College of Southern Idaho Catalog 2009-2010
Technical Training Course Descriptions
TECT 146 1.00 Cr Hr
Job Seeking Skills Available: fall, spring, summer
This course helps students understand the job hunting process including writing resumes, writing cover letters and follow up letters, filling out applications, and interview techniques.
Theatre Course Descriptions
THEA 101 3.00 Cr Hrs
Theatre Appreciation Available: spring
A survey course designed to stimulate an appreciation of theatre. Study of theatre as an art form, backstage elements, important periods, and plays. Filmed productions, slides, lectures, and discussion will focus on the unique world of the stage.
THEA 111 3.00 Cr Hrs
Fundamentals of Acting Available: fall
Fundamental techniques in acting, stage movement, characterization, and scene analysis. Students will participate in individual and group improvisations and in scenes from plays. Required for all freshman theatre majors.
THEA 112 3.00 Cr Hrs
Intermediate Acting Available: spring
Problems in analysis and creation of character. Study, rehearsal, presentation. Required for theatre majors. Prerequisite: THEA 111.
THEA 130 3.00 Cr Hrs
Stagecraft Available: fall
Theory and practice in construction, painting, and rigging of stage scenery and properties. Practical experience in backstage procedures. Required for all entering freshman theatre majors.
THEA 151 1-2 Cr Hrs
Play Production Available: fall, spring
For students who want to receive acting, technical, or business assignments in college productions. Practical experience in producing and presenting plays. Credit depends on assignment. Required for theatre majors. May be repeated for a total of 4 credit hours.
THEA 200I 1-3 Cr Hrs
Theatre Available: fall, spring, summer
Designed for special or accelerated theatre workshops, studio projects, and/or special types of productions. This is a term-long project for advanced students. Each credit hour is equivalent to 45 hours of work on a project. Students should make arrangements with the instructor in their field of interest. The request form for this project must be filled out and approved by the instructor, department chairman, and the Academic Dean and filed in the Records Office. May be taken for a total of 6 credit hours.
THEA 201 3.00 Cr Hrs
Theatre History 1 Available: fall
A survey of theatre history from prehistoric times through the Renaissance. Students examine literature and personalities from representative periods and movements.
THEA 202 3.00 Cr Hrs
Theatre History 2 Available: spring
A survey of theatre history from the Renaissance to modern times. Students examine literature and personalities from representative periods and movements.
THEA 211 2.00 Cr Hrs
Voice for Theatre Available: fall
This course emphasizes an individual program of personal vocal development for the theatre. Students learn vocal anatomy; relaxation techniques; and exercises for relaxation, breath control, resonance, energy, and vocal range. Techniques for characterization are explored. These skills will be applied to achieve an appreciation of the flexibility of the voice responding to language and imagery.
THEA 232 3.00 Cr Hrs
Stage Lighting Available: spring
Theory and practice of stage lighting applied to various types of stage production. Includes basic principles of electricity, nature and use of different instruments, types of control, and effects of color. Students will form lighting crews for college productions. Required for theatre majors.
THEA 240 2.00 Cr Hrs
Stage Makeup Available: fall
Basic principles and theory. Laboratory and performance experience in all phases of theatrical makeup. Required for sophomore theatre majors.
THEA 250 3.00 Cr Hrs
Classroom Drama Available: spring, summer
This course is required for theatre majors and is recommended for education majors. It is designed to teach students to use theatrical techniques not only in the theatre but also in other areas such as language arts, social studies, outdoor recreation, etc. Students will work with others in a "hands-on" laboratory situation--sharing ideas, planning, structuring, implementing lesson plans, and completing a research project surveying the field of Creative Drama and Theatre by, with, and for children.
THEA 280 1.00 Cr Hr
Theatre Portfolio Available: fall, spring
This course will provide students with the opportunity to prepare a comprehensive portfolio which may help them transfer to another college theatre program or gain employment in the theatre. In this course, students will gather documentation of their abilities to demonstrate that they have achieved the Theatre Program Student Learning Objectives. Students will complete this project with a final presentation of their completed portfolio juried by the faculty within the program. This course is intended for students in their final semester for the Theatre Program. Prerequisite: Must have completed 48 credits hours toward an AA degree in Theatre, or have permission from the department.
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