Department of Theater 1 Kevin Inouye, MFA DEPARTMENT OF THEATER (Virginia Commonwealth University) Assistant Professor Eldred Hall Movement; stage combat; acting https://theater.case.edu/ Phone: 216.368.4868; Fax: 216.368.5184 Shanna Beth McGee, MFA Jerrold Scott, Department Chair (University of Georgia) [email protected] Professor Voice; acting The Department of Theater at Case Western Reserve University offers education and participation in all aspects of drama, with course offerings Jeffrey Ullom, PhD in acting, costume design, scene design, directing, dramatic writing, (University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana) history, literature, criticism, and stagecraft. Associate Professor; Director of Undergraduate Theater Studies Theater history; dramatic literature Bachelor of Arts students have the opportunity to perform and to serve on the design and technical teams in four fully produced mainstage David Vegh, MFA theatrical productions each year, presented in the historic Eldred (California State University-Long Beach) Theater. The low student-to-faculty ratio ensures that students are able Associate Professor to work closely with our faculty of highly accomplished artists and Acting; audition laboratory; film acting scholars. Recognizing that the theater is an inherently interdisciplinary study belonging to the humanities as well as the performing arts, the department treats all productions as artistic and educational experiences, Lecturers and welcomes the participation of students regardless of their academic Anaya Farrell, BA majors and career goals. (McGill University) Lecturer At the graduate level, the Master of Arts degree prepares students Acting for work in professional theater or education, or for pursuit of further graduate study, while the Master of Fine Arts professional Maryann Morris, BA actor training program—a collaboration between the Department of (Hiram College) Theater and Cleveland Play House—represents a unique alliance between Lecturer one of the oldest academic theater programs in the United States and the Stage management nation’s first regional theater. Michael Suglio, MBA Department Faculty (Case Western Reserve University) Lecturer Jerrold Scott, MFA Video Production (University of South Carolina/Shakespeare Theatre Company) Katharine Bakeless Nason Professor in Theater and Drama; Chair and Artistic Greg Vovos, MFA Director (University of Nevada-Las Vegas) Directing; acting; speech and dialects Lecturer Playwriting; screenwriting Christopher Bohan, MFA (Wayne State University) Instructor Acting; improvisation Adjunct Faculty Laura Kepley, MFA Donald Carrier, BCom (Brown University/Trinity Repertory Theatre) (McGill University/Webber Douglas Academy) Adjunct Associate Professor; Artistic Director, Cleveland Play House Instructor; Director, CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program Acting; script analysis; professional development Theater Major Jill Davis, MFA The Bachelor of Arts program in theater offers concentrations in acting, (Temple University) design/technical theater, dramatic writing, history, and directing. Students Associate Professor intending to major in theater must complete 40 hours of coursework. Scene design; lighting design Most students will opt to take many classes beyond the requirements in order to enhance their knowledge and improve their skills. Students Angelina M. Herin, MFA interested in declaring a specific concentration of study can satisfy (University of South Carolina) the additional requirements listed below in order to fulfill a Bachelor Associate Professor of Arts with a specific concentration. Students who do not declare a Costume design; stage makeup concentration will receive the designation of "General Theater" on their transcript. The basic course requirements for all theater majors are as follows: 2 Department of Theater Performance courses: Students must take all four of the 12 THTR 225 Costume Design 3 following: THTR 226 Stage Makeup 3 THTR 100 Introduction to Acting THTR 227 Stage Management 3 THTR 103 Acting: Scene Study THTR 231 Acting: Advanced Scene Study 3 THTR 110 Introduction to Theater THTR 232 Acting: Classical Technique 3 THTR 330 Play Directing I THTR 306 Acting: Camera Technique 3 Design courses 6 THTR 307 Acting: Advanced Camera 3 All students must take the following course as a Techniques prerequisite, preferably in the spring of their first year: THTR 311 Audition Laboratory 1 THTR 111 Introduction to Design THTR 312 Playwriting 3 Students must take one of the following: THTR 314 Advanced Playwriting 3 THTR 223 Scenic Design THTR 316 Screenwriting 3 THTR 224 Lighting Design THTR 323 Topics in Design 3 THTR 225 Costume Design THTR 334 Shakespeare: Histories and 3 Theater history courses: Students must take all four of the 12 Tragedies following: