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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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Theatre Arts [BA]

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Students who pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts build a solid understanding of and appreciation for the power of theatre and performance.

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Students receive academic training and hands-on experience in the foundational areas of theatre arts, including script analysis, acting, technical theatre, play production, directing, voice and body technique, theatre history, and dramaturgy. Advanced course work provides specialization in single or multiple areas of interest.

Opportunities

Students pursuing this degree have abundant opportunities to engage in our extensive annual mainstage, second-stage, laboratory theatre season, our community-based programming including touring productions, as well as various student organizations.

Graduates of our program have had successful careers in the professional theatre, education field and have gone on to advanced study in graduate and professional training programs.

School Information

Communication, Media & Theatre Arts 124 Judy Sturgis Hill, 734.487.6956

Dennis O’Grady, PhD, Director

Advisor Information

Lee Stille, PhD, Professor, 103D Judy Sturgis Hill, 734.487.6846

General Education Requirements:

For specific requirements, see or view the .

Major Requirements: 54 hours

A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses designated for a major in Theatre Arts.

Core Foundation Courses: 15 hours

Applied Study: 4 hours

Students are required to take four hours of applied theatre participation, selected from the courses below. The courses may be taken out of sequence, but no more than two credits per semester.

Applied Technique: 17 hours

CTAO 205 Voice and Articulation 3 hrs
CTAR 258 Movement for Actors 3 hrs
CTAR 355 Play Direction 3 hrs
CTAR 396 Career Seminar 2 hrs
Select two courses from the following:
CTAO 210 Interpretative Reading [GEKH] 3 hrs
CTAR 323 Improvising and Role-Play 3 hrs
CTAR 358 Characterization 3 hrs
EDT 252 Stagecraft: Scenery & Props 3 hrs
EDT 253 Lighting Technology 3 hrs
EDT 256 Costume Construction and Crafts 3 hrs

History & Theory: 9 hours

Electives: Advanced Specialization: 9 hours

Students will select an additional 9 hours of coursework from the following list. This will permit students advanced specialized studies in acting, technical theatre, directing, theatre for the young, or interpretation/performance studies.

A course may be used to satisfy requirements for Applied Technique or Electives: Advanced Specialization, not both.

AMA 400 Arts Management 3 hrs
AMA 427 Grant Writing for the Arts 3 hrs
CTAO 102 Voice Development 1 hr
CTAO 202 Voice Development 1 hr
CTAO 210 Interpretative Reading [GEKH] 3 hrs
CTAO 302 Voice Development 1 hr
CTAO 310 Ensemble Interpretation 3 hrs
CTAO 402 Voice Development 1 hr
CTAO 405 Voice and Dialects 3 hrs
CTAO 411 Adapting and Directing Literature 3 hrs
CTAO 412 Interpretation of Prose & Poetry 3 hrs
CTAO 415 Performing Oral Narratives 3 hrs
CTAO 416 Interpretation of Drama 3 hrs
CTAO 418 Performing Shakespeare I 3 hrs
CTAO 419 Performing Shakespeare II 3 hrs
CTAR 151 African American Theatre: An Introduction [GEUS] 3 hrs
CTAR 222 Drama and Play in Human Experience [GEKA] 3 hrs
CTAR 322 Theatre for Children 3 hrs
CTAR 323 Improvising and Role-Play 3 hrs
CTAR 324 Oral Interpretation of Children’s Literature 3 hrs
CTAR 327 Plays for the Young 3 hrs
CTAR 358 Characterization 3 hrs
CTAR 360 Playwriting 3 hrs
CTAR 370 Audition 3 hrs
CTAR 380 Musical Theatre Acting 3 hrs
CTAR 421 Musical Theatre Styles 3 hrs

Minor Requirement:

This major does not require a minor.

Program Total:

Students must earn a minimum total of 120 credits at the 100-level or above.

Critical Graduation Information

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