2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Theatre (THEA) Course Descriptions
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| THEA-1001 | Introduction to Theatre Studies | 1.0 |
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THIS COURSE SHOULD BE TAKEN BY FIRST SEMESTER THEATRE MAJORS, WHETHER THEY ARE TRANSFER STUDENTS, FRESHMEN, OR NEW TO THE MAJOR. IT WILL INTRODUCE PRACTICES UNIQUE TO THE ACADEMIC STUDY OF THEATRE, INCLUDING TIME-MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO BALANCE SCHOOL WORK AND REHEARSAL, AUDITION PRACTICES, AND OTHER EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS IN THE MAJOR. GRADING IS PASS/FAIL. FALL ONLY. |
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| THEA-1413 | Acting I | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES THROUGH SOLO PERFORMANCE AND MONOLOGUE. EMPHASIS ON IDENTIFYING OBJECTIVES THROUGH A THOROUGH STUDY OF TEXT AND COMMUNICATION OF INTENTIONS AND ACTIONS. |
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| THEA-2001 | Sophomore Experience | 1.0 |
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THIS COURSE IS A CONTINUATION OF INTRO TO THEATRE STUDIES, DELVING DEEPER INTO AREAS OF STUDENT INTEREST AND POSSIBLE CAREERS ON-STAGE AND OFF. Required Previous: THEA-1001 |
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| THEA-2333 | Theatre in Life | 3.0 |
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STUDY OF SIGNIFICANT IDEAS OF WESTERN AND OTHER CULTURES AS MANIFEST INTHEATRE. BOTH THEATRE THEORIES AND PRACTICES WILL BE EXAMINED. |
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| THEA-2423 | Acting II | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES THROUGH SCENE STUDY. EMPHASIS ON LISTENING AND RESPONDING WHILE ACTIVELY PURSUING AN OBJECTIVE WITH A PARTNER IN DUET SCENES. ACTING I (1413) IS NOT A PREREQUISITE. |
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| THEA-2441 | Theatre Production | 1.0 |
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PARTICIPATION IN ACTING AND/OR TECHNICAL ASSIGNMENTS IN COLLEGE PRODUCTIONS. MAY BE REPEATED. MAY NOT BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY WITH 2241. |
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| THEA-2453 | Introduction to Technical Theatre | 3.0 |
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TERMINOLOGY AND PRACTICES OF TECHNICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION. EXPLORATION OF MODERN THEATRICAL PRODUCTION. EMPHASIS ON PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF TECHNICAL THEATRE THEORIES AND CONCEPTS. |
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| THEA-2881 | Special Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 1.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-2882 | Special Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 2.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-2883 | Special Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 3.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-2884 | Special Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 4.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-3001 | Resume Techniques | 1.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN BASIC RESUME AND SELF-MARKETING TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS PREPARING PROPOSALS FOR SENIOR PROJECTS. RECOMMENDED IN THE SECOND SEMESTER OF THE STUDENT'S JUNIOR YEAR. GRADING IS PASS/FAIL. |
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| THEA-3353 | Theatre History Before 1800 | 3.0 |
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A SURVEY OF THEATRE HISTORY FROM ITS ORIGINS IN ANTIQUITY TO 1800 BCE. STUDENTS WILL ENCOUNTER A BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE, PERFORMANCE TRADITIONS, AND ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS FROM THIS PARTICULAR PERIOD IN HISTORY. |
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| THEA-3363 | Theatre History After 1800 | 3.0 |
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A SURVEY OF THEATRE HISTORY FROM 1800 BCE THROUGH THE PRESENT. STUDENTS WILL ENCOUNTER A BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE, PERFORMANCE TRADITIONS, AND ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS FROM THIS PARTICULAR PERIOD IN HISTORY. |
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| THEA-3413 | Play Directing | 3.0 |
