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  • THTR 120: Stagecraft

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    Explores the material, methods, and procedures utilized in creating scenery for live performance and sound stage production. Covers the basics of scenery construction through instruction and practical applications. Develops competencies with the basic materials, equipment and creative methods used in a scenery studio and as a stage hand, running performances. Requires practice of competencies through co-requisite enrollment in THTR 486 Practicum (.5 cr).
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  • THTR 122: Costume Technology

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    Provides instruction and practical experience in the process of building costumes for live and recorded performance, and operating wardrobe support. Includes competencies of cutting, sewing, and fabric modification. Develops capability in wardrobe operation, costume stock, and material identification and selection. Requires practice of competencies by co-requisite enrollment in THTR 486 Practicum (.5 cr). Corequisite:    THTR 486
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  • THTR 130: Stage Voice

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    Generates healthy vocal production and expressive physicality for performance. Demonstrates beneficial adjustments of personal vocal and physical mannerisms. Performs resonant, articulate vocal projection and flexible, expressive movement in multiple stage configurations.
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  • THTR 132: Introduction to Acting

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    Introduces the student to the art and craft of the theatre from the actor's point of view. Through practical application, students will develop personal and professional skills that will enhance oral communication, self-presentation and self-confidence. Students will also develop the ability to respond knowledgeably to theatrical producations as an audience members.
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  • THTR 140: Foundations of Performance

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    An intensive, experiential workshop that introduces and explores fundamental components of theatrical performance (vocal, physical, ensemble, imaginative, analytic) in a holistic sequence of exercises and projects. Provides incoming theater majors with a common set of foundational theater skills and knowledge, a theatrical vocabulary, and collaborative ensemble interaction that enriches the freshman experience. As students progress, whether on a performance track or in other areas, this course gives them a shared context from which to grow as theater artists.
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  • THTR 161: Intro to Theatre: Teamwork

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    Explores major conceptual, philosophical, and aesthetic underpinnings of theatre arts. Includes the analysis of major historical and contemporary works of drama through dramatic literature and live and mediated performance. Introduces key elements of theatre through examining the roles and functions of acting, playwriting, directing, and design. Builds skills in teamwork through implementation of theatrical practice, analysis of interpersonal communication, and development of collaboration within a team project. Designed for those seeking a minor in Effective Teamwork and Communication. Meets Fine Arts requirement for Liberal Studies. THTR 101 and THTR 161 may be substituted interchangeably for D/F repeats. THTR 101 and THTR 161 may not be used for duplicate credit. THTR 161 is required for the Effective Teamwork and Communication minor.
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  • THTR 212: History & Lit: Renaissance

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    Surveys Western theater from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Examines styles and genres of the period through the work of playwrights, directors, actors, designers, and theorists. Includes the study of cultural, social, political, and economic contexts of Western theater in this period, as well as the changes in performance practice, the architecture of performance space, theater technology, and audience composition.
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  • THTR 213: History & Lit: Modern & Contmp

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    Surveys Western theater from the late 19th century to the present. Examines styles and genres of the period through the work of playwrights, directors, actors, designers, and theorists. Includes the study of cultural, social, political, and economic contexts of Western theater in this period, as well as the changes in performance practice, the architecture of performance space, theater technology, and audience composition.
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  • THTR 214: Theatre Hist & Lit: Tragedy

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    Surveys various eras of theatre grouped into major topics including but not limited to: Tragedy and Women, Gender, and Identity. Examines and analyzes how the plays reflect the social and historical contexts of these topics, especially how perceptions of tragedy have changed, and how issues regarding women, gender, and identity have evolved throughout the centuries. Includes how playwrights, designers, directors, and other theatre-makers have presented and staged these issues, and how audiences have received them.
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  • THTR 215: Theatre Hist & Lit: Comedy

    3.00 Credits
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

    Surveys various eras of theatre grouped into major topics including but not limited to: Comedy and the Business of War and Peace. Examines and analyzes how perceptions and performances of comedy have changed, as well as which aspects have stayed largely the same. Analyzes war as a historical reality and how playwrights, directors, designers, and other theatre-makers have found ways to stage war and its collateral damage.
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