THTR 335 Shakespeare: Comedies and 3 THTR 325 Development of Theater: Beginnings Romances to English Renaissance THTR 375 Voice 3 THTR 326 Development of Theater: THTR 376 Advanced Vocal Techniques 3 Renaissance to Romanticism THTR 385 Rehearsal and Production 1 - 3 THTR 327 American Drama THTR 386 Rehearsal and Performance 1 THTR 329 Modern and Contemporary Drama THTR 397 Honors Studies I 3 Tech credit hours (minimum of 3 hours) 7 THTR 398 Honors Studies II 3 THTR 185 Theater Practicum (Students are THTR 399 Independent Study in Theater Arts 1 - 3 required to enroll in THTR 185, a 1- hour practicum credit, accumulating Concentration in Acting 7 credits during their 8 semesters THTR 231 Acting: Advanced Scene Study 3 at CWRU. Students will enroll in THTR 232 Acting: Classical Technique 3 THTR 185 each semester unless THTR 375 Voice 3 instructed to do otherwise by the director of undergraduate theater Total Units 9 studies. Any exemptions to this requirement—receiving 2 credit Concentration in Design/Technical Theater hours in 1 semester or not enrolling The two remaining design courses (excluding the course 6 in THTR 185 for a semester—must taken to fulfill the core requirements) from THTR 223, receive approval from the director of THTR 224, and THTR 225 undergraduate theater studies.) Either THTR 226 or THTR 227 3 Senior capstone: Students must take one of the following: 3 Total Units 9 THTR 331 Play Directing II THTR 390 Advanced Topics in Design/ Concentration in Directing Technology THTR 331 Play Directing II 3 THTR 393 Senior Capstone: Dramaturgy THTR 227 Stage Management 3 Either THTR 314 (Advanced Playwriting) or an additional 3 Elective Courses design course (THTR 223, THTR 224, or THTR 225) not Students may enroll in additional theater courses beyond taken to fulfill the core requirements of the major. the 40 credits required for the major. Some of the courses Total Units 9 in the list below can be counted toward the major requirements or taken as electives. Concentration in Dramatic Writing THTR 100 Introduction to Acting 3 THTR 312 Playwriting 3 THTR 103 Acting: Scene Study 3 THTR 314 Advanced Playwriting 3 THTR 105 Introduction to Stagecraft 3 THTR 316 Screenwriting 3 THTR 201 Movement 3 Total Units 9 THTR 206 Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - James 3 Bond and Popular Culture Departmental Honors in Theater Majors wishing to take a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in theater THTR 223 Scenic Design 3 must make written application to the director of undergraduate theater THTR 224 Lighting Design 3 studies no later than May 1 of their junior year. Students must have Department of Theater 3 a minimum 3.25 overall grade point average and a minimum 3.75 THTR 327 American Drama 3 grade point average in theater. Acceptance into the honors program is THTR 329 Modern and Contemporary Drama 3 contingent upon faculty support and recommendation by the director of Two of the following three courses: undergraduate theater studies and the department chair. THTR 223 Scenic Design 3 Those accepted register for THTR 397 Honors Studies I and THTR 398 THTR 224 Lighting Design 3 Honors Studies II during their senior year, for a total of 6 hours. The THTR 225 Costume Design 3 honors project is defined as a production project in acting, design, playwriting, directing, or management/outreach. A supporting paper Directing discussing the concept, execution, and performance of the project must THTR 100 Introduction to Acting 3 be filed with the director of undergraduate theater studies no later than THTR 110 Introduction to Theater 3 one week following the project presentation. Preparation of the project THTR 111 Introduction to Design 3 will be supervised by a department faculty member. THTR 329 Modern and Contemporary Drama 3 This project may be accepted for honors only if it receives a grade of A THTR 330 Play Directing I 3 from both the project advisor and the director of undergraduate theater THTR 331 Play Directing II 3 studies. The grade of A must be received both semesters. Students who qualify will receive the notation “Departmental Honors in Theater” on their Dramatic Writing diplomas. Information about the structure and specific requirements of THTR 100 Introduction to Acting 3 the honors project is available from the director of undergraduate theater THTR 110 Introduction to Theater 3 studies. THTR 312 Playwriting 3 Minor THTR 316 Screenwriting 3 A minor in theater requires 18 hours. The requirements for each THTR 325 Development of Theater: Beginnings 3 concentration are as follows: to English Renaissance THTR 326 Development of Theater: 3 General Theater Renaissance to Romanticism Required Courses: THTR 100 Introduction to Acting 3 Graduate Programs THTR 110 Introduction to Theater 3 Master of Arts in Theater THTR 111 Introduction