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INTRODUCTION TO BASIC DIRECTING TECHNIQUES. SCRIPT ANALYSIS, MOVEMENT, STAGE PICTURES, TECHNICAL PREPARATION, BACKSTAGE ORGANIZATION, PROMPT BOOK PREPARATION. ACTUAL PRODUCTION OF ONE-ACT PLAY IN STUDIO ENVIRONMENT. |
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| THEA-3433 | Stagecraft & Scene Design | 3.0 |
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CLASSROOM DISCUSSION OF BASIC SCENE DESIGN CONVENTIONS AND STRATEGIES. APPLICATION OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TOOLS, MATERIALS, AND TECHNIQUES IN RELATION TO ECU THEATRE AND OTHER PROJECTS. |
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| THEA-3453 | Stage Lighting and Sound | 3.0 |
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BASIC STAGE LIGHTING AND SOUND EFFECTS AND ENHANCEMENT CONVERSIONS. APPLICATION OF TOOLS, MATERIALS, AND TECHNIQUES IN RELATION TO ECU THEATRE AND SELECTED PROJECTS. |
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| THEA-3483 | Musical Theatre Workshop | 3.0 |
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STUDY OF A SMALL-SCALE MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION CULMINATING IN PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS WILL PREPARE ALL ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR PERFORMANCE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: SET, PROPS, PUBLICITY, PUBLIC RELATIONS, CHOREOGRAPHY, STAGING, COSTUMES, LIGHTS, AND SOUND. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT. Required Previous: COMM-1413 |
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| THEA-3593 | Play Analysis | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN BASIC DRAMATIC STRUCTURE AND HOW TO ANALYZE A SCRIPT AS AN ACTOR, DIRECTOR, OR DESIGNER. |
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| THEA-4003 | Marketing Techniques | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN TECHNIQUES FOR SELF-MARKETING, INCLUDING RESUME, WEBSITE, AND PORTFOLIO BUILDING. RECOMMENDED IN STUDENT'S FINAL SEMESTER. |
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| THEA-4013 | Audition Methods | 3.0 |
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SENIOR-LEVEL ACTING COURSE FOCUSED ON SELECTING AND PERFORMING MATERIAL SPECIFIC TO EACH ACTOR'S MOST MARKETABLE TYPE. Required Previous: THEA-1413 |
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| THEA-4453 | Stage Makeup | 3.0 |
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THEORY AND PRACTICE OF COSTUME AND MAKEUP DESIGN AND TECHNIQUES OF CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION. TWO HOURS LECTURE AND TWO HOURS LAB WEEKLY. |
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| THEA-4963 | Senior Project in Theatre | 3.0 |
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SCHOLARLY AND/OR CREATIVE WORK IN THEATRE. |
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| THEA-4981 | Seminar-{Subject named in title listing ) | 1.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-4982 | Seminar-{Subject named in title listing ) | 2.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-4983 | Seminar-{Subject named in title listing ) | 3.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-4984 | Seminar-{Subject named in title listing ) | 4.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-4991 | Individual Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 1.0 |
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DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-4992 | Individual Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 2.0 |
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DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-4993 | Individual Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 3.0 |
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DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-4994 | Individual Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 4.0 |
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DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-F3423 | Acting III-Acting in Film | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF A STYLIZED PLAY. THIS CLASS WILL ONLY BE OFFERED IN A SEMESTER THAT ALSO CONTAINS THE PRODUCTION OF A PLAY IN A PARTICULAR PERIOD STYLE (SHAKESPEARE, GREEK TRAGEDY, COMEDY OF MANNERS, ETC.) STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS WILL GAIN AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICULAR STYLES OF ACTING THROUGHOUT THEATRE HISTORY. NO PREREQUISITE REQUIRED. Required Previous: COMM-2423 |
