Take Theatre Courses for Non-Majors Offered Summer 2008
 
If you need a Fine Arts Foundation (FF) or some upper division credit hours, take Theatre courses for non-majors offered Summer 2008.

The following two courses fulfill Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
 
THEA 1033   Acting I   ACT   3 cr hrs
(several sections offered)
Designed for non-majors without prior experience. Students learn basic acting skills through class participation in monologue work, scene work, and improvisations. Develop an appreciation for the art of theatre and the discipline of acting; acquire respect for fellow students in the development of their creative potential. This is a small, interactive class.
 
THEA 1040   Dramatic Arts/Television   ONLINE COURSE   3 cr hrs
Find a link between theatre through the ages and television. The assignments are designed to make you think about this connection and discover that the things we enjoy watching today may have had their beginnings years and years ago. Both a student’s creativity and ability to analyze are included in this course’s content.
 
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FUN Upper division Credit Hours
 
THEA 3210   Tai Chi Yoga Movement   ACT   3 cr hrs
(several sections offered)
Experience Tai Chi, Hatha Yoga and meditation while earning three hours of upper division credit. Improve your concentration, balance, and awareness as you enjoy one of the most memorable classes on campus.
 
THEA 3220   Feldenkrais Movement   ACT   3 cr hrs
Learn to move easily and rid yourself of back pain as you earn three hours of upper division credit.

Take Theatre Courses for Non-Majors Offered Fall 2008

THEA 1013   Survey of Theatre    fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF) Lecture
Students will explore the art of theatre through lecture and participation. Students learn about theatre's craft areas-acting, playwriting, designing, directing; its production areas; its management areas; its history and aesthetics; its search for truth and its construction of meaning, and contributions to civilization (advocacy). Attend live theatre: Analyze and review live theatre experiences in writing.

THEA 1050-001   Intro to Visual Arts of Theatre    fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF) Lecture
Meets with THEA 1550. For Non-majors. Students will discover and explore the visual world of the theatre, including the design process. Students will investigate elements and principles of design, and learn to apply them in the analysis of costume, scenery, and lighting.

THEA 1033   Acting I    (several sections)    fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Acting techniques for non-majors. Students learn basic acting skills through class participation in monologue work, scene work, and improvisations.

THEA 1040   Dram Arts/ Television    fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)    THIS IS AN ONLINE COURSE
Students will explore television as a theatrical art form. Television content and structure will be examined and critiqued through multiple lenses, including historical antecedents and international media issues.

THEA 1223   Make Up
Students are introduced to facial structure, color theory, basic make-up techniques, character make-up, fantasy make-up, and application techniques.

THEA 1770-001   Black Theatre: The American Experience Through Black Theatre    Fulfills Diversity AND Fine Arts Exploration (DV FF)  Lecture   Fulfills Diversity & Fine Arts Exploration.
Open to all students. This course explores perspectives of historical and contemporary American society from a minority viewpoint through reading and analyzing plays written by Black authors from antebellum times to the present. The course examines works by African-American dramatists Georgia Douglas Johnson, Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry, George C. Wolfe, August Wilson and Lynn Nottage, and it compares these with a body of plays that shaped the popular image of Black life in America and in many cases perpetuated negative stereotypes of African-Americans.

THEA 2033-001   Acting II    fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Advanced acting techniques for non-majors. The course builds upon the skills and techniques developed in Acting I through focused approaches to character creation and acting styles across diverse theatrical forms.

THEA 2170-001   Lighting I
Introduces students to the mechanical aspects of stage lighting. The course is also designed to help the actor, director, technician and designer understand the functions, psychology, and practical application of lighting design.

THEA 2420-001   Intro to Playwriting
This course introduces students to the craft of playwriting. Through completing a series of reading, writing, and presentation assignments, students will begin to learn to write for the stage. By the end of the course, students will have completed a substantial portion of a first draft of a new play.

THEA 3001-001   Zen, Eastern Theatre   fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
Students will explore the intellectual concepts of Eastern Theatre through the dramatic plays of Noh, Kyogen, Kabuki and Bunraku. The class will develop the skills of Zen mediation breathing and the movement acting styles that are necessary to perform these are forms of Japan. The discussion of theories, concepts and beliefs, coupled with the experience of practicing the technique of these genre will be the main focus of the class.

THEA 3040-001   Intro to Voice/Speech    fulfills Fine Arts Foundation (FF)
This course is designed for students who wish to improve voice and speech skills in the interest of clear and effective communication. Emphases include body release, grounding of the breath, alignment, resonance, projection, rhythm, and pacing

THEA 3210   Tai-Chi Yoga Movement (several sections)
Tai-Chi Yoga incorporates the dance forms, martial applications, and energy work of Tai Chi, with the exercise, breathing, and meditation of Yoga

THEA 3220-001   Awareness through Movement - Feldenkrais
Learn how to improve the use of yourself through awareness of how you move. The effect will be to enhance performance and reduce or avoid the painful consequences of poor usage. More efficient and pleasurable use of the self will lead to improved ease of movement and flexibility. Side benefits include learning effective relaxing techniques, reduction in chronic stress patterns in the body and their debilitating effects such as back and neck pain.

THEA 3790-001   Musical Theatre Singing
Solo and ensemble singing and class performance. Public solo performances for midterm and final. Reviewing Musical Theatre Repertoire. Learning a healthy Broadway mix, pop and rock techniques. Identifying and demonstrating the differences between legit and belt styles. Compiling a portfolio of 16 bar and full audition songs for industry use. Learning a synergistic approach to the interdisciplinary work of acting wile singing.

THEA 3791-001   Absurd Theatre    Fulfills Fine Arts or Humanaities Foundation (FF or HF)  Lecture
For Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. Students will examine the dramatic literature of seminal writers such as Alfred Jarry, Jean Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet, Eugene Ionesco, Harold Pinter, and others in an exploration of their philosophies, reaction to world events, and creative expression.

THEA 3792-001   Gay and Lesbian Theatre   Fulfills Diversity (DV)   Lecture
Gay and Lesbian Theatre explores the society, culture, and history of the U.S.--early 20th Century to present --using the lens of gay and lesbian culture and theatre. The course asks students to contemplate the relationship between American drama written by and about gay men and women and the ever-evolving U.S. culture these plays reflect

THEA 3796-001   Auditions for Actors
Students develop an awareness and appreciation of the art of acting as an actor and as an observer. Explores the basics of the audition process and examines various points of view regarding it. Students will also create a simple resume.

THEA 3880-001   Stage Management
Introduction to the creative and administrative work of a stage manager, including forms and formats, protocols, and roles of the stage manager in a University production.

THEA 5010-001   Acting/Directing Shakespeare
For Theatre Majors and Non-Majors. Students will study the craft of acting and directing Shakespeare through play analysis, interpretation, rehearsal, and performance. Students will craft a "director's vision" and realize that vision through the rehearsal and production of scenes.
 

We also offer a Theatre Minor, which is both fun and provides many useful skills for your professional career.

For more information call 581-6448, or visit our Website at: http://www.theatre.utah.edu/