strindberg, Shaw, Pirandello, Lorca, Brecht, Ionesco, Beckett, Stoppard, and Churchill.

TTR 368 - Production Techniques

Annually

An introductory course in the history and techniques of performance production from the Greeks to the twenty-first century.  In addition to lecture, discussion, and graded out-of-class assignments (papers and exercises), students will tour campus production facilities and observe demonstrations of modern scenery construction, lighting and sound equipment set-up, and other production-related activities.

TTR 373 - American Drama

Same as LIT 373
Occasionally

Critical examination of select plays in relation to American theatre, literature, culture and history; to theatre and drama in western civilization; to major intellectual and aesthetic movements of modern drama; and to the human condition. Study of representative plays by Glaspell, O'Neill, Odets, Wilder, Williams, Miller, Albee, Shepard, Mamet, Wasserstein, A. Wilson, and Kushner.

TTR 399 - Internship in Theatre Production

(by arrangement)

Prerequisites: Enrollment is limited to students minoring in Theatre and Drama with at least a 2.5 GPA and junior status; additionally, students must have completed the relevant minor core course (e.g., for an internship in acting, the student must have completed TTR/COM 255 Acting for the Stage and Screen).  The Theatre/Drama Coordinator may exempt a student from this requirement in particular instances.  Pre-registration with Internship in Theatre Production Proposal Form and signed approval of the program coordinator, the faculty sponsor, and the internship site supervisor is required.  Click here for additional requirements and the internship proposal form.

TTR 399 Internship in Theatre Production affords students the opportunity to work with theatre professionals in consultation with a faculty mentor.  A theatre and drama faculty member or advisor will supervise the internship and establish the academic standards to be met by the student working with the internship site supervisor.

TTR 498 - Theatre Production Workshop

Annually
Prerequisite: TTR 255/COM 255, TTR 233/LIT 233, TTR 368

A capstone course providing practical experience in staging scenes or short plays in combination with theory and criticism.  Students participate in all aspects of production but choose one particular area in which to concentrate, such as acting, directing, scene design, etc.

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