THEA 105. Theatre Appreciation. 3 cr. Introductory study of theatre; what it is and has been. Study plays, playwrights, and various theatre crafts. GDR:HU1

THEA 110. Music Theory for Musical Theatre Performers I. 3 cr. Music theory fundamentals: pitch recognition and notation, scales, triads, intervals, rhythm, vocabulary; introduction to harmonic and structural analysis and four-part writing. Lab section includes applied musicianship skills: sight singing, group singing, basic keyboard skills.

THEA 111. Music Theory for Musical Theatre Performers II. 3 cr. Extension of written, keyboard, and vocal musicianship skills in techniques of harmonic and structural analysis, four-part writing, transposition, and investigation of musical theatre styles.

THEA 129. Performance Laboratory. 1 cr. Intensive laboratory experience in musical theatre performance techniques. May repeat for credit.

THEA 131. Vocal Training I. 1 cr. Private voice lessons for musical theatre performer. Prereq: Cons instr and program coord. May repeat once for credit.

THEA 146. Introduction to Theatre Technology. 3 cr. Study and application of materials/techniques for costume construction and stage-craft. Costume: hand/machine sewing, basic corrective makeup, quick changes, pulling costumes. Statecraft: stage equipment, rigging, wood-working tools, scale drawings, scenic and lighting design presentations, lighting systems, properties, production organization. 6 hrs lec and/or lab per wk. Prereq: Cons instr.

THEA 149. Introduction to Theatrical Design. 3 cr. Beginning design techniques: drafting, sketching, rendering. 3 hrs lec and/or lab per wk.

THEA 160. Introduction to Acting. 3 cr. Beginning acting course for nonacting majors to encourage imagination, self-expression, communication, and a fundamental understanding of the acting process.

THEA 162. Script Analysis. 3 cr. Fundamentals of analysis for the actor, designer, or director.

THEA 165. Movement for Actors I. 3 cr. Create awareness of the actor’s physical potential while expanding physical confidence, strength, flexibility, balance and endurance. Develop kinesthetic responsiveness/sensitivity to the stimuli of partnering, environments, and psychological moods. Prereq: BFA acting option or cons instr.

THEA 166. Movement for Actors II. 3 cr. Reinforce and refine fundamentals taught in 165. Advanced exploration of physical characterization through Commedia skills, energy/essence states, archetypes, status play and neutral mask work. Prereq: 165 or cons instr.

THEA 170. Fundamentals of Acting I. 3 cr. Beginning acting course for performance majors to explore fundamental process of character development through playing a dramatic action. Includes exercises to free body, voice, emotions of inhibitions that restrict open communication within dramatic situation. Prereq: Performance major or cons instr.

THEA 172. Fundamentals of Acting II. 3 cr. Continuation of 170 with script and character analysis. Prereq: 170, or 160 and cons instr.

THEA 180. Audition Fundamentals. 1 cr. Introduction to fundamental techniques of a prepared theatrical audition. Emphasis on purpose, selection, preparation, and presentation.

THEA 199. Directed Study. 1-3 cr. Freshman and sophomore theatre majors and minors may arrange for independent study on individual or group projects with cons chair. Credit based on scope of project.

THEA 226. Theatre Practicum. 0-1 cr. Assigned participation in theatre and dance production. Required of all dept majors. See Required Practicum above. May repeat each course 3 times for credit.

THEA 229. Performance Laboratory. 1 cr. Intensive laboratory experience in musical theatre performance techniques. May repeat once for credit. Prereq: 129.

THEA 231. Vocal Training II. 1 cr. Private voice lessons for musical theatre performer. Prereq: Cons instr and program coordinator. May repeat once for credit.

THEA 232. Voice and Articulation I. 3 cr. Develop vocal strength, endurance, range and expressiveness through the training of proper alignment, breath support, placement, centering, articulation and the release of tension. Work toward neutralizing existing regionalisms; introduction to Intl Phonetic Alphabet. Prereq: 172 or cons instr.

