Theatre Performance - starting fall 2015
Department: Communication & Theatre Arts
Students who study Theatre Performance begin with a solid base of Acting (Meisner,
Practical Aesthetics, Stella Adler, among other techniques), Theatre History, Fitzmaurice
Voicework, and Viewpoints/Suzuki Movement technique. As they progress, they are immersed
in different areas of work, including studio classes in Shakespearean and modern texts,
contemporary and avant-garde texts, original pieces that they create, musical theatre,
circus techniques, and a vast array of movement techniques designed to create whole
and versatile performers.
Upper level students are mentored by faculty and guest teaching artists from the Juniata
Visiting Artist Collective in many different modalities of performance. Students of
any POE may receive credit for acting in, or working behind the scenes in a production
on the main stage (Theatre Arts Practicum). Students may also receive credit for a
shorter, yet more immersive experience (such as comedy improvisation, acting, or camera
work) in a Professional Training Intensive. It is our intention that Theatre students
should graduate with a strong sense of this work and feel personally enriched with
a strong supportive network of teachers and peers on whom to rely.
Required course
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
Dist.
|
Skills
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TH 105 | Introduction to Theatre |
3
|
F
|
||
| TH 221 | Acting |
3
|
F
|
CS
|
|
| TH 240 | Voice and Speech 1 |
3
|
F
|
||
| TH 341 | Voice and Speech II |
3
|
TH 240 |
F
|
|
| TH 260 | Movement I-Suzuki |
3
|
F
|
||
| TH 261 | Movement II-Viewpoints |
3
|
F
|
||
| TH 210 | Living Theatre History |
3
|
TH 105 |
F
|
CW
|
| TH 321 | Contemporary Scene Study |
3
|
TH 221 |
F
|
|
| TH 324 | Performing Shakespeare |
3
|
TH 221, TH 321 |
F
|
|
| TH 423 | Auditioning |
3
|
TH 221, TH 321, TH 270, TH 271 |
F
|
CS
|
| TH 420 | Compositions |
3
|
TH 221, TH 321, TH 270, TH 271 |
F
|
|
| TH 270, 271 370, 371, 470, 471 | Performance Lab | 2 credits each for a total of 10 credits | permission |
F
|
|
| TH 180, 181, 280, 281, 380, 381, 480, 481 | Theatre Arts Practicum | 1-3 credits each for a total of 6 credits |
F
|
||
| TH 398 | Professional Training Intensive | 1 credit each for a total of 4 credits | permission |
F
|
|
| TH 494 | Senior Capstone |
1
|
permission |
F
|
Total core credits = 54
Electives- must complete 2 elective courses
| Course Number | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
Dist.
|
Skills
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TH 222 | Musical Theatre Scene Study |
3
|
TH 221, TH 321 |
F
|
|
| TH 322 | Non-Naturalistic Scene Study |
3
|
TH 221, TH 321 |
F
|
|
| TH 263 | Playwriting |
3
|
F
|
CW
|
|
| TH 323 | Modern Drama Scene Study |
3
|
TH 221, TH 321 |
F
|
Total elective credits 6
Total POE credit hours: 60
Possible schedule for the POE (regular start and delayed start)
Normal Progression
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | Acting, Introduction to Theatre, Theatre Arts Practicum, Professional Training Intensive | Contemporary Scene Study, Musical Theatre, Professional Training Intensive, Theatre Arts Practicum |
| Sophomore | Voice & Speech I, Performing Shakespeare, Movement I:Suzuki, Performance Lab | Living Theatre History, Voice & Speech II, Theatre Arts Practicum, Performance Lab |
| Junior | Living Theatre History, Voice & Speech II, Theatre Arts Practicum, Performance Lab | Movement II:Viewpoints, Modern Drama Scene Study, Performance Lab, Theatre Arts Practicum, Professional Training Intensive |
| Senior | Performance Lab, Senior Capstone, Theatre Arts Practicum, Professional Training Intensive, Compositions | Auditioning, Performance Lab, Playwriting, Theatre Arts Practicum, Professional Training Intensive |
Late Progression
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| Sophomore | Introduction to Theatre, Voice & Speech I, Theatre Arts Practicum, Performance Lab, Acting, Professional Training Intensive | Living Theatre History, Performance Lab, Voice & Speech II, Theatre Arts Practicum, Contemporary Scene Study, Professional Training Intensive |
| Junior | Living Theatre History, Performance Lab, Voice & Speech II, Theatre Arts Practicum, Contemporary Scene Study, Professional Training Intensive | Movement II:Viewpoints, Modern Drama Scene Study, Performance Lab, Theatre Arts Practicum, Professional Training Intensive |
| Senior | Performance Lab, Senior Capstone, Performing Shakespeare, Theatre Arts Practicum, Professional Training Intensive, Compositions | Auditioning, Performance Lab, Playwriting, Theatre Arts Practicum, Professional Training Intensive |