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| THEA-H2333 | Honors-Theatre in Life | 3.0 |
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STUDY OF SIGNIFICANT IDEAS OF WESTERN AND OTHER CULTURES AS MANIFEST INTHEATRE. BOTH THEATRE THEORIES AND PRACTICES WILL BE EXAMINED. |
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| THEA-H2883 | Honors-Special Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 3.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-H3413 | Honors-Play Directing | 3.0 |
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INTRODUCTION TO BASIC DIRECTING TECHNIQUES. SCRIPT ANALYSIS, MOVEMENT, STAGE PICTURES, TECHNICAL PREPARATION, BACKSTAGE ORGANIZATION, PROMPT BOOK PREPARATION. ACTUAL PRODUCTION OF ONE-ACT PLAY IN STUDIO ENVIRONMENT. |
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| THEA-H4983 | Honors-Seminar-{Subject named in title listing) | 3.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-H4993 | Honors-Individual Studies-(Subject named in title listing) | 3.0 |
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DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-M3423 | Acting III-Method Acting | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF A STYLIZED PLAY. THIS CLASS WILL ONLY BE OFFERED IN A SEMESTER THAT ALSO CONTAINS THE PRODUCTION OF A PLAY IN A PARTICULAR PERIOD STYLE (SHAKESPEARE, GREEK TRAGEDY, COMEDY OF MANNERS, ETC.) STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS WILL GAIN AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICULAR STYLES OF ACTING THROUGHOUT THEATRE HISTORY. NO PREREQUISITE REQUIRED. Required Previous: COMM-2423 |
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| THEA-P3423 | Acting III-Period Styles | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF A STYLIZED PLAY. THIS CLASS WILL ONLY BE OFFERED IN A SEMESTER THAT ALSO CONTAINS THE PRODUCTION OF A PLAY IN A PARTICULAR PERIOD STYLE (SHAKESPEARE, GREEK TRAGEDY, COMEDY OF MANNERS, ETC.) STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS WILL GAIN AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICULAR STYLES OF ACTING THROUGHOUT THEATRE HISTORY. NO PREREQUISITE REQUIRED. Required Previous: COMM-2423 |
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| THEA-S3423 | Acting III-Acting in Shakespeare | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF A STYLIZED PLAY. THIS CLASS WILL ONLY BE OFFERED IN A SEMESTER THAT ALSO CONTAINS THE PRODUCTION OF A PLAY IN A PARTICULAR PERIOD STYLE (SHAKESPEARE, GREEK TRAGEDY, COMEDY OF MANNERS, ETC.) STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS WILL GAIN AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICULAR STYLES OF ACTING THROUGHOUT THEATRE HISTORY. NO PREREQUISITE REQUIRED. Required Previous: COMM-2423 |
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| THEA-S4981 | Seminar-(Subject named in title listing ) | 1.0 |
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DIRECTED GROUP STUDY ON SPECIAL SUBJECT OR PROBLEM. |
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| THEA-T3423 | Acting III-Acting for Music Theatre | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF A STYLIZED PLAY. THIS CLASS WILL ONLY BE OFFERED IN A SEMESTER THAT ALSO CONTAINS THE PRODUCTION OF A PLAY IN A PARTICULAR PERIOD STYLE (SHAKESPEARE, GREEK TRAGEDY, COMEDY OF MANNERS, ETC.) STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS WILL GAIN AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICULAR STYLES OF ACTING THROUGHOUT THEATRE HISTORY. NO PREREQUISITE REQUIRED. Required Previous: COMM-2423 |
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| THEA-Y3423 | Acting III-Styles | 3.0 |
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STUDENTS WILL LEARN ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF A STYLIZED PLAY. THIS CLASS WILL ONLY BE OFFERED IN A SEMESTER THAT ALSO CONTAINS THE PRODUCTION OF A PLAY IN A PARTICULAR PERIOD STYLE (SHAKESPEARE, GREEK TRAGEDY, COMEDY OF MANNERS, ETC.) STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS WILL GAIN AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF PARTICULAR STYLES OF ACTING THROUGHOUT THEATRE HISTORY. NO PREREQUISITE REQUIRED. Required Previous: COMM-2423 |
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