THEA 233. Voice and Articulation II. 3 cr. Reinforce and refine fundamentals taught in 232. Advanced exploration of vocal expressiveness through work with classical texts and other highly theatrical styles/techniques. Further study of International Phonetic Alphabet. Prereq: 232 or cons instr.

THEA 241. Scene Design I. 3 cr. Elements of the scenic design process including research, scene analysis, floor plans, sketching, and rendering techniques. 3 hrs lec and/or lab per wk.

THEA 242. Lighting Design I. 3 cr. Theory and practice in the application of methods and principles of lighting for theatrical productions. 3 hrs lec and/or lab per wk.

THEA 243. Costume Design I. 3 cr. Introduction to the art and practice of costume design using beginning rendering techniques. Analysis of the costume design process and organization from script and design concept to the workable costume on stage. 3 hrs lec and/or lab per wk.

THEA 244. Makeup Design. 3 cr. Fundamentals of 2/3-dimensional stage makeup through character analysis, design, and application. Practical experience in laboratory projects. 4 hrs lec and/or lab per wk. Course fee required. Prereq: Cons instr.

THEA 245. Properties Design. 3 cr. Design, organize, acquire, construct stage properties for theatrical applications. 4 hrs lec and/or lab per wk.

THEA 248. Costume Construction Techniques. 3 cr. Study and theatrical applications of advanced sewing skills and techniques. 4 hrs lec and/or lab per wk.

THEA 281. Improvisation. 3 cr. Participate in improvisation and theatre games to develop actor's physical and emotional freedom. Prereq: 160 or 170.

THEA 282. Scene Study I. 3 cr. Explore basic acting fundamentals through analysis and performance of scenes from contemporary realistic plays. Prereq: 172 or cons instr.

THEA 327. Fundamentals of Playwriting. 3 cr. Basic elements of playwriting; idea, structure, theme, plot, characterization, dialogue, language; project writing and class criticism.

THEA 329/529. Theatre/Dance as a Popular Art. 3 cr. May repeat for 6 cr max. Popular theatre from viewpoint of audience, artists and producing groups (including theatre, dance, TV drama and film) through visits and tours to theatre/dance rehearsals, TV studios and motion picture locations. Seminar appearances by actors, dancers, writers, directors, designers, producers and other theatre artists. Performance attendance and evaluation required. Offered in UWSP overseas studies program. Does not count toward drama major or minor. Prereq: Jr st or cons instr. GDR:HU1

THEA 331. Vocal Training III. 1 cr. Private voice lessons for musical theatre performer. Prereq: Cons instr and program coordinator. May repeat once for credit.

THEA 332. Phonetics and Dialects. 3 cr. Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet and how to apply it to stage dialects and accents. Prereq: 170, 232, or cons instr.

THEA 341. Scene Design II. 3 cr. Study and skills of scene design with multiset productions, advanced work on rendering techniques, model making, computer-aided design (CAD). Introduction to resume/portfolio preparation. 3 hrs lec and/or lab per wk. Prereq: 241 or cons instr.

THEA 342. Lighting Design II. 3 cr. Study and skills of lighting design including design for variety of theatre spaces, scenic projection techniques, and computer application in lighting design. 3 hrs lec and/or lab per wk. Prereq: 242 or cons instr.

THEA 343. Costume Design II. 3 cr. Study and skills of costume design. Relationship of script analysis, character analysis, and historical period to the formation and realization of the design concept. Rendering techniques with emphasis on fabric, color, line, and figure. 3 hrs lec and/or lab per wk. Prereq: 243 or cons instr.

THEA 345. Theatrical Rendering. 3 cr. Advanced rendering techniques for scenic, costume and lighting design. 4 hrs studio per wk.

