Theatre
Minor
Graduates will be able to demonstrate:
- Collaboration Skills
- Communication Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Creative Problem Solving
- Interpretive Skills
- Artistic Scholarship
- Self Awareness
General Outcomes:
- Students will be able to formulate insightful questions, articulate perspectives, and defend specific points of view.
- Students will be able to present their work in an articulate, engaging, and professional manner.
- Students will be able to select a topic and research and write a major research paper.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the use of time –management.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the creative processes involved in theatre and dance.
- Students will be able to attend and/or participate in the performance of a play or dance concert with an appreciation for and understanding of the process involved in the mounting of a production for public viewing.
Conceptual and Critical Thought:
- Students will develop the symbiosis of creative and critical thought necessary for understanding the arts.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to critically and creatively discuss history and literature using objective, detailed descriptions, and discipline based analytic vocabulary.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to think and write critically and creatively in evaluating the theatre experience.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to critically and creatively discuss their artistic work using objective, detailed descriptions, and discipline based analytic vocabulary.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to identify the historical relevance of western theatre in modern thought.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to analyze text as well as performance with an ability to discern, evaluate and discuss creative choices.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to employ script analysis through scoring, including beats, intentions/objectives, tactics/strategies.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to formulate insightful questions, articulate perspectives, and defend specific points of view.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to compare and contrast individual works of performing art.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to discuss the art of Theatre and Dance and its relation to the work of Theatre Artists and Dancers.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of intention & objective.
- Students will demonstrate and articulate an understanding of play and choreographic structure.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of how a character is built through the use of research and analysis of the world of the play.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of how physical and vocal choices are rooted in a character's psychology.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of and be able to articulate the definition of style in performance.
- Students will be able to identify the cultural influences that determine a character's behavioral choices.
- Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the uniqueness of language and movement within a specific dramatic style.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of how a character's behavior is adjusted based on relationships.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of how characters adjust to psychological obstacles.
- Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the collaborative process that defines the performing art.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the organization of a production and the processes of communication between the disparate groups involved.
History, Research and Writing:
- Students will be able to select a topic and research and write a major research paper.
- Students will be able to read and write analytical reports on a number of dramatic and choreographic works from a range of historical periods.
- Students will have a better knowledge of the important historical figures of (acting, directing, choreography, and design, etc.)
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the development of character through analysis of research on a particular time period or theatrical movement.
- Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of essential artists and theorists, critics, authors, and producers through discussion and in reflective research papers.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the concept of refining ones work through proofing and revising.
Physicality:
- Students will demonstrate an ability to integrate space, time, and energy considerations in performance.
- Students will demonstrate an awareness of the body's connection to mind and emotion.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to connect the inner life of a character with outer physical expression.
Performance:
- Students will take responsibility for integrity and intent in individual performance work.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to explore and develop a variety of options in stage performance.
- Students will demonstrate confidence in their performance techniques.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to retain text and choreography and perform in lengthy and complex productions.
- Students will understand the importance of and demonstrate an ability to construct and even lead basic vocal and physical warm-ups.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of stage positions and their use.
- Students will understand the concept of and demonstrate an ability to play a character from moment-to-moment.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to control the range of their circles of concentration.
- Students will discover and develop their personal voices as theatrical artists.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to express thoughts and action through the use of dialogue.
Design and Craft
- Students will demonstrate an understand of the designer's role in the production process.
- Students will have a better knowledge of the history of theatre and its relationship to theatrical design.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles that govern design.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the creative and collaborative process.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the use of time–management.
- Students will safely demonstrate a proficiency with the tools and methods used in scenic, lighting and costume design.
- Using theatrical safety guidelines students will be able to critically assess their work practices and environment.
- Students will demonstrate a sound understanding of the process of mounting a theatrical production.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the role of a backstage running crew.
- Students will demonstrate a clear understanding of the role of teamwork in the theatre.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to read measurements and transfer such data from plans to physical projects.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to read and understand scenic, lighting, costume and construction drafting or plates.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to assess a projects logistics and proceed to build specific scenic element, props, or costume pieces.