THEA 346. Stage Management. 3 cr. Role of stage manager as assistant to the director during rehearsal and in managing backstage activities during productions including scheduling, company and union rules, rehearsal procedures, time management, scene shifts, running, and touring. Computer applications for production organization and communication. 3 hrs lec and/or lab per wk.

THEA 347. Computer-Aided Design for the Stage. 3 cr. CAD techniques including 2-D drafting and 3-D modeling. Explore computer as tool for graphic imaging and applications for theatrical production. 4 hrs lec and/or lab per wk.

THEA 348. Pattern Drafting. 3 cr. Work in costume rendering interpretation and pattern drafting of period garments. 6 hrs lec and/or lab per wk. Prereq: Jr st, 146, or cons instr.

THEA 349. Theatrical Sound Design. 3 cr. Study equipment and techniques related to theatre sound and the art of sound as a theatrical design element.

THEA 351. Classical and Medieval Theatre History. 3 cr. Theatrical forms of ancient India, classical Greece and Rome, classical Japan, and medieval Europe studied through dramatic literature, cultural history, and theatrical conventions. Prereq: 162. GDR:HU1

THEA 352. Theatre History from Renaissance to Romanticism. 3 cr. Dramatic literature of European tradition from Renaissance through Romanticism in context of cultural developments and theatrical technologies/conventions of the time. Includes Elizabethan and Jacobean drama and spectacles, Restoration Comedy, French neoclassical theatre, Italian innovations in architecture and design, Romantic philosophy of art and drama. Prereq: 162. GDR:HU1

THEA 361. Survey of Musical Theatre I. 3 cr. Investigate forms and ideas that contributed to development of today's American musical including comic opera, operetta, minstrelsy, burlesque, and vaudeville with their respective leading exponents. GDR:HU1

THEA 362. Survey of Musical Theatre II. 3 cr. Explore musical theatre genres, styles, and architects from 1950 to the present.

THEA 365. Singing for the Stage. 2 cr. Basic singing technique for actors and others who are not primarily singers. Prereq: Theatre or dance major or minor; not open to musical theatre majors.

THEA 375. Directing I. 3 cr. Theory of directing; exercises in blocking and performing scenes. 4 hrs per wk. Prereq: 160 or 170, 162, jr st.

THEA 376. Directing II. 3 cr. Practice in directing scenes and one act plays; develop directing skills. 4 hrs per wk. Prereq: 375 or cons instr.

THEA 380. Audition Techniques. 3 cr. Participate in developing audition skills, monologues, cold readings. Prereq: 282 or cons instr. For BFA acting/musical theatre majors; open by audition to others who meet prerequisites.

THEA 381. Acting for the Camera I. 3 cr. Experience in video and film acting. Course fee required. Prereq: 170, 282, 384, or cons instr.

THEA 382. Stage Combat. 3 cr. Fundamentals of hand-to-hand combat and weaponry used for the stage, emphasizing safety. Prereq: 170, 282, or cons instr.

THEA 384. Scene Study II. 3 cr. Analysis and performance of scenes in variety of styles. For BFA acting/ musical theatre majors; open by audition to others who meet prerequisites. Prereq: 282 or cons instr.

THEA 386. Acting for the Camera II. 3 cr. Continuation of 381. For BFA acting and musical theatre majors; open by audition to others who meet prerequisites. Prereq: 170, 282, 381, 384; or cons instr. 

THEA 399. Directed Study. 1-6 cr. Upperclass theatre majors or minors may arrange for independent study on individual or group projects with cons chair. Credit based on scope of the project.

THEA 426. Theatre Practicum. 0-1 cr. Assigned participation in theatre and dance production. Required of all dept majors. See Required Practicum above. May repeat each course 3 times for credit.

THEA 429. Drama Workshop. 1-6 cr. Intensive laboratory experience. Subtitle will designate area. Prereq: Sr st, or jr st and cons instr.

THEA 431. Vocal Training IV. 1 cr. Private voice lessons for musical theatre performer. Prereq: cons instr and program coord. May repeat